The company is at odds with the Pentagon over how its A.I. will be used. The conflict has its roots in the foundational plan for Anthropic. By Cade Metz Reporting from San Francisco The Defense ...

From NATO phonetic to the Greek alphabet, plus historic military codes, Morse Symbols, and other tricky letter systems, there’s something for everyone in this quiz. We’ve created a 26-question ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup. First up, a new AI model could help ...

AlphaGenome is a leap forward in the ability to study the human blueprint. But the fine workings of our DNA are still largely a mystery. By Carl Zimmer In 2024, two scientists from Google DeepMind ...

Archaeologists in the United Kingdom have confirmed that the mysterious deep shafts surrounding the Neolithic complex of Durrington Walls near Stonehenge were dug by humans roughly 4,000 years ago, ...

Unraveling the mysteries of how biological organisms function begins with understanding the molecular interactions within and across large cell populations. A revolutionary new tool, developed at the ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A neuroscientist survey shows that 40 percent think it might be possible to preserve a human brain, potentially well enough to decode its long-term ...

Plants rely on complex chemical defenses to survive attacks from pathogens, yet the genetic basis underlying the production of many antimicrobial compounds remains poorly understood. This study ...

It's only been a few months since Meta announced that it would open its smart glasses platform to third-party developers. But one startup at CES is already showing off how the glasses can help power ...

Rapid and unpredictable tariff changes in 2025 under President Donald Trump upended decades of established trade practices, leaving customs brokers scrambling to interpret and apply shifting rules.

The room we are in is locked. It is windowless and lit from above by a fluorescent bulb. In the hallway outside—two stories beneath the city of London—attendants in dark suits patrol silently, giving ...