Scientists have crossed an important line in biological engineering. In a recent study, researchers used artificial intelligence to design complete sets of genetic instructions for bacteriophages, ...

AI agents that can model the human process of research will accelerate discoveries in science. Every few decades, someone ...

Hiring has cooled for entry-level software developers — work increasingly done by AI agents — and college enrollment in ...

Hiring for entry-level software developers has slowed, and college enrollment in computer science is declining ...

To predict when we’ll have a truly useful quantum computer, we need to know precisely what one is. Columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan finds that’s harder to pin down than you might think ...

Biographies of scientists are widely used to spark children’s interest and broaden participation in science. In telling the stories of successful scientists, these books convey implicit “recipes for ...

Unsweetened sparkling water may offer a tooth-friendlier alternative to sugary soda, according to a small preliminary study tracking how different drinks change mouth acidity. Soda caused the ...

Synthetic peptides are getting some serious hype: From fitness influencers on your FYP to people seeking new options for chronic conditions, many are eager to see benefits. And while the human body ...

Anthropic has poached such an array of high-profile professors that it has become a punch line in academia. “‘I’m joining Anthropic’ is the new meme right now,” Subbarao Kambhampati, a ...

The latest Chinese-built large language model (LLM) is impressing scientists with its size and capabilities. Last week, Beijing-based Moonshot AI unveiled ‘Kimi K3’, a powerful reasoning LLM that can ...

With artificial-intelligence tools speeding up and taking on ever more steps in science, Nature canvassed opinions on tasks that readers would rather keep for themselves. Here is a snapshot of the ...

Wolfy Playz highlights computer scientists everywhere. Karoline Leavitt leaving White House press secretary role Toyota’s mysterious new truck could be a baby Tacoma with RAV4 bones Royal rift deepens ...