AI cannot automate science: A philosopher explains the uniquely human aspects of doing research

Consistent with the general trend of incorporating artificial intelligence into nearly every field, researchers and ...
Science Daily

Japanese scientists just built human brain circuits in the lab

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch the thalamus and cortex interact in real time. They found that the thalamus ...

Video: Why 'basic science' is the foundation of innovation

At first glance, some scientific research can seem, well, impractical. When physicists began exploring the strange, subatomic ...
WGBH

NEW NOVA SERIES “HUMAN,” A BBC STUDIOS SCIENCE UNIT PRODUCTION WITH NOVA AND GBH FOR PBS AND THE BBC, INVESTIGATES THE ORIGIN OF OUR SPECIES

The five-part series premieres Wednesday, September 17, at 9pm ET/8C on PBS, and will also be available for streaming at pbs.org/nova, NOVA on YouTube, and the PBS ...
The Conversation

The science of human touch – and why it’s so hard to replicate in robots

This article was commissioned in conjunction with the Professors’ Programme, part of Prototypes for Humanity, a global initiative that showcases and accelerates academic innovation to solve social and ...
Live Science

Science news this week: A human population isolated for 100,000 years, the biggest spinning structure in the universe, and a pit full of skulls

Dec. 5, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...