Six experts at the forefront of AI development give their opinions on what is next for the field.

The cover image shows a mosaic of arbitrarily arranged snapshots taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), each of which is centred on a distant galaxy containing a ‘little red dot’. First ...

Probing and disentangling the dynamics of many interacting quantum elements, such as those in complex molecules, poses a formidable challenge. In such strongly interacting systems, information ...

Analyses of hundreds of thousands of papers in the natural sciences reveal a paradox: scientists who use AI tools produce more research but on a more confined set of topics.

Artificial-intelligence systems are feeding on Wikipedia without giving back, and academic indifference is threatening the survival of what is arguably the most widely used reference work on the ...

Our ability to process information into complex emotions, behaviours and decisions relies on the rich diversity of cell types that make up the human brain. Uncovering the molecular and cellular events ...

The cover shows an intricate network of lattice defects â dislocation lines â whose motion makes metal tantalum flow under compression. Fully dynamic atomistic simulations of plastic deformation in ...

Analyses of hundreds of thousands of papers in the natural sciences reveal a paradox: scientists who use AI tools produce more research but on a more confined set of topics.

Some dogs can learn words for hundreds of objects just by listening in to human conversations. Plus, the High Seas Treaty has officially entered into force and PhD students inherit their appetite for ...

Delegating tasks to artificial intelligence (AI) systems can save time, improve productivity and aid decision-making — but it comes with ethical risks. In this week’s issue, Nils Köbis, Zoe Rahwan and ...

The US National Cancer Act of 1971 has fostered tremendous progress in our understanding of the biology that underlies cancer. However, scientific and social challenges remain. A new action plan to ...

Pure mathematics involves the discovery of patterns between mathematical objects and using these connections to formulate conjectures. Mathematicians have deployed computers since the 1960s to help ...