The researcher is one of the creators of deep learning artificial intelligence systems that generate proteins that have never existed in nature, which could usher in a new era for science and medicine
Researchers found an unusual collection of bison, wild bull, deer and rhinoceros craniums near Madrid, and believe they likely served ceremonial purposes
The US and Europe face the challenge of sending probes to the most unknown planet in the solar system by 2050
Thanks to years of research into the respiratory syncytial virus, scientists were able to develop Covid-19 vaccines in record time
The decrease of the rotation velocity of the planet’s inner core has imperceptible effects for humans, but it is essential to understand
New research based on seismic waves suggests that the innermost level of the planet is losing speed and may be spinning in the opposite direction to the surface
The scientific community is aghast at He Jiankui’s return after three years in prison and compares him to Nazi doctors
The astronaut was an outspoken character who did not fit with the typical NASA profile
A study by a group of Spanish scientists demonstrates how to create new gene-editing systems with molecules that no longer exist in nature
The probe was the first ever to record marsquakes and reveal the planet’s active volcanic regions
Jorge Luis Ceballos, his country’s sole glaciologist, will probably see his favorite ice mass disappear before he retires in three years
Analysis has detected a vast region shaped by ongoing activity, debunking the theory that the planet is dead and opening new possibilities for human exploration and the search for life
Valter Longo – the director of the University of Southern California’s Longevity Institute – has spent years studying the effects that intermittent fasting can have on the human body
Doctors and scientists have identified a never-before-seen mutation that multiplies the appearance of cancer cells and could lead to ‘immediate clinical applications’
A spacecraft reveals new crater measuring about 492 feet in diameter. At the edges of the hole, the white glow of at least a ton of ice can be clearly seen
The Scottish scientist and Life Peer is leading a European project to create an artificial intelligence recognition system for use by the continental police forces
The genetic profile of 13 individuals found in two Siberian caves confirms that some 54,000 years ago, these relatives of ‘Homo sapiens’ lived in very small groups and were weighed down by inbreeding
The collision altered Dimorphos’ orbit around Didymos by 32 minutes in what the space agency describes as a ‘watershed moment for planetary defense and all of humanity’
Two pharma companies are watching their stock price soar after releasing unverified data about a medication that significantly reduces cognitive decline associated with the disease even though many patients don’t notice any improvement
Astrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger is searching for biomarkers on worlds beyond our Solar System
The space agency will attempt to knock Domorphos off its orbit using a technique that could hopefully one day save the Earth from potentially life-destroying impacts
The co-recipient of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry warns that the greatest challenge for humanity is to prepare for the bacterial infections that are still to come
China, Korea and India are joining the space race that the US, Europe and Russia began. Women will participate in these new missions, which will mine the celestial body’s mineral resources and establish permanent bases there as a springboard to Mars
The DeepMind lab, owned by the same company as Google, has calculated the predicted shapes of 200 million molecules, some of them essential for understanding devastating diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s
The loss of the Y chromosome in the blood damages the heart and shortens life expectancy, according to a new study
The photo shows what appears to be thousands of stars, but they are in fact galaxies as they appeared 4.6 billion years ago
The Geneva-based accelerator has just discovered three new particles after being fired up again following a three-year hiatus