Google has announced a new collection of artificial intelligence research developments spanning healthcare, disaster forecasting, scientific discovery and business analytics, including tools designed to help researchers predict flash floods, support clinical consultations
A Neanderthal who died from a penetrating spear wound about 75,000 years ago had previously survived a severe facial injury that may have required prolonged care from others, according to a study of remains discovered in a cave in northern
Billions of potato-shaped metallic nodules lie scattered across the Pacific seabed between Mexico and Hawaii, as deep as 6,000 metres below the surface. The
Henri Kagan of the University of Paris-Sud in Orsay, France, and Kenso Soai of Tokyo University have won this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order to block federal funding for gain-of-function (GoF) research into viruses and biological agents, citing national security risks and pointing directly to China
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In a bold step toward shaping a future-ready generation, the United Arab Emirates Cabinet has approved a groundbreaking initiative to make Artificial Intelligence (AI) a compulsory subject across all government schools, from
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Artificial intelligence has taken a bold step into astrobiology with the development of a new agentic AI system, “AstroAgents,” designed to autonomously conduct scientific research into the origins of life in the
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A cutting-edge technique that directly edits proteins in living cells is poised to offer revolutionary insights into how proteins function, behave, and interact within the body. This powerful method, based on the
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A team of researchers has discovered that a fungus commonly found in the human gut can significantly reduce disease symptoms in mice. The study, published in Science and reported by Nature, could
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For the first time, a U.S. scientist has been selected to study lunar samples brought back by China’s Chang’e-5 mission—yet political barriers remain as NASA funding is barred from supporting the research
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Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed China’s ambitions to lead the global artificial intelligence (AI) race during an inspection tour of the Shanghai Foundation Model Innovation Center on Tuesday. His visit highlighted the
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An international coalition of leading virologists has warned that the United States must intensify its response to the year-long H5N1 bird flu outbreak to avert a potential pandemic, according to a report
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Researchers have discovered that carrion crows possess the ability to recognize geometric shapes and patterns, challenging the long-held belief that such cognitive skills are unique to humans. The study, conducted by the
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Colossal Biosciences, the Texas startup aiming to resurrect the woolly mammoth, is also seeking to own it—legally. As reported by MIT Technology Review, the company has filed a sweeping patent application that
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Artificial intelligence, once a far-off dream discussed in stuffy lecture halls, is now making chart-worthy beats. According to a recent deep dive from MIT Technology Review, new AI models—especially diffusion-based systems—are creating
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From the depths of the oceans to the cells in our bodies, an unseen war has been raging for billions of years — between bacteria and the viruses that attack them. This
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In a groundbreaking achievement for neuroscience, researchers have unveiled the most comprehensive and detailed 3D map of a mammalian brain region ever created, revealing not only the dense wiring of over 200,000
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In the wake of egg shortages and soaring prices caused by a recent bird flu outbreak, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have unveiled a promising new technology that could help
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A groundbreaking study led by Professor WU Qingfeng at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has revealed key developmental and evolutionary mechanisms shaping the human hypothalamus—one
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