While codons (combinations of three nucleotides) may vary in which do what functions, a long-standing rule was that each codon serves one specific purpose. New evidence, however suggests that ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Here's some news for the word nerds out there. Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher, is releasing a hefty, new Collegiate edition for the first time in 22 years. “So, the ...

The song has been streamed over 3 million times in under a month. A song created through artificial intelligence has made history topping a Billboard country music chart, but it has also sent ...

Xania Monet, who becomes the first AI-powered artist to debut on an airplay chart this week, is one of several AI-driven acts to chart over the past two months. By Xander Zellner AI music is no longer ...

Dictionary.com has announced its 2025 Word of the Year, and if you're not up to speed on this year's slang, you may be puzzled by the outcome. The online dictionary announced on Oct. 29 that its Word ...

CEO Sam Altman called a strange graph in its GPT-5 presentation a ‘mega chart screwup.’ CEO Sam Altman called a strange graph in its GPT-5 presentation a ‘mega chart screwup.’ is a senior reporter ...

An illustration of E. coli. Scientists have been racing to shrink the genetic code of this bacterium. Kateryna Kon / Science Photo Library via Getty Images The DNA of nearly all life on Earth is made ...

We have gone further than ever before in creating life that is unlike anything that has evolved naturally. The genome of an Escherichia coli bacterium has been redesigned on a computer to use just 57 ...

July 29 (Reuters) - Oil and gas equipment supplier Baker Hughes (BKR.O), opens new tab is nearing a $13.6 billion cash deal to buy Chart Industries (GTLS.N), opens new tab, edging out rival suitor ...

People are using AI for everything, so it's no surprise that artificial intelligence has entered the astrology world. Over the last few years, we've seen a surge in AI chatbots offering spiritual ...

In the years following, ships transported at least 400,000 slaves from Africa to ports in New England and the southern states. Their free labor allowed the tobacco, cotton, and sugar industires to ...