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Mathematicians sign declaration to rein in AI use
A group of researchers have proposed rules to prevent artificial intelligence from overpowering humans in math
Questioning everything
Where did stars, and light itself, come from? Is there a hidden sector of particles and forces called “dark energy” affecting the cosmos?
How Gödel numbers turn mathematical laws against themselves
By encoding mathematical statements into numbers, mathematician Kurt Gödel used ordinary arithmetic to check whether a statement can be proved
Trump’s psychedelics executive order could accelerate new treatments—even for children
The Trump administration has fast-tracked research into psychedelics, and experts say it is likely a matter of time before the drugs are used to treat minors
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is being explored as a long COVID treatment. Here’s what the research shows
Some clinics are touting pressurized oxygen chambers as a treatment for long COVID, but the evidence is mixed
Oldest cave art in the U.K. discovered inside Welsh cave
A new analysis of red lines inside a cave in Wales suggests they were made deliberately by ancient humans some 17,000 years ago
How the war in Iran is affecting your dinner plate
Agriculture is at risk of a crisis because of this Middle East conflict. The reason why has to do with how fertilizer is made
Andrew Scott talks about World War II, D-Day and weather forecasting for his new film Pressure
Andrew Scott plays World War II meteorologist James Stagg in a new film Pressure, which explores the crucial role weather forecasting played in D-Day
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China launches rival to SpaceX Falcon 9 with zero warning
China apparently didn’t issue any airspace or maritime notices ahead of the maiden launch of this rocket on Monday
Hurricane season explained—and what to expect in 2026
Hurricane season is shaped by the ingredients needed to produce a tropical cyclone, and this year the Atlantic may be relatively quiet
Scientists are racing to stop a type of Ebola we have no vaccine for
A deadly Ebola outbreak is spreading fast—and U.S. cuts to foreign aid are making it worse
These exotic particles could break physics
‘Penguin’ decays from CERN’s latest Large Hadron Collider experiment hint at weird new physics
Top U.S. science funder slows research grants to universities
It's not clear why the National Science Foundation may be limiting funding to certain U.S. universities
New protein-folding AI vastly expands on Alphafold's efforts
The new open-source atlas, generated by an AI tool called ESMFold2, vastly increases the known protein universe
NASA’s Hubble captures gorgeous new photo of a spiral galaxy as it wanders through the Virgo Cluster
Messier 88 is an active galaxy with a central supermassive black hole that is gobbling up gas and dust
How the success of D-Day hinged on a weather forecast
As General Dwight D. Eisenhower prepared for D-Day, he needed a forecast. The new movie Pressure shows the tense make-or-break weather prediction that led to the successful invasion of Europe that spelled the beginning of the end of World War II
Why high-bandwidth memory is a bottleneck for AI chips
High-bandwidth memory keeps powerful AI chips fed with data, and demand for it helped Boise, Idaho–based Micron briefly top $1 trillion in market value
Retatrutide results spark questions about how rapid weight loss affects the body
New-generation GLP-1 drugs, such as retatrutide, are achieving higher rates of weight loss. How much weight is too much and too fast to lose?
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes in massive fireball, imperiling NASA moon missions
The latest flight of the New Glenn rocket was meant to prepare Blue Origin for a series of NASA-funded lunar voyages. Instead it ended before it began
