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Animals

How snakes defy gravity to stand tall

Limbless tree snakes can lift most of their body into the air without toppling. They manage this by focusing all their bending forces at their base.

Artificial Intelligence

Welcome to the weird world of AI agent teams

AI agents are starting to work in teams, but without careful organization, groups of bots can easily fall into chaos.

Astronomy

A rare star in a tiny galaxy preserves a record of the early universe

Found in an ultrafaint dwarf galaxy, the ancient star’s unusual chemistry indicates it formed from gas enriched by a single early supernova.