Science and Technolgy blog
Evo is a large language model that is not trained on words but on the genomes of millions of microbes. It can accurately predict the effects of mutations.
Data from China’s Zhurong rover has revealed what appears to be an ancient shoreline streaking through Mars’ northern hemisphere.
Gray hair is often a sign of aging, but is it possible to delay its advance or reverse the color change?
New research suggests that climate change is currently driving a surge in global dengue infections and that case rates could increase by 60% by 2050.
Scientists taught rats to drive to a certain destination, but the rodents took a detour, suggesting they enjoy both the journey and the rewarding destination.
These leathery turtles spend most of their lives buried motionless in river mud, but burst into action to catch their unsuspecting prey.
Large language model AIs might seem smart on a surface level but they struggle to actually understand the real world and model it accurately, a new study finds.
Editor in chief Nancy Shute recounts the 50-year anniversary of the hominid’s discovery, which upended the study of human evolution.
Readers wondered if mayo qualifies as a non-Newtonian fluid, and X user @Lightning456243 asked how a quantum computer can identify its own errors.
The near-complete database reflects a spirit of trust and collaboration among the country’s scientific community — but will it last?
