The idea that modern humans inherited DNA from Neanderthal ancestors is one of the 21st century’s most celebrated discoveries ...

A massive study of ancient DNA from nearly 16,000 people across more than 10,000 years in West Eurasia reveals that natural ...

AI language models, used to generate human-like text to power chatbots and create content, are also revolutionizing biology by treating complex biological data like a language. Language models are ...

Going by the headlines, the matter seems to be settled. El País announces that Neanderthal men "chose" sapiens women. Science ...

The sci-fi superhero novel anthology Wild Cards inspired George R.R. Martin to co-author a scientific paper, because that's ...

Nissan Americas chair Christian Meunier came to the New York International Auto Show with a simple message: The brand is back ...

Using artificial-intelligence to teach other models can be cheaper and faster than building them from scratch, but this ...

In a time when what defines gender is being questioned and discussed, a new study reveals that single changes in DNA make dramatic differences.

Scientists show DNA polymerases can build long, patterned DNA without a template called "doodling," opening new paths for ...

A wave of AI foundation models built on plant DNA sequences is giving researchers new tools to annotate genomes, predict gene function, and measure crop traits faster than traditional methods allow.

Rodney Reed’s quest over the last decade to obtain DNA testing to try to prove his innocence has attracted wide attention. By Ann E. Marimow Reporting from Washington The Supreme Court on Monday ...