AI writing tools are supercharging scientific productivity, with researchers posting up to 50% more papers after adopting them. The biggest beneficiaries are scientists who don’t speak English as a ...

The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine poses fewer risks to children and young people than the virus itself, according to the largest study of its kind. This comes after concerns that the jab may cause ...

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Madeleine Finlay sits down with co-host and science editor Ian Sample to discuss three eyecatching stories from the week, including an update on hantavirus. Also on the agenda is the Pentagon’s ...

It’s a weird time to be studying computer science. Recent grads have a higher unemployment rate than those in just about every other major—yes, even philosophy. The internet is littered with rants ...

The instrument is called DESI, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, and its job is dull in the way that all great experiments are dull. Measure the redshifts. Map the positions. Build the biggest ...

A study details a surprising new way into how pigeons find their way home. Some animals including birds orient themselves ...

A sweeping new study from Northwestern University reveals that scientific fraud is no longer just the work of a few rogue researchers—it has evolved into a global, organized enterprise. By analyzing ...

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Did our AI summary help? NASA is set to unveil fresh details about its ambitious Moon Base strategy and future lunar exploration missions during a major media briefing scheduled for May 26, 2026. The ...

Iron-rich cells in the birds’ liver could help explain how pigeons and other animals navigate with help from Earth’s magnetic field.