Technology

In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis couldn’t distinguish between twin brothers, but emerging scientific methods could help in such cases

We trace the final chapter of Katharine Burr Blodgett’s career, her retirement from GE and her disappearance from public memory

Researchers at OpenAI and Ginkgo Bioworks showed that an AI model working with an autonomous lab can design and iterate real biology experiments at unprecedented speed

GPS spoofing is distorting vessel positions and deepening the risk in one of the world’s most important shipping lanes

Fuzzy, fast-breathing robots can make humans more afraid

AI-powered writing tools are increasingly integrated into our e-mails and phones. Now a new study finds biased AI suggestions can sway users’ beliefs

Molecular patterns and machine learning can pin down crime scene maggots

A proposed $1.3-billion U.S. Army Corps of Engineers port expansion in North Carolina threatens to unearth decades of “forever chemicals.” The government’s initial plan: don’t test the mud

Fluorescent proteins with a quantum upgrade could offer unprecedented views inside cells

Mainstream chatbots presented varying levels of resistance to deliberate requests for fabrication, study finds

Swapping out one AI model on a classified network for another takes minutes. Retraining the people who’ve learned to rely on it will take much longer

At the height of her career, chemist and physicist Katharine Burr Blodgett faced challenges that not even her closest colleagues suspected