Thanks to new technologies like artificial intelligence, scientists are increasingly freed from the constraints of the laboratory. It raises questions about how much humans should outsource to robots.

If artificial intelligence is going to revolutionize the way science is done, as many of the frontier AI laboratories hope, it needs to master board games first. That’s the lesson from a recent study ...

Many of the most exciting discoveries in science involve highly specialized knowledge and making connections between far-flung facts. Scientists must combine deep analysis with broad reasoning ...

Researchers hope to build a facility with thousands of robots capable of performing experiments independently by 2040.

Technical excellence does not automatically lead to professionalism. Trainees must learn human skills like communication and accountability to achieve scientific success.

With the arrival of ‘AI scientists’, it’s as well to remember that human wisdom, empathy and sheer messiness are as much part ...

Alex Knapp is a Forbes senior editor covering healthcare and science. The new model works as a one-stop interface shop, connecting more than 50 tools used by scientists day-to-day, such as journal ...

For more than 200 years, scientists have struggled to pin down the exact strength of gravity — and one physicist spent a decade chasing the answer while keeping his own results hidden from himself.

When the body runs low on protein, the gut sends powerful signals to the brain that reshape cravings and push animals to seek ...