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- Animals
These deep-sea spiders give off an otherworldly glow
An expedition of a deep-sea trench near Australia uncovered the eerie sea spider specimens, whose glow may have been chronicled in 19th century documents.
- Particle Physics
These neutrinos from the sun have the lowest energies ever seen
The XENONnT detector glimpsed the ethereal subatomic particles that are born from the main type of fusion reaction that powers the sun.
- Math
A human set a new mathematical record. Then AI came for it
OpenAI is at the center of another controversy over machines tackling big math problems. This one’s about the twin prime conjecture.
- Health & Medicine
The Sept. 11 disasters still shape people’s health 25 years later
The anniversaries come and go, but the physical and mental health of workers and survivors is still being affected by September 11, 2001.
- Health & Medicine
Climate change is shifting malaria hot spots in Africa
Historic data and predictions suggest cases will rise in East Africa and southern regions, while the threat may ease in West and Central Africa.
- Math
AI may have solved one of math’s biggest puzzles, raising controversy
For decades, researchers wondered if the Navier-Stokes equations, which describe fluid flow, break down. OpenAI put thousands of agents on the question.
- Health & Medicine
The shingles vaccine may protect the heart
Shingrix, the same vaccine that protects people from the blistering shingles rash, might also lower risk of heart disease.
- Paleontology
Newfound fossils are spilling Denisovan secrets
Teeth and bone fragments unearthed in a cave in China, along with animal bones and stone tools, help paint a picture of Denisovan life.
- Paleontology
A choir of katydid ancestors filled the Jurassic rainforest with song
An analysis of sound-making structures on preserved wings reveals the mating calls of ancient Jurassic insects, re-creating part of an ancient soundscape.
- Artificial Intelligence
Innocent-looking AI reasoning can make bad behavior harder to catch
AI safety monitoring can fail when an AI’s reasoning is the main clue that something has gone wrong, new research suggests.
- Paleontology
Was the ‘American cheetah’ a cheetah at all?
Ancient DNA confirms Miracinonyx trumani was more closely related to modern pumas than cheetahs and had a more varied diet than previously thought.
- Artificial Intelligence
AI agents aren’t ready to replace humans in behavioral research
A new study finds that digital twins don’t yet replicate the views of the individuals they are modeled after.
