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Scientists are beginning to understand why these ‘mini Wall Streets’ work so well at forecasting election results — and how they sometimes fail.

Scientists are uncovering the hidden switches in our genome that dial gene expression up and down, but much work lies ahead to peel back the many layers of regulation.

Artificial intelligence is everywhere. But before scientists trust it, they first need to understand how machines learn.

Design flaw may have doomed machine at Princeton Plasma Physics Lab.

Numerous failed attempts to replicate the ‘blocking effect’ cast doubt on its scope.

DNA from extinct species forces rethink of elephants’ family tree.

Diana Wall has built a career on overturning assumptions about underground ecosystems. Now she is seeking to protect this endangered world.

Samples of the cell line do not match its 50-year-old source ― but how the mix-up occurred is a mystery.

Modern archiving technology cannot keep up with the growing tsunami of bits. But nature may hold an answer to that problem already.