In an age in which machines have intellectual capacities superior to our own, we no longer have the market cornered on ...

Since Madeline Lancaster first created brain organoids back in 2013, they have become widely used for brain research around the world. But what exactly are they? Are they effectively miniature brains ...

OpenAI released a new benchmark on Thursday that tests how its AI models perform compared to human professionals across a wide range of industries and jobs. The test, GDPval, is an early attempt at ...

In a recent op-ed published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SFI External Professor Michael Hochberg and co-author Paul Rainey explore whether deepening interdependence between ...

Researchers in the UK have found that dogs are less obedient as they go through puberty, just like human teenagers. The researchers examined the behavior of 69 dogs at the age of five months, and ...

As artificial intelligence accelerates beyond historical precedent, we find ourselves at the precipice of the “technological singularity”: a theoretical moment when AI surpasses human intelligence and ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Tick-borne encephalitis virus can infect the nervous system and cause life-threatening illness. Finding the cellular gateway it uses could transform prevention and treatment. Read the paper: LRP8 is a ...

Companies investing millions in generative AI may soon find themselves stalled—not by the technology’s limits, but by their people’s. As generative AI becomes more ubiquitous, a paradox has emerged: ...

A Florida Republican has filed a bill to make the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin available over-the-counter for human use. During the COVID-19 pandemic, ivermectin was controversially touted as a cure ...

NASA has chosen 10 new astronaut candidates who will train for missions to the Moon and Mars. Their selection represents a powerful blend of talent and ambition, fueling humanity’s next great leaps ...