Scientists harness AI to accelerate discovery across fields
From medicine to materials, researchers increasingly used artificial intelligence to speed scientific breakthroughs.
As 2026 heads toward its close, artificial intelligence that can act on its own has moved to the center of the technology world, transforming work, science and daily life while raising urgent questions.
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From medicine to materials, researchers increasingly used artificial intelligence to speed scientific breakthroughs.
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As AI capabilities advanced, governments around the world advanced rules to govern the technology's risks.
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Space agencies and private companies pressed ahead with missions aimed at returning humans to the Moon.
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The surging power consumption of AI computing emerged as a major challenge for electricity grids and climate goals.
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At its cloud conference, Google introduced new AI agent tools and custom chips, deepening the race in enterprise AI.
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As the rare interstellar visitor receded, missions and telescopes seized the chance to study material from another star system.
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At its developer conference, the chip giant forecast enormous orders for its AI processors, underscoring the AI buildout.
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The giant Barcelona telecoms show gathered the industry under a banner of AI-driven connectivity.
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The year's biggest tech showcase in Las Vegas was dominated by artificial intelligence woven into devices of every kind.
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A new wave of AI systems that can take actions and complete tasks autonomously moved into widespread use.
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Scientists reported that a rock studied by NASA's Perseverance rover bore patterns that could hint at past microbial activity.
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A comet from beyond our solar system, only the third such object ever found, was spotted racing through on a brief visit.
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A powerful new observatory in Chile released stunning first images and discovered thousands of asteroids in days.
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