Every year, around 600 million people are struck down by foodborne illnesses. The culprits are often common yet dangerous bacteria, such as E. coli and Salmonella, that thrive in undercooked or ...

Google has released a new AI model called Gemini 2.5 Computer Use. The model allows AI agents to interact with websites and user interfaces the way a human would. It is now available in public preview ...

An experimental flu test could detect the virus right on the tip of your tongue. Researchers in Germany have potentially discovered a new way to spot influenza through an edible test, potentially like ...

Some of the largest providers of large language models (LLMs) have sought to move beyond multimodal chatbots — extending their models out into "agents" that can actually take more actions on behalf of ...

Scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to build brand-new viruses, opening the door to AI-designed forms of life. The viruses are different enough from existing strains to potentially ...

Mikhail Kovalchuk, a prominent Russian scientist and ally of President Vladimir Putin, has argued Western elites are planning to wipe out most of the Earth’s population using “the LGBT agenda” and ...

Matthew Taylor likened his recently published work alongside doctoral student Gary Dunn to kicking over a rock. Once the discovery was made, it was time to see what lay beneath. Taylor, an associate ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

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Nadella took to X, formerly Twitter, saying Microsoft's "breakthrough work on an analog optical computer points to new ways to solve complex real-world problems with much greater efficiency. He added ...

GENERAL RIGHT NOW, WHERE THAT BABY IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL. JOHN, SHE IS AT. AND YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN SO INCREDIBLY SCARY FOR HER FAMILY. THERE ARE SIGNS THAT THIS LITTLE GIRL MAY HAVE BRAIN ...