We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
Technologies, including chatbots, promise to make life easier. But removing the friction, or effort involved in thinking, has costs.
A new study shows learning to fly in virtual reality with virtual wings can reshape the brain, making it treat wings more like body parts.
AI may help doctors avoid missed diagnoses, but it still needs real-world testing and human oversight before it can guide patient care.
Journalist Kevin Hartnett chronicles how code-checking tools and AI are being used to tackle difficult math problems.
Using AI later in solving tough problems boosts critical thinking and memory, a study shows, highlighting trade-offs between speed and reasoning.
AI agents are starting to work in teams, but without careful organization, groups of bots can easily fall into chaos.
A $20 billion plan for a moon base by 2030 and the launch nuclear-propulsion space exploration raises hopes, but caution given deep government cuts.
AI-generated meal plans for fictional teens cut an entire meal’s worth of calories and carbs while overemphasizing protein and fats, a new study reports.
People are increasingly using AI auto-complete features when writing. Unbeknownst to them, that feature may change how they think.
