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Molecular & Computational biology 17 hours ago

Scientists map part of a mouse's brain that's so complex it looks like a galaxy

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from "The Matrix," scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date—a diagram of the wiring connecting 84,000 neurons as they fire off messages.

Social Sciences 17 hours ago

Child sexual exploitation and abuse is a multibillion-dollar industry—new report shows who benefits

The sexual exploitation and abuse of children has become a multibillion-dollar global trade. The chilling reality of this profit-driven, highly lucrative industry is laid bare by new findings from myself and colleagues at ...

Analytical Chemistry 18 hours ago

AI method bridges language and chemistry for efficient, explainable molecule creation

The process of discovering molecules that have the properties needed to create new medicines and materials is cumbersome and expensive, consuming vast computational resources and months of human labor to narrow down the enormous ...

Nanophysics 19 hours ago

Scientists modulate 2D material properties via bending-induced interlayer sliding

A research group from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed a new strategy to precisely manipulate interlayer stacking orders and related properties ...

Education 20 hours ago

Shark AI uses fossil shark teeth to get middle school kids interested in paleontology and computer vision

Most kids have a natural curiosity about sharks—especially their sharp and abundant teeth. Our team had the idea to use the appeal of this charismatic apex predator to teach how scientists use artificial intelligence.

Cell & Microbiology 21 hours ago

Interactive map of the human cell reveals previously unknown protein functions

Scientists have attempted to map the human cell since the first microscope was invented more than 400 years ago. But many components of the cell still remain uncharted.

Ecology Apr 9, 2025

AI tool aims to help conserve Japan's cherry trees

Japan's famed cherry trees are getting old, but a new AI tool that assesses photos of the delicate pink and white flowers could help preserve them for future generations.

Plants & Animals Apr 7, 2025

Bird species that do well in urban areas are more colorful and less brown, study finds

Researchers at the University of Granada and the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence have demonstrated a link between urbanization and the plumage color of birds. Species that thrive in cities are less brown ...

Ecology Apr 7, 2025

Understanding the status of tropical insects in a changing world

A team of ecologists from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) are leading an international initiative to investigate the decline of insect populations in the world's tropical forests. Insects, the most abundant and diverse ...

Evolution Apr 5, 2025

How we used AI to trace the evolution of bacteria on Earth

Bacteria are the most diverse organisms on Earth, with a number of species that's difficult to quantify. They're also incredibly old

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