Ultrasonic vocalizations in rats linked to pleasurable food consumption
Understanding how the brain processes rewarding experiences could help researchers better understand behaviors such as overeating, as well…
She was 18 when she questioned quantum computing’s big promise, Ewin Tang’s breakthrough changed how scientists see quantum advantage
Ewin Tang was only 18 when her research challenged a widely held belief about the power of quantum…
AI can detect hypertension and diabetes by looking at your face and eyes
AI systems are being developed to detect hidden health risks from ordinary-looking images of the face, palms and…
Blood protein biomarkers predict future disability risk in very old adults
Japan has one of the world’s fastest-aging populations, but maintaining independence into very old age remains a growing…
The Milky Way glows brightly in first-of-its-kind neutrino image
IceCube has produced the first neutrino image of the Milky Way, revealing high-energy particle activity concentrated along our…
AI is changing how racing drivers are analysed
By Elaine Schillinger Date posted: 14 August 2026 Artificial intelligence is changing the way racing drivers are analysed,…
Swimming sends wrist-worn heart rate monitors off track
An open-access dataset reveals how sharply smartwatch heart rate accuracy can decline underwater, providing researchers with a new…
AI-based multimodal integration of genomics and electronic health records
Menachemi, N. & Collum, T. H. Benefits and drawbacks of electronic health record systems. Risk Manag. Healthc. Policy…
AI and physicists: Deepak Dhar says machines cannot replace scientific understanding
At a time when AI is writing code, solving equations, generating research summaries and even assisting with scientific…
Machine learning predicts pathogen risks in drinking water sources
Safe drinking water depends not only on treatment, but also on knowing when harmful microorganisms may be present…
Divergent impacts of explainable AI for dermatological diagnosis on clinicians versus lay people
Study design We designed two complementary large-scale experiments to evaluate human−AI collaborative diagnostic performance across expertise levels (Fig.…
Researchers train AI to detect diabetes and assign four diagnostic labels
A two-stage AI framework showed strong internal performance across four diabetes-related groups, but its reliance on separate public…