For decades, genetic engineering meant working with existing sequences — cutting, splicing, and modifying what natural evolution had already produced. The Evo models used in this research do something ...

Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science. By Christopher Flavelle and Sheryl ...

It’s been a big year for AI acquisitions — so big that most of them barely register anymore. Anthropic and OpenAI have each gone on buying sprees, snapping up developer tooling, AI services shops, and ...

The Nature Index's first social-sciences ranking shows the United States as the clear leader, with 9 out of the top 10 institutions. China's Tsinghua University is the only institution outside the ...

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Streaming services are the primary way a lot of people consume their media of choice, whether that be music or TV shows or movies. Not everybody is on board, though, and some of those who are have ...

PlayStation will soon end physical disc production for all new games released on its consoles, the company announced Wednesday morning. Starting January 2028, new games released on the Sony-owned ...

Long before gold was used as currency and minted into coins, it was an object of immense value to the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Sumer. It was highly prized for its scarcity, malleability, and ...

A long-term Yale study is challenging one of the biggest myths about aging. Nearly half of adults over 65 improved physically, mentally, or both over time, despite the common belief that aging means ...

On June 12, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule regarding the Medicare drug price negotiation program established by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

People taking popular weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound may be losing pounds, but they could also be moving less. Researchers analyzing Fitbit data found that daily ...