Science & Technology

Down with AI doom

We must resist the feeling of powerlessness amid the relentless spread of AI

It took centuries for medicine to systematically privilege evidence over intuition – and other sectors still lag behind

The greenhouse effect is essential for life on Earth – even if human activity has pushed it to dangerous levels

Artificial intelligence agents seem to have created their own religion, Crustafarianism. Is that possible?

Jeffrey Epstein attempted to gather the best minds of science around him. His interests were rooted in a perverse, eugenic fantasy

The laws of nature are mathematical – but we don't fully understand why

A new book asks why some scientific discoveries are overlooked

Exciting developments in genomics are helping us track diseases with precision. Are the benefits worth the moral risks?

What happens when domesticated plants and animals creep back into nature?

Could lab-grown luminescent plants help us fight drought and disease?