More than 3,000 researchers have signed on to a petition that expresses concern over the agency’s 2021 application for the funding program, which emphasizes three areas of computational science and might further disadvantage underrepresented groups.

Machine learning has pegged existing drugs to repurpose for COVID-19 clinical trials.

From artificial intelligence to pluripotent stem cells, this year saw the publication of a bevy of intriguing new methods, as well as tweaks to existing protocols.

Scientists used machine learning to analyze the coevolution of physical traits in butterflies.

The proof-of-concept study could be a step toward better assisted communication devices for paralyzed people.

One recent case, in which a scientist claims his submitted manuscript was rejected despite a lack of actual plagiarism, highlights the limitations of automated tools.

Microbiologist Nick Loman talks about the power of artificial intelligence and the best way to use it.

As artificial life forms become more sophisticated, we propose a simple list of criteria to determine whether synthetic biological organisms and robots are living beings.

Machine learning can analyze photographs of cancer, tumor pathology slides, and genomes. Now, scientists are poised to integrate that information into cancer uber-models.