Our understanding of black holes, time, and the mysterious dark energy that governs the universe may be on the verge of a ...

We may be starting to get a grasp on what kick-started life on Earth – and it could help us search for it on other planets ...

As the coronavirus spread, researchers worldwide scrambled to find ways to keep people safe. Some efforts were misguided.

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Three arguments for taking progress toward artificial general intelligence, or A.G.I., more seriously — whether you’re an ...

Firing federal workers and freezing grants are upending a world-class system the US has built since World War II.

Modern AI technology is data-hungry. In many areas, data is scarce. For example, in our work in early oncology clinical trials, we only have data on about 20 patients, so we tend to use theory-based ...

In their view, inorganic molecules might have reacted due to energy from the Sun or lightning strikes to form life’s building ...

Dark energy, the mysterious phenomenon that powers the expansion of the universe, may undergo periodic 'violent transitions' ...

Scientists overturn a key theory on lithium-ion battery degradation, revealing a supposed oxygen issue was an experimental ...