A study compared tested an array of AI models and 100,000 people. AI was better than average but trailed top performers.

DNA stores the body’s operating playbook. Some genes encode proteins. Other sections change a cell’s behavior by regulating which genes are turned on or off. For yet others, the dark matter of the ...

When we write something to another person, over email or perhaps on social media, we may not state things directly, but our words may instead convey a latent meaning—an underlying subtext. We also ...

Like the seeds of a forest, a few cells in embryos eventually sprout into an ecosystem of brain cells. Neurons get the most recognition for their computing power. But a host of other cells provides ...

Elephant trunks and garden hoses hardly seem like inspirations for a miniature 3D bioprinter. Yet they’ve led scientists at McGill University to engineer the smallest reported bioprinting head to date ...

The conversation started with a simple prompt: “hey I feel bored.” An AI chatbot answered: “why not try cleaning out your medicine cabinet? You might find expired medications that could make you feel ...

Aristotle said there were five senses. But he also told us the world was made of five elements, and we no longer believe that. Stuck in front of our screens all day, we often ignore our senses beyond ...

Eva Nieto McAvoy is a lecturer in digital media at King's College London. She researches digital media and culture, with a focus on the theories and practices of new and interactive media in cultural ...

The robots, each the size of a single cell, casually turn circles in a bath of water. Suddenly, their sensors detect a change: Parts of the bath are heating up. The microrobots halt their twirls and ...

Despite their brief history, computers and AI have fundamentally changed what we see, what we know, and what we do. Little is as important for the world’s future and our own lives as how this history ...

The gene editor CRISPR is tackling fatty molecules in the body that contribute to one of the world’s top killers: cardiovascular disease. With a single injection, their flagship formulation lowered ...