An AI scientist can work independently for hours while doing research that would take humans months to complete, and has made several “novel contributions” to science, its creators claim – but others ...

Forensic scientists both help solve crimes and aid in exonerating innocent people. They use scientific methods to analyze crime scene evidence and write reports to law enforcement explaining what that ...

He says it may be seeding life like an "interstellar gardener." The post Scientist Suggests That 3I/ATLAS May Have Seeded ...

AI scientists propose to automate the scientific method and accelerate drug discovery, where traditional timelines can span a ...

That changed in late 2025 when cutting-edge “frontier” AI models became capable of reasoning and planning reliably by themselves. A key feature of these models is “tool calling” – the ability to ...

Google has introduced an advanced AI system known as the “AI Co-Scientist,” designed to reshape the way researchers approach scientific challenges. Acting as a virtual collaborator, this system uses ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I continue my ongoing analysis of the ...

An analyst called the new commitment to pursue cislunar operations a "massive policy change" for the Pentagon.

The deterioration of the Earth’s ozone layer, which protects the planet from harmful radiation, was viewed as an existential threat to humanity for decades. But today, you rarely hear about it. Ever ...

A committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will produce a revised, expanded, and online version of On Being a Scientist: A Guide to the Responsible Conduct of ...

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