A review of over 100 years of neuroscience research asks if some brain regions are more important than others for consciousness. What gives rise to human consciousness? Are some parts of the brain more important than others? Scientists began tackling these questions in more depth about 35 years

It’s a first step toward AI-generated life forms. A petri dish full of dead bacteria isn’t usually cause for celebration. But for Stanford’s Brian Hie it was a game-changer in his efforts to create synthetic life. The perpetrator was a type of virus called a bacteriophage that infects and kills

The AI is designed from the bottom up to prevent privacy breaches. Training AI models on your data can provide powerful new insights, but it can also potentially result in them leaking sensitive information. Now Google has released a new model designed from the bottom up to prevent these kinds of

Trained on over 400,000 patient records, the AI predicts health trajectories for up to 20 years. Remember the last time you visited the doctor? They likely asked you about your medical history. For many conditions, this information isn’t just relevant for diagnosis and treatment, it’s also valuable

Artificial Intelligence Gemini AI Solves Coding Problem That Stumped 139 Human Teams at ICPC World FinalsRyan Whitwam | Ars Technica “After 677 minutes, Gemini 2.5 Deep Think had 10 correct answers, securing a second-place finish among the university teams. You can take a look at all of Gemini’s