Scientific News What Could Ai Do For Scientific Research

New technologies like AI come with big claims. The scientific concept of validity can help cut through the hype

Technological innovations can seem relentless. In computing, some have proclaimed that "a year in machine learning is a century in any other field." But how do you know whether those advancements are ... Read More

AI assistant developed for every step of the scientific process

Researchers have developed an AI-powered 'scientific assistant' designed to accelerate the scientific process by helping them identify new research questions, analyze and interpret data, and produce ... Read More

Biohub Launches First Large-Scale Scientific Initiative Combining Frontier AI with Frontier Biology to Cure or Prevent Disease

Biohub to unite data, compute, experimental science, and AI to transform and accelerate scientific research REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan today ... Read More

NVIDIA, NSF join forces with nonprofit to bring AI to scientific research

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. A new partnership between chipmaker NVIDIA, nonprofit research center the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, and the National ... Read More

AI scientist claimed to do six months of research in just a few hours

Could an AI scientist help researchers come up with breakthroughs by analysing data and searching the existing scientific literature? That's the claim of the inventors of Kosmos, but not everyone is c ... Read More

Zuckerberg, Chan shift bulk of philanthropy to science, focusing on AI and biology

For the past decade, Dr. Priscilla Chan and her husband Mark Zuckerberg have focused part of their philanthropy on a lofty goal — “to cure, prevent or manage all disease” — if not in their lifetime, t ... Read More

This week in science: A Saturn moon's ocean, chameleon eyes and energy used for AI

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave discuss new findings about the ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus, the secrets behind chameleons' eye movements and the energy use behind AI computing. Read More

A conference just tested AI agents’ ability to do science

In a first, a scientific conference welcomed paper submissions from any area of science, but with one catch: AI had to do most of the work. Called Agents4Science 2025, the Oct. 22 virtual event ... Read More

L.A. Pierce College is first US community college to launch AI-powered research program for students

One student said, “It’s a great project and I was impressed with it, especially coming from a four-year undergraduate institution.” ... Read More

Nonprofit Launches Studies to Assess AI’s Role in K-12

Through its new AI in Education Network, the American Institutes for Research aims to give educators and policymakers a clearer understanding of how AI tools are performing in real-world settings. Read More