Scientists are flocking to DeepSeek-R1, a cheap and powerful artificial intelligence (AI) ‘reasoning’ model that sent the US stock market spiralling after it was released by a Chinese firm last week.

Killer viruses. Artificial intelligence. Extreme weather. Microplastics. Mental health. These are just a few of the pressing issues on which governments need science to inform their policies. But the ...

Everyday frustrations in science, from clogged grant systems to confusing public messages, are not just abstract complaints. In a 2016 survey of 270 scientists, researchers identified concrete ...

National Egg Shortage due to Bird Flu, sign on empty shelf at supermarket, Queens, New York. (Photo by: Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Egg prices remain high as bird ...

People visit the "AI+" demonstration area at the Zhongguancun Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong) BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- China on Sunday released a ...

“Digital humans”, optical chips, internet satellites and deep-sea power stations have been identified as some of the biggest challenges in Chinese science, engineering and industry last year. They are ...

Google has introduced an advanced AI system known as the “AI Co-Scientist,” designed to reshape the way researchers approach scientific challenges. Acting as a virtual collaborator, this system uses ...

Widespread mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attention It was, at first glance, just another scientific paper, one of the millions published every year ...