At the heart of today’s artificial-intelligence models are vast bodies of training data — text, videos and images created by real people and used to teach models how to recognize patterns and generate ...

If confirmed in people, the finding might lead to gut-targeted therapies that could reverse cognitive decline.

Collaboration between researchers and religious leaders led to a cut in the likelihood of early marriage by 80%.

As mice age, changes in the microorganisms in their guts contribute to cognitive decline by altering signalling between the gut and brain.

A study reveals how the asexual Amazon molly defies evolutionary expectations — plus, evidence of what may be powering superluminous supernovae.

Black smoke from a burning oil depot engulfs the Tehran skyline. Credit: Hassan Ghaedi/Anadolu via Getty. Thick, toxic smoke ...

Researchers simulated nearly every molecule in a bacterial cell — and then watched the cell grow and reproduce.

Paul Howarth, president of the Institute of Physics, says ‘constructive dialogue’ with the government is needed, or the country risks losing the next generation of scientists.

Some researchers are sounding the alarm over the official data sets that track crucial aspects of life in the United States, ...

Funding for national laboratories and important research projects would increase under the government’s plans.

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