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Dinosaur dung may contain fossils unknown to science đź’©
03/05/2025

Dinosaur dung may contain fossils unknown to science đź’©

Discovering fossilized insects is difficult, but a new find suggests a unique place to look.

Wow.
03/05/2025

Wow.

MIT neuroscientists identified a specific signal that young children and babies use to determine whether people have a strong relationship.

It's the most influential novel in the history of the genre.
03/05/2025

It's the most influential novel in the history of the genre.

Scientists discover surviving viruses in 15,000-year-old glacier ice on the Tibetan Plateau in China.
03/05/2025

Scientists discover surviving viruses in 15,000-year-old glacier ice on the Tibetan Plateau in China.

The way you speak might reveal a lot about you, such as your willingness to engage in casual s*x.
03/05/2025

The way you speak might reveal a lot about you, such as your willingness to engage in casual s*x.

There are at least 60 killer whales currently in captivity, 57% of which were born there.
03/05/2025

There are at least 60 killer whales currently in captivity, 57% of which were born there.

Here's how to terraform our lunar neighbor.
03/05/2025

Here's how to terraform our lunar neighbor.

The first world that humans should inhabit beyond the Earth is the Moon, not Mars. Here's how to terraform our lunar neighbor.

"The most exciting possibility is that the conflict is not about errors in measurement or analysis but instead point us ...
03/05/2025

"The most exciting possibility is that the conflict is not about errors in measurement or analysis but instead point us towards the holy grail of new physics."

Astrophysicist Adam Frank discusses the universe's Hubble constant problem for this week's 13.8.

Differences in the way that the Hubble constant—which measures the rate of cosmic expansion—are measured have profound implications for the future of cosmology.

"We are telling alien stories that could save us from ourselves if only we care to pay attention."
03/05/2025

"We are telling alien stories that could save us from ourselves if only we care to pay attention."

Aliens symbolize the best and worst of humanity. When we dream of aliens, we are pondering our future selves.

"If you're on this vessel for 10 generations, new concepts will emerge, new social issues will come up, and people will ...
03/05/2025

"If you're on this vessel for 10 generations, new concepts will emerge, new social issues will come up, and people will create ways of talking about them."

A new study looks at what would happen to human language on a long journey to other star systems.

Spinosaurus has remained an elusive quarry for paleontologists despite its initial discovery more than 100 years ago. Th...
03/04/2025

Spinosaurus has remained an elusive quarry for paleontologists despite its initial discovery more than 100 years ago. That might've just changed.

Non-avian dinosaurs were thought terrestrially bound, but newly unearthed fossils suggest they conquered prehistoric waters, too.

A DNA study looks for the home of the earliest modern humans.
03/04/2025

A DNA study looks for the home of the earliest modern humans.

What astronaut Ron Garan saw in space changed his life forever – here’s what it taught him.
03/04/2025

What astronaut Ron Garan saw in space changed his life forever – here’s what it taught him.

We've been viewing s***m incorrectly for nearly 350 years.
03/04/2025

We've been viewing s***m incorrectly for nearly 350 years.

3D microscopy has exposed a centuries old optical illusion.

Saving the bees.
03/04/2025

Saving the bees.

Researchers develop a fungus that kills mites that contribute to honey bee Colony Collapse Disorder.

"If it eventually gets lost in the aquatic environment, this material can degrade on a realistic time scale."
03/04/2025

"If it eventually gets lost in the aquatic environment, this material can degrade on a realistic time scale."

The researches hope to develop a no-trace plastic to curtail marine pollution and ghost fishing.

A delicious way to protect your skin from the Sun.
03/04/2025

A delicious way to protect your skin from the Sun.

A study says nature's candy can be a valuable supplement to sunblock.

Could the Universe truly be infinite?
03/04/2025

Could the Universe truly be infinite?

As far as we can tell, there's no limit to how far it goes on; only a limit to how far we can see. Could the Universe truly be infinite?

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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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