AI chatbots are becoming experts at changing people’s minds. What’s their secret?
ChatGPT and other AIs use a flood of facts, and the occasional lie, to persuade humans
Scientific spat erupts over claim that bones have key immune vessels
Discovery of lymphatic tubes suggested new possibilities for bone healing, but challenge has prompted dueling papers and publication delay in prominent journal
The lab that learns | Science
Integrating high-throughput experiments, robotics, and artificial intelligence can accelerate scientific discoveries
Bonding carbons iteratively | Science
A modular synthesis method could broaden the accessibility of chemistry
Technology is not a replacement for democracy | Science
A government run by machines is not inevitable—we have been here and rejected it before
Learning to love the machine | Science
Big Tech’s crusade to get kids coding is more self-interested than it first appears, argues a journalist
Biodiversity monitoring misses behavior | Science
HomeScienceVol. 393, No. 6813Biodiversity monitoring misses behaviorBack To Vol. 393, No. 6813 Full accessLetter Share on Biodiversity monitoring misses behaviorPeter Mikula, Daniel T. Blumstein, and Piotr TryjanowskiAuthors Info & AffiliationsScience20 Aug 2026Vol 393, Issue 6813p. 767DOI: 10.1126/science.aej9284 PREVIOUS ARTICLELearning to love the machinePreviousNEXT ARTICLEDryland restoration…
Dryland restoration needs shared evidence | Science
On 15 August 2026, China’s Ecological and Environmental Code entered into force, consolidating more than 30 environmental laws into a unified framework of more than 1240 articles (1). At the time of this publication, the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) is ongoing in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (2). This rare convergence offers an opportunity to extend China’s ecological governance beyond national borders through evidence-based dryland restoration cooperation.
A serendipitous sunset on Mars | Science
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