The coelacanth is often called a “living fossil,” once believed to have vanished millions of years ago before a live specimen was unexpectedly caught in the Indian Ocean in 1938. Since that surprise discovery, more individuals have been found,…
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In a First, AI Models Analyze Language As Well As a Human Expert
Among the myriad abilities that humans possess, which ones are uniquely human? Language has been a top candidate at least since Aristotle, who wrote that humanity was “the animal that has language.” Even as large language models such as…
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Robot Talk Episode 131 – Empowering game-changing robotics research, with Edith-Clare Hall
Claire chatted to Edith-Clare Hall from the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) about accelerating scientific and technological breakthroughs.
Edith-Clare Hall is a PhD student at…
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Ford X-100: A Futuristic 1950s Concept Car
In 1954, in a moment of absolute frankness, the president of Gifford Motors described his company’s latest luxury automobile: “Designed to appeal to the snob in everyone. Designed to convert your bank account into our dividends.”
Perhaps…
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Active Matter Gets Solid
Author(s): Rachel Berkowitz
Researchers have determined the mechanical properties of a tiny beam made of active particles, laying the groundwork for future micromachines.
[Physics 18, 176] Published Fri Oct 31, 2025
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Are room-temperature superconductors finally within reach?
When electricity moves through wires, some of its energy is lost along the way. That loss, however, might not be inevitable. Researchers at Penn State have developed a new way to identify materials known as superconductors — substances that can…
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Stone depicting three-horned figure discovered in Kyrgyzstan
Archaeologists in Kyrgyzstan have discovered a ritual stone depicting a figure wearing a three-horned headdress in the Kemin district of the Chuy region, Kyrgyzstan.
The discovery was made in a kurgan burial mound which is part of the Borombay…
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Antarctic Team Drills 6 Million Years Into Earth’s Past
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At the end of the Earth there’s a record of sorts, preserved in layers of…
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Universe Is Not a Computer Simulation, New Study Says
A team of physicists from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Italy has mathematically shown that our Universe is built on a type of understanding that exists beyond the reach of any algorithm.
Faizal et al. show that the…
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Q&A: How MITHIC is fostering a culture of collaboration at MIT | MIT News
The MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC) is a presidential initiative with a mission of elevating human-centered research and teaching and connecting scholars in the humanities, arts, and social sciences with…
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