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New research shows printed signs can override safety in self-driving cars and robots using AI vision and language.
Scientists reveal how simple signs can hijack autonomous systems that rely on visual-language AI, raising new safety concerns.
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A new CRASH Clock metric shows how fast a major satellite collision could occur if maneuvers suddenly stopped.
SpaceResearchers believe a satellite crash could happen in 5.5 daysJoseph Shavit
University of Kansas research reveals how jumping power and rotation speed drive elite golf swing performance.
HealthJumping ability linked to faster golf swings and longer driving distanceAmyn Bhai
Containing nearly 800,000 galaxies, this image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is overlaid with a map of dark matter, represented in blue. Researchers used Webb data to find the invisible substance via its gravitational influence on regular matter.
SpaceAstronomers produce the sharpest map of dark matter in the UniverseJoseph Shavit
This digital image was generated from a 3D scan of Beachy Head Woman’s skull. The skin, hair and eye pigmentation were informed by ancient DNA results.
DiscoveriesNew DNA study reveals Beachy Head Woman was local to Roman BritainRebecca Shavit
This image of the Helix Nebula from the Visible and Infrared Telescope for Astronomy (left) shows the full view of the planetary nebula, with a box highlighting the smaller field of view from the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (right).
SpaceThe Eye of Sauron: Helix Nebula Reveals How Sun-like Stars DieJoshua Shavit
This artist’s illustration depicts a large disk of planetary debris, surrounded by a thick cloud of dust and gas, as it passes in front of a star.
SpaceSun-like star’s nine-month eclipse exposes a violent planetary pastJoseph Shavit
Near-infrared light may reduce brain inflammation from repeated head impacts.
HealthScientists develop a light-based approach to protecting football players’ brainsAmyn Bhai
Signals recorded by an EEG device could be routed to a spinal cord stimulator, allowing paralyzed patients to regain more precise control over their limbs.
HealthNoninvasive brain scanning could restore movement after spinal cord injuryJoshua Shavit
In the foreground, two Bakiribu waridza feed in a lake environment while, in the background, Irritator pursues other specimens.
DiscoveriesFossilized dinosaur vomit reveals new pterosaur species in BrazilRebecca Shavit
The same brain systems used to remember the past also shape conscious experience of the present and expectations of the future.
HealthMemory shapes your conscious experience of the past, present and futureMac Oliveau
New physics research links quantum collapse models to gravity and finds tiny limits on clock precision.
DiscoveriesNew research links quantum collapse to time and gravityJoshua Shavit
Researchers found rare Grand Slam matches where the set winner loses the game count; they propose a Grand Tiebreak fix.
DiscoveriesA simple rule change could make professional tennis matches fairerAmyn Bhai
Scientists show earthquake sensors can track falling space debris in real time, improving safety and recovery efforts.
SpaceScientists turn earthquake sensors into dangerous space debris trackersJoseph Shavit
Handaxe from the Boxgrove paleosol horizon (locality Q2/GTP 17).
Discoveries500,000-year-old elephant bone tool reveals advanced planning and skill in early human ancestorsJoshua Shavit
A major study finds AI can outperform average humans on creativity tests, but top human creators still lead.
AIArtificial intelligence can now beat average humans in creativity, study findsShy Cohen
DiscoveriesNew evidence reveals how Stonehenge’s stones were transported across ancient BritainRebecca Shavit