The race to develop a virtual scientist—an AI creation that conducts every stage of research, from idea to publication—has consumed researchers, start-up founders, and tech juggernauts alike.

Is the scientific method really the best approach to learning about the world? A new paper in Collective Intelligence applies the scientific method to itself, finding that some common strategies that ...

Obama’s remark fuelled the conspiracy theory claiming that the US government was hiding aliens at Area 51, a highly classified air force site in Nevada.

AI such as ChatGPT is giving mental health advise to users. What impact will this have over the long term? Will society be ...

Some say we’ve entered a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery. But human insight and creativity still can’t be ...

Nowadays, covers don't really matter as much as they used to, since very few people decide which game to buy in physical ...

Casimir cavities are mysterious spaces between microscopic metal plates in a vacuum. Areas of diminished energy between the ...

On your way to grab a sub sandwich one afternoon, you spot a store next door selling THC. Inside, vapes and gummies packed with THC crowd a glass case. An employee scoops nuggets of weed into an ...

For about 15 minutes, “Cold Storage” manages to balance on a tonal tightrope, showing off as tense yet fun. The audience ...

Empathy stands as a firewall against bigotry. But it’s more than that — it can also free you from bigotry. Understanding another person’s experience (and imagining if it happened to you) softens our ...

The scientist, whose identity has not been disclosed, was reportedly sceptical of claims that Havana Syndrome was caused by ...

T20 World Cup, PAK vs NAM: Babar Azam has struggled at No.4 in the tournament and didn't even get a chance to bat when Pakistan lost three wickets against Namibia in their must-win clash on Wednesday.