Spin-out Merge Labs aims to rival Elon Musk’s brain-chip company Neuralink. But researchers say the technology is still at an ...

Handwriting requirements were cut from school curricula around the world. Now it’s looping back, riding on a wave of evidence.

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A study shows that social interactions in the nursery have a huge impact on babies’ microbiome development and may facilitate ...

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It uses a system called simplified molecular-input line-entry system (SMILES). This translates chemical 3D structures into ...

The six-year results from the Dark Energy Survey highlight unresolved tensions in standard cosmological theory.

Semiconductor chips that process light rather than electricity could boost processing speeds and reduce energy use.

Hackathons using AlphaGenome and other AI models are hunting down the genetic causes of devastating conditions that have ...

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About 55% of the human lifespan is heritable, meaning that more than half of the observed variation in longevity across a ...

Field pennycress could become a valuable winter crop, with benefits for both carbon storage and farm profitability.