Titan offers great motivation for the detailed study of organic chemistry in unconventional conditions. Nonpolar hydrocarbons such as ethane and methane exist on this Saturnian moon in plentitude, alongside one of the most prebiotically…
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Creating AI that matters | MIT News
When it comes to artificial intelligence, MIT and IBM were there at the beginning: laying foundational work and creating some of the first programs — AI predecessors — and theorizing how machine “intelligence”…
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Archaeologists uncover 5,500-year-old monumental landscape in Jordan
Archaeologists from the University of Copenhagen have uncovered a large 5,500-year-old monumental landscape at Murayghat in the rocky hills of central Jordan.
The landscape dates to a transitional period when the Chalcolithic culture (4500–3700…
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Major discoveries at Bremenium Roman Fort
Located in Northumberland, England, Bremenium was constructed around AD 80 to defend an extension of Dere Street, a Roman road running from York to Corbridge north of Hadrian’s Wall.
Following the characteristic playing-card layout typical of…
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What if AI could help students learn, not just do assignments for them? — Harvard Gazette
Educators’ concerns are running high when it comes to AI and how it may undermine teaching and learning. But what if teachers could find ways to use AI to measurably help students learn, rather than simply do their work for them?
Across…
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Scientists stumble on a hidden quantum trick in 2D materials
When arranged in just the right ways, two-dimensional materials can display unusual and valuable quantum effects such as superconductivity and exotic types of magnetism. Understanding why these effects arise, and how to control them, remains one…
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Using math to ensure AI systems can operate safely
As artificial intelligence (AI) takes on increasingly critical roles—from managing power grids to piloting autonomous vehicles—making sure these systems are safe has never been more important. But how can we be certain that the AI controlling…
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Quantum Memory Breaks Performance Barrier
Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson
A new approach stores and retrieves quantum states with record reliability, paving the way for improved quantum information processing.
[Physics 18, s138] Published Tue Oct 21, 2025
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The Trees That Remember the Pyramids
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Some trees alive today were young saplings when the Egyptian pyramids were still…
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The Hidden Landscape Holding Back the Sea
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The ice is melting. The seas, we know, will rise—slowly at first, and then…
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