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Only about a third of it had survived the 2,000 years underwater.
02/17/2025

Only about a third of it had survived the 2,000 years underwater.

A new model of the Antikythera mechanism reveals a "creation of genius."

Students who think the world is just cheat less, but they need to experience justice to feel that way.
02/17/2025

Students who think the world is just cheat less, but they need to experience justice to feel that way.

A thick, multi-tiered layer of clouds some ~20 kilometers (~12 miles) thick was thought to always blanket Venus entirely...
02/17/2025

A thick, multi-tiered layer of clouds some ~20 kilometers (~12 miles) thick was thought to always blanket Venus entirely.

For the first time ever, a spacecraft that viewed Venus in visible light was able to see features on the Venusian surface.

"The Big Bang was not the beginning."
02/17/2025

"The Big Bang was not the beginning."

Sir Roger Penrose claims our universe has been through multiple Big Bangs, with more coming.

In 2018, we discovered the first member of a new class of supernova that's about 10 times brighter than normal.We just f...
02/17/2025

In 2018, we discovered the first member of a new class of supernova that's about 10 times brighter than normal.

We just found our 5th, and its X-ray energy is off the charts.

The first supernova ever discovered through its X-rays has an enormously powerful engine at its core. It's unlike anything ever seen.

More than 90 percent of people make a mistake on this test.
02/17/2025

More than 90 percent of people make a mistake on this test.

English psychologist Peter Wason devised a logical experiment that over 90 percent of participants made errors on.

Harvard scientists tested spiders as they watched an animation on a floating treadmill.
02/16/2025

Harvard scientists tested spiders as they watched an animation on a floating treadmill.

Eight-eyed arachnids can tell when an object's movement is not quite right.

The discovery is a major hint of what the supernova was really like.
02/16/2025

The discovery is a major hint of what the supernova was really like.

Astronomers find a third type of supernova and explain a mystery from 1054 AD.

The hunt will continue for alien life. đź‘˝
02/16/2025

The hunt will continue for alien life. đź‘˝

Most planets can't host plant life.

The race to be first in science journalism is hurting science.
02/16/2025

The race to be first in science journalism is hurting science.

Adolescent and adult rats were first given a synthetic cannabinoid and then co***ne.
02/16/2025

Adolescent and adult rats were first given a synthetic cannabinoid and then co***ne.

A new study on rats suggests that using ma*****na as an adolescent "reprograms the initial behavioral, molecular, and epigenetic response to co***ne."

The Japanese call this practice tsundoku, and it may provide lasting benefits.
02/16/2025

The Japanese call this practice tsundoku, and it may provide lasting benefits.

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love my tsundoku.

"The synergistic extension is really wild...The effect isn't one plus one equals two, it's one plus one equals five."
02/16/2025

"The synergistic extension is really wild...The effect isn't one plus one equals two, it's one plus one equals five."

A new study shows that altering the ISS and TOR pathways in roundworms can extend lifespan by 500 percent.

Scientists are trying to get around the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
02/16/2025

Scientists are trying to get around the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.

New studies stretch the boundaries of physics, achieving quantum entanglement in larger systems.

“What we’re saying here is pretty radical,” says Jeffrey Mogil, a neuroscientist at McGill University.
02/16/2025

“What we’re saying here is pretty radical,” says Jeffrey Mogil, a neuroscientist at McGill University.

Chronic pain is often thought to be caused by inflammation. A provocative new paper suggests inflammation could actually prevent it.

Just what every arachnophobe needed to hear.
02/15/2025

Just what every arachnophobe needed to hear.

The heart is more than just a pump that pushes blood through our veins.
02/15/2025

The heart is more than just a pump that pushes blood through our veins.

Awareness of one's own heartbeat has some positive effects.

"You dream about these kinds of moments when you're a kid," said lead paleontologist David Schmidt.
02/15/2025

"You dream about these kinds of moments when you're a kid," said lead paleontologist David Schmidt.

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Does AI need a "body" to become truly intelligent? Meta researchers think so.
Does AI need a "body" to become truly intelligent? Meta researchers think so.

We’re finally starting to see what can happen when we put an advanced AI “brain” in a state-of-the-art robot “body” — and it’s remarkable.

Pacemaker powered by light eliminates need for batteries and lets the heart to function more naturally
Pacemaker powered by light eliminates need for batteries and lets the heart to function more naturally

Scientists designed a pacemaker that transforms light into bioelectricity, or heart cell-generated electrical signals.

The Vesuvius Challenge has one goal: develop and train an AI capable of turning the fossilized ink back into discernable letters & save the library’s contents from extinction. The prize? $700,000. This is the story of how 3 students won: https://x.com/freethinkmedia/status/1807789680605138957

Does AI need a "body" to become truly intelligent? Meta researchers think so.
Does AI need a "body" to become truly intelligent? Meta researchers think so.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta researchers think AI needs a “body”

AI solves huge problem holding back fusion power
AI solves huge problem holding back fusion power

Princeton researchers have trained an AI to predict and prevent a common problem during nuclear fusion reactions.

New navigation system built on cosmic rays works even when GPS fails
New navigation system built on cosmic rays works even when GPS fails

A new navigation system that tracks subatomic particles called “muons” could help us get around indoors, underground, and underwater.

New AI music generator makes songs from text prompts
New AI music generator makes songs from text prompts

AI music generators — AIs that create new music based on users’ text prompts — are lowering the bar for music creation, for better or worse.

AI solves huge problem holding back fusion power
AI solves huge problem holding back fusion power

Princeton researchers have trained an AI to predict and prevent a common problem during nuclear fusion reactions.

Startup is building a giant sand battery in Finland
Startup is building a giant sand battery in Finland

What is a "sand battery"? ⬇️

Pacemaker powered by light eliminates need for batteries and lets the heart to function more naturally
Pacemaker powered by light eliminates need for batteries and lets the heart to function more naturally

Scientists designed a pacemaker that transforms light into bioelectricity, or heart cell-generated electrical signals.

⚡️ FUSION BREAKTHROUGH: AI solves huge problem holding back fusion power Princeton researchers have trained an AI to predict and prevent a common problem arising during nuclear fusion reactions — and they think it might be able to solve other problems, too. How it works: https://www.freethink.com/energy/nuclear-fusion-reactions

OpenAI’s text-to-video AI, Sora, is futurism come to life
OpenAI’s text-to-video AI, Sora, is futurism come to life

OpenAI's new text-to-video AI, Sora, will let anyone transform their ideas directly into video and the implications are breathtaking.

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