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  1. Chemistry

    Predicting and designing protein structures wins a 2024 Nobel Prize

    A biochemist and two computer scientists using AI shared the top award in chemistry.

    By Meghan Rosen and Andrea Tamayo
  2. Artificial Intelligence

    ChatGPT and other AI tools are full of hidden racial biases

    In tests, AI programs would recommend people who use African American English for less prestigious jobs and harsher punishments for serious crime.

    By Sujata Gupta
  3. Artificial Intelligence

    Explainer: What is generative AI?

    New bots are emerging all the time that can create — at your direction — images, computer code, articles, ads, songs and more.

    By Kathryn Hulick
  4. Artificial Intelligence

    Two AI trailblazers win the 2024 Nobel Prize in physics

    John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton used brain-like networks based on principles of physics to jump-start machine learning.

    By Emily Conover and Lisa Grossman
  5. Genetics

    The discovery of microRNA wins the 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology

    Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun discovered tiny snippets of genetic material, called microRNAs, that play a big role in making sure cells work as they should.

    By Tina Hesman Saey and Sophie Hartley
  6. Science & Society

    Let’s learn about the Nobel Prize

    Nobel Prizes are the highest honors in science. But the prizes are far from perfect measures of scientific impact.

    By Maria Temming
  7. Archaeology

    Scientists Say: Stone Age

    This vast, mysterious stretch of time marks the dawn of human civilizations.

    By Katie Grace Carpenter
  8. Space

    Spacecraft need an extra boost to travel between stars 

    Star Wars makes space travel look easy by breaking the laws of physics. Off-screen, the technology for spacecraft to reach other worlds doesn’t exist yet.

    By Aaron Tremper
  9. Microbes

    More than 100 types of bacteria found living in microwave ovens

    More than 30 microwave ovens were sampled in a range of different settings. The microbes in them included ones that can cause food poisoning in people.

    By Abdullahi Tsanni
  10. Chemistry

    Explainer: How cells use chemistry to make the electricity of life

    Charged particles, or ions, constantly move in and out of cells. These migrations produce tiny electric currents, which power your brain, heart and more.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  11. Health & Medicine

    Explainer: Anatomy of a heartbeat

    Here’s how the heart pumps blood to each and every cell of the body. It beats roughly 60 times every minute, starting before we’re born.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  12. Brain

    Zap, zap, zap! Our bodies are electric

    Electricity powers key functions in the brain, heart and bone. Scientists are working to understand those currents to improve our health and moods.

    By Bethany Brookshire
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