A specially trained algorithm could aid the search for biological activity both on the early Earth and on other worlds.

If you rotate an image of a molecular structure, a human can tell the rotated image is still the same molecule, but a machine-learning model might think it is a new data point. In computer science ...

Your immune system harbors a lifetime's worth of information about threats it's encountered - a biological Rolodex of baddies. Often the perpetrators are viruses and bacteria you've conquered; others ...

Algorithmic governance promises efficiency, but its opacity, bias and constitutional implications demand far stronger oversight and legal scrutiny ...