Welcome to In the Spotlight, where each month we shine a light on something exciting, timely, or simply fascinating from the world of science.

This month, we’re focusing on artificial intelligence (AI), a topic that continues to capture attention everywhere. Here, you’ll find the latest research news, insights, and discoveries shaping how AI is being developed and used across the world.

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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 9-May-2026 22:15 ET (10-May-2026 02:15 GMT/UTC)

17-Nov-2025

ECMWF and European Partners win prestigious HPCwire Award for "Best Use Of AI Methods for Augmenting HPC Applications” – for AI innovation in weather and climate

ECMWF
Grant and Award Announcement
17-Nov-2025
 

Chemical evidence of ancient life detected in 3.3 billion-year-old rocks: Carnegie Science / PNAS

Carnegie Institution for Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication
17-Nov-2025

A unified model of memory and perception: how Hebbian learning explains our recall of past events

Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati
Peer-Reviewed Publication
17-Nov-2025

How to predict developmental differences in kids with heart defects

University of California - San Francisco