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- Can researchers bring order to the confusing world of AI ‘benchmarks’?
Several efforts aim to make torrent of AI testing results easier to understand and use
- What makes a dinosaur famous? Jurassic Park, mostly
New study quantifies the “blockbuster effect”—and argues it could help today’s threatened species
- The ‘Pathogen Hunters’ track microbes around the world. But are their data real?
Critics question baffling genetic data from prolific infectious diseases group
- Researchers have a wish list. Can the new Congress deliver?
Despite a healthy majority, Democrats face limits on what they can achieve
- Researchers sue to block NSF from demolishing social science directorate
Without intervention, NSF could fully close the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate in a month
- AI beats scientists at finding errors in clinical research papers
New findings demonstrate AI’s aptitude for identifying technical flaws in studies where medical decisions are on the line
- Neurons in a dish are the newest computing machines
Brain organoids offer highly efficient processing—if researchers can learn how to harness their power
- To deter bioterrorism, U.S. imposes new rules on ordering synthetic DNA
New policy draws tempered praise from biosecurity experts
- AI can track a single bird over time—based solely on its song
Approach could provide scientists with a quicker, gentler way to gauge the health of bird populations
- A congressional veteran and a rookie lay out a possible science agenda for Democrats
Representative Zoe Lofgren prepares to lead the House science committee that microbiologist Jasmine Clark hopes to serve on
- Novel gene therapy lets drug dampen brain cell activity, reducing seizures
In first clinical result using “chemogenetic” strategy, a team in China treated three patients to control epilepsy
- Harvard grad students strike again, citing inadequate harassment protections
Spring strike brought a return to the bargaining table, but negotiations stalled over key demands
- Californians poised to approve controversial $8.4 billion initiative to fund immunology research
Critics say ballot measure’s narrow language will funnel taxpayer money to a single, billionaire-backed nonprofit