AI has already proved itself a valuable scientific tool. Could it take on a more central role in the research process? AI companies frequently invoke the possibility of AI-enabled scientific discovery ...

Scientists studying axolotls, zebrafish, and mice have uncovered a shared set of genes that may one day help humans regrow lost limbs. By identifying powerful “SP genes” involved in regeneration, ...

Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses. By Carl Zimmer For the ...

Last week the White House held a daylong science symposium that included a Nobel laureate, six billionaire tech executives, ...

Scientists have created an ultra-small nanolaser that could eventually allow microchips to transmit information with light instead of electricity, potentially making computers faster while cutting ...

Scientists using long-term observations from NASA have refined measurements of Earth’s changing center of mass, revealing that the planet’s annual movement is smaller than previous estimates suggested ...

Scientists believe they may be one step closer to detecting dark matter for the first time, but the findings have not been verified by independent researchers. Scientists from the University of ...

This article is part of “The Young American Scientists,” which includes stories of 28 extraordinary scientists poised to change the world, as well as a deep look at the past, present and future of ...