Large-scale analogue quantum simulation using atom dot arrays
Strongly correlated quantum states, ubiquitous in quantum systems with complex band topology and strong interactions, are one of…
Synthesizing scientific literature with retrieval-augmented language models
OpenScholar OpenScholar (detailed in Extended Data Fig. 1) is a new retrieval-augmented LM designed to ensure reliable, high-quality responses…
your guide to the next DSM
DSM-5, released in 2013, will be superceded by a new guide to diagnose, classify, and treat mental health…
More than one-third of cancer cases are preventable, massive study finds
Tobacco smoking is a leading cause of preventable cancer cases.Credit: Jorge Sanz/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Nearly 40% of new cancer…
Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains?
Think about your breakfast this morning. Can you imagine the pattern on your coffee mug? The sheen of…
Are health influencers making us sick?
Bad Influence: How the Internet Hijacked Our Health Deborah Cohen Viking (2026) Previously, when you felt ill, you…
How DeepMind’s genome AI could help solve rare disease mysteries
Researchers at a Hackathon used AlphaGenome to search for the genetic causes of 29 undiagnosed diseases.Credit: Peter Kováč/Alamy…
Still conscious? Brain marker signals when anaesthesia takes hold
Unconsciousness induced by the widely used drug propofol is marked by characteristic changes in electrical activity. Credit: Abed…
artificial organ kept man alive until transplant
X-rays show a 33-year old patients’ new lungs (left) and old lungs (right).Credit: Northwestern Medicine A 33-year-old man…
This AI has chemical expertise — and helps synthesize 35 new compounds
Chemical synthesis is the process of creating complex chemical compounds from simpler precursors.Credit: Andrew Lambert Photography/SPL Searching for…
Critical social media posts linked to retractions of scientific papers
Credit: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Posts on social-media platform X that are critical of scientific research can act…
Population-scale sequencing resolves determinants of persistent EBV DNA
Rationale of EBV detection The 171,823-nucleotide EBV genome (NC_007605.1) was first included in December 2013 (hg38 version GCA_000001405.15)…