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Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

A panel of US vaccine advisers voted to rescind a recommendation that all newborns should receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.

A region unused to tropical cyclones has had three in a week. The world needs to ask why this happened, not look away.

Artificial intelligence tools are boosting researchers’ productivity, but some worry about the effect of a growing reliance on them.

Human–artificial intelligence (AI) dialogues can meaningfully impact voters’ attitudes towards presidential candidates and policy, demonstrating the potential of conversational AI to influence political decision-making.

RFK Jr’s vaccine advisory panel will be discussing the inclusion of adjuvants in childhood vaccinations this week. Here’s what’s at stake.

An analysis of international research collaborations reveals the growing dominance of Chinese science.

Experiments involving real-world voters show how talking to a chatbot can shape people’s political opinions.

The mathematical reasoning model performed as well as humans at prestigious international mathematics competitions.

Conversations with AI can sway people’s political views. Concerningly, a chatbot’s facts are not always accurate, especially when it supports right-wing positions.

Technology could offer longer protection against allergies than is possible with existing treatments.

Urban health and well-being is central to the world’s future prospects

Astronomical images could be blemished by bright streaks, if plans for huge numbers of satellites go ahead — plus, the damaging consequences of video call glitches.

A generative artificial intelligence-powered method enables de novo design of highly active enzymes based on information about the geometry of residues in the active site, without requiring protein backbone or sequence information.

Regional, place-based biodiversity information is used to comprehensively map and quantify biodiversity intactness of sub-Saharan Africa to inform national and global sustainability policies and planning.

The analysis of the energy spectrum of 36 million tritium β-decay electrons recorded in 259 measurement days within the last 40 eV below the endpoint challenges the Neutrino-4 claim.