The choreographed movements that cells perform to form complex biological shapes, like our hands, have fascinated scientists for centuries. Now, researchers at EMBL Barcelona have launched LimbNET, an ...
Researchers have developed an AI system that learns about the world via videos and demonstrates a notion of “surprise” when ...
The Possibility Lab is working with state agencies and communities to implement more participatory engagement and frameworks.
Microbiomes, the communities of microorganisms that live in and around us, play a vital role in everything from human health ...
Dolphins whistle, humpback whales sing and sperm whales click. Now, a new analysis of sperm whale codas — a unique series of clicks — suggests a previously unrecognized acoustic pattern. The finding, ...
This week, Svante Pääbo, Nobel Prize winner for sequencing the Neanderthal genome, is visiting Estonia. In an interview with ...
SMU Assistant Professor Zhu Bin is leading research to build embodied AI systems that adapt their actions when the world around them changes.
These young scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs are working to build a better world at every scale imaginable.
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The Ten Best Science Books of 2025

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A new AI model called popEVE can predict how likely each variant in a patient’s genome is to cause disease. The team is ...
Donald Trump's new "Genesis Mission" initiative promises to use artificial intelligence to reinvent how science is done, in a ...
As global leaders, international organizations, scientists, business representatives and climate activists convene in Belém for COP30, the IAEA is showcasing how nuclear science and technology are ...