A group of researchers are launching an effort to validate big scientific claims, with help from artificial intelligence.

The human brain contains more connections between neurons than there are stars in the Milky Way. Decoding the electrical activity behind all those cells is the massive task that excites neural ...

In a survey study of U.S. teens, more than half (55.3%) reported that they had created at least one image using nudification tools, which use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to show what an ...

With AI content, partisan framing, and viral rumors flooding our feeds, knowing how to verify what you see online is now a basic survival skill. Here's your toolkit!

One of the two participants wrote words up to a speed similar to an able-bodied person texting on a smartphone The findings could help humans who grind their teeth or clench their jaws A six-foot-wide ...

Computing is part of everything we do. Computing drives innovation in engineering, business, entertainment, education, and the sciences—and it provides solutions to complex, challenging problems of ...

He worked on the AntScan project while a PhD student at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to ...

A surprising FDA reversal on Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine, early promise from a universal inhaled vaccine, and a desert fossil find that is reshaping spinosaurid history.

Study shows spiral sound can shift sideways A new University of Mississippi study shows that some sound waves don't just move forward—they also move slightly to the side. Understanding this movement ...