An AI agent reads its own source code, forms a hypothesis for improvement (such as changing a learning rate or an architecture depth), modifies the code, runs the experiment, and evaluates the results ...

Why does psi research provoke such strong reactions? Controversial scientific questions can trigger fear, ridicule, and ...

Science in everyday conversation can feel distant— something conducted behind closed laboratory doors, far from big screens.

Why do analytical people fall for conspiracy theories? A new study reveals that individuals who crave strict rules and predictable patterns are easily drawn to the artificial sense of order that ...

The possibility of alien life has moved from fiction to scientific inquiry, fueled by government interest in UAP reports. While scientists haven't confirmed alien spacecraft, the universe's vastness ...

Earth experienced a period of intense, large-scale volcanism during the early Aptian. Around that time, it also experienced widespread ocean deoxygenation during the Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a (OAE1a) as ...

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly ...

Last year, Maro and his colleagues estimated wild chimpanzees’ alcohol intake based on the amount of fermented fruit they eat ...

New Theory Says the Universe Might Have Started Inside a Black Hole ...

In her new book The Calling, she describes the experiences and lessons of her year spent as a secular priest. Full disclosure: I was only asked to review this book because I said some nice things ...

In the 20th-century statistics wars, Bayesians were underdogs. Now their methods may help speed treatments to market.

BEACON's initiatives will include a benchmarking think-tank to promote methodological coherence and thought leadership, and an open platform that runs challenges, engages communities, and provides ...