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China leads research in 90% of crucial technologies — a dramatic shift this century
China produces the largest share of high-quality research for 66 technologies.Credit: Liu Guoxing/VCG via Getty China is leading research in
What will be the first AI-designed drug? These disease-fighting antibodies are top contenders
An illustration of antibodies (pink) binding to a flu virus (brown).Credit: Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library Biologists achieved a landmark in
AI is saving time and money in research — but at what cost?
More than 60% of researchers surveyed about AI say they use it for work.Credit: MD Abu Sufian Jewel/NurPhoto via Getty
A bothy among the stars
It took the last traces of Homo sapiens 10,000 desperate years to reach the semi-oxygenated rock orbiting Proxima Centauri. Widely
Laser cooling traps more antimatter atoms than ever before
Researchers have trapped more atoms of antimatter more quickly than ever before — a potentially transformative step in elucidating the
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI
An AI-detection tool developed by Pangram labs found that peer reviewers are increasingly using chatbots to draft responses to authors.Credit:
A ten-year drive to credit authors for their work — and why there’s still more to do
A decade ago, we and others launched a tool for clarifying the roles of each author of a research paper.
how researchers harness pee and poo for science
As Mathilde Poyet ushers me through the Global Microbiome Conservancy’s laboratory in Kiel, Germany, I’m met with all sorts of
Bill Gates’s climate comments are a dangerous distraction
Fifteen years ago, my friend and mentor, climate scientist Stephen Schneider, said something that has stuck with me. When it
The future of AI
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