We like to think we’re straightforward about information — that we want answers when they’re useful and avoid them when they’re not. In reality, our relationship with knowledge is far messier, shaped as much by emotion as by…
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Flu surge exposes missed COVID lessons
Three leading public health and social psychology experts warn that the U.K. is failing to apply vital lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic as flu cases surge with hospitals facing mounting winter pressures ahead of the planned strike by Resident…
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Nvidia acquires AI chip challenger Groq for $20B, report says
Nvidia is buying the AI chip startup Groq for $20 billion, according to a report from CNBC. The purchase is expected to be Nvidia’s largest ever, and with Groq on its side, Nvidia is poised to become even more dominant in chip manufacturing.
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Physicists Tighten the Net Around the Elusive Sterile Neutrino
High-precision measurements from the KATRIN experiment strongly limit the existence of light sterile neutrinos and narrow the search for new physics. Neutrinos are extremely difficult to detect, yet they are some of the most abundant matter…
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Flail-type weapon associated with Battle of Grunwald discovered near Gietrzwałd
A flail type weapon known as a kiścień has been discovered by detectorists from the Society of Friends of Olsztynek – Exploration Section “Tannenberg”.
The discovery was made in fields near the village of Gietrzwałd, located in the…
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Scientists Print Working Electrodes Directly on Skin With Light
A simple burst of visible light can now create skin-safe electrodes that could transform medical and wearable electronics. A new study from researchers at Linköping University and Lund University in Sweden shows that visible light can be used to…
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Antarctica completely collapsed 9,000 years ago in a similar climate
About 9,000 years ago, part of Antarctica’s eastern ice sheet collapsed astonishingly fast, driven by warmer ocean water. The study focuses on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, a vast body of land ice in East Antarctica.
Altogether, Antarctica’s…
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This AI Paper from Stanford and Harvard Explains Why Most ‘Agentic AI’ Systems Feel Impressive in Demos and then Completely Fall Apart in Real Use
Agentic AI systems sit on top of large language models and connect to tools, memory, and external environments. They already support scientific discovery, software development, and clinical research, yet they still struggle with…
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New tech can help US Army drones to operate in GPS-denied environments
A Florida-based company has unveiled new AI algorithms that help military drones to operate in GPS-denied environments. Safe Pro has now deployed upgraded AI algorithms to its patented Safe Pro Object Threat Detection (SPOTD) technology for…
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