For many in the research community, it’s gotten harder to be optimistic about the impacts of artificial intelligence. As ...

Few diagnoses carry the devastating weight of dementia, which heralds loss, decline and inevitable death. The condition is the biggest killer in the UK, and cases are set to soar. “One in three people ...

One of my closest friends is a neuroscientist, investigating how brain cells develop and how they search for and choose other brain cells to connect with. Her research can sound intimidating, but when ...

Sandra Knapp, chair of the judging panel for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize, explains why neurologist ...

On ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’, a scientist shares a bold timeline and method for when/how technology and AI may begin to replace “pure” humans. If there were ever a podcast to openly address the ...

Rice materials scientist Geoffroy Hautier has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society for his work in high-throughput computational materials design and discovery.

Amid increasing interest and study, scientists are grappling with the reality of UFOs, now often referred to as UAPs (unidentified aerial phenomena), which they acknowledge as real but remain unable ...

John Clarke conducted his research at the UC, Berkeley; John M. Martinis at UC, Santa Barbara; and Michel H. Devoret is at ...

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for research on the strange behavior of subatomic particles called quantum tunneling that enabled the ultra-sensitive measurements achieved by ...

Severe research funding cuts have left scientists in the United States and their trainees in the lurch. The American Chemical Society (ACS) refuses to stand back. The organization recently launched ...

In a remarkable turn of events, scientists have stumbled upon non-human DNA from ancient fossils, shaking the very foundations of our understanding of human evolution and our ancestral lineage.

Every year, we recognize extraordinary young researchers on our Innovators Under 35 list. Recent honorees told us how they’re faring under the new administration. This story is part of MIT Technology ...