AlphaFold 3 can predict how DNA, RNA and other molecules interact, further cementing its leading role in drug discovery and ...

Astronomers still don’t know what causes fast radio bursts, but they’re starting to use them to illuminate the space between galaxies. When our universe was less than half as old as it is ...

After years of lackluster results, cancer vaccines seem poised for success. Finally. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive ...

Plus: this group of tech billionaires want to shape US AI policy This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of ...

Louisiana’s southwestern coastline faces some of the most severe climate predictions in the US. Can a government-led project build the area up and out of crisis? There is more than one way to ...

AI is upending the way robots learn, leaving companies and researchers with a need for more data. Getting it means wrestling with a host of ethical and legal questions. Since ChatGPT was released ...

Open AI’s CEO says we won’t need new hardware or lots more training data to get there. A number of moments from my brief sit-down with Sam Altman brought the OpenAI CEO’s worldview into ...

In many high-stakes situations, large language models are not worth the risk. Knowing which outputs to throw out might fix that. Large language models are famous for their ability to make things ...

Ethanol makers who use sustainably produced corn can now qualify for big federal tax credits, but critics are skeptical of the carbon benefits. Eliminating carbon pollution from aviation is one of ...

Batteries can unlock other energy technologies, and they’re starting to make their mark on the grid. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter.

And it’s scary how little control we have over how it’s used. This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign ...

We need more research, including outdoor experiments, to make better-informed decisions about such climate interventions. The public debate over whether we should consider intentionally altering ...