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.

Latest News Releases

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 27-Jan-2026 18:11 ET (27-Jan-2026 23:11 GMT/UTC)

23-Jan-2026

Expert consensus outlines a standardized framework to evaluate clinical large language models

Intelligent Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication
23-Jan-2026

Experimental models for cancer brain metastasis

Chinese Medical Journals Publishing House Co., Ltd.
23-Jan-2026

Prediabetes: blood-based epigenetic markers enable more precise risk assessment

Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung DZD
Peer-Reviewed Publication
23-Jan-2026

Towards spatial computing: Recent advances in multimodal natural interaction for XR headsets

Higher Education Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication
23-Jan-2026

Pairwise statistical comparisons of multiple algorithms

Higher Education Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication
23-Jan-2026

Smart memory replay: Harnessing unlabeled data for efficient class-incremental learning

Higher Education Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication
23-Jan-2026

Learning database optimization techniques: The state of the art and prospects

Higher Education Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication