Why Scientists Redesigned the Botox Enzyme With AI
Building new enzymes is a labor of love. These proteins are the body’s chemical workhorses, speeding up the…
AI Collapses on a Classic Psychology Test. What It Reveals Could Stall Human-Level AI.
“Attention is all you need.” This 2017 breakthrough idea transformed AI. The concept of self-attention became the foundation…
Orbital Airbag Could Shield Earth From Devastating Solar Storms
Extreme space weather could wreak havoc on the satellites, communications networks, and electrical grids that modern society depends…
AI Lab Partners Are Rewiring the Hunt for New Drugs
Uncovering nature’s secrets is no easy task. The daily life of a scientist is often grueling, frustrating, and—perhaps…
Scientists Revive Failing Cells With Mitochondria Transplants
Our cells produce energy in biological power plants called mitochondria. These energy-makers have minds of their own. They…
Norwegian Man Cured of HIV by His Brother’s Stem Cells
When the 63-year-old man received a bone marrow transplant from his brother, he got a two-for-one deal. The…
Five Ways Quantum Technology Could Shape Everyday Life
The unveiling by IBM of two new quantum supercomputers and Denmark’s plans to develop “the world’s most powerful…
Google DeepMind Plans to Track AGI Progress With These 10 Traits of General Intelligence
Few terms are as closely associated with AI hype as artificial general intelligence, or AGI. But Google DeepMind…
Digital Twin of a Cell Tracks Its Entire Life Cycle Down to the Nanoscale
Five years ago, scientists watched in wonder as synthetic bacteria grew and split into daughter cells. The bacteria’s…
More Space Junk Is Plummeting to Earth. Seismic Sensors Can Track It by the Sonic Booms.
In the early morning of April 2, 2024, the night sky over southern California lit up with flashes…
Researchers Break Open AI’s Black Box—and Use What They Find Inside to Control It
The inner workings of large AI systems remain largely opaque, raising significant safety and trust issues. Researchers have…
Vast ‘Blobs’ of Rock Have Stabilized Earth’s Magnetic Field for Hundreds of Millions of Years
While we have sent probes billions of kilometers into interstellar space, humans have barely scratched the surface of…