4+ hour, 28+ min ago  (851+ words) Studies show AI agents struggle to use the results of experiments to revise their ideas Sound reasoning produces trustworthy scientific results. New research shows that AI agents routinely mess up scientific reasoning, making claims without testing them, ignoring evidence from…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (217+ words) A journalist chronicles the rise of computer programs that can tackle difficult math problems The Proof in the Code details the dawning of a new era in the mathematics world. The Proof in the Code Kevin Hartnett Quanta Books, $30 Many…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1607+ words) Modern formalization, supercharged by AI, could radically change the way people do mathematics Illustration by Melvin Galapon April 15, 2026 at 9: 00 am This is a human-written story voiced by AI. Got feedback? Take our survey. (See our AI policy here.) Mathematician Kevin…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (483+ words) New fixes to monitoring software boosts its ability to catch AI-altered toxic proteins Biosecurity screening software monitors DNA manufacturing orders for potentially harmful proteins. AI can design toxins that slip past security filters, but a new study shows software patches…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (467+ words) Mathematician Richard Elwes surveys googology, the study of enormous numbers, in a new book In a new book, mathematician Richard Elwes shares how mathematical boundaries have been broken time and time again, thanks to the creative explorers of the biggest…...

3+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (168+ words) MRIs show different brain activity patterns for kids with math learning disabilities When kids with math learning disabilities solve a math problem with number symbols, they approach and process it differently than typical kids. But differences disappear when numbers are…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (157+ words) This handlike robot scuttles around on its fingertips and grasps objects in ways human hands can't manage. X. Gao et al/Nature Communications 2026 February 24, 2026 at 3: 10 pm If you're creeped out by disembodied appendages, look away now. Everyone else, welcome to the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (257+ words) The AI framework predicts how proteins will function with several interacting mutations Making high-performance proteins for medicines or consumer products can take trial after trial of tweaks, experiments and fine-tuning. A new machine learning framework squeezes all that into a…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1796+ words) Cutting through the hype reveals what's actually possible AI can sift data and design experiments " but can it truly create new ideas? It's abilities are still up for debate. A robot named Adam was the first of its kind to…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (468+ words) The researchers used virtual players to test possible combinations of pieces and moves A game "board" is inscribed on a flat piece of limestone found amid the ruins of Coriovallum, a Roman-era town in what's now the Netherlands. An old,…...