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New research explains why brains compute differently than AI and what that means for the future of artificial consciousness.
New research argues that consciousness depends on biological computation, not just information processing, reshaping how scientists think about AI minds.
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ROV image of a partially collapsed gas hydrate mound in the Molloy Deep (Freya mounds), where exposed gas hydrates are visible beneath sediment cover. The mound hosts dense fields of frenulate worms (Sclerolinum spp.), with associated crustaceans and small carbonate crusts.
Green ImpactDeepest Arctic methane seep found at 3,640 meters reveals thriving lifeMac Oliveau
A new study finds that familiar video games like Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi can spark childlike wonder, increase happiness, and reduce burnout risk in young adults.
HealthNew study links classic video game play to increased happinessRebecca Shavit
A team from Mass General Brigham and MIT has created a firefly inspired ingestible capsule that shines light inside the small intestine and reads how much comes back. In pigs, its luminance signal identified acute mesenteric ischemia with about 90 percent accuracy, hinting at a future where a simple pill could help doctors catch this often fatal emergency before the bowel dies.
HealthSwallowable light sensing pill could catch deadly gut ischemia before it killsJoshua Shavit
Dust clouds reflect starlight around the star R Doradus.
SpaceNearby red giant challenges how stars spread the building blocks of lifeJoseph Shavit
JWST observations trace how Milky Way-like galaxies grew from chaotic early systems into stable spiral galaxies over billions of years.
SpaceAstronomers reveal how the Milky Way’s violent youth forged a calmer spiral giantJoseph Shavit
Excavation site Gird-î Kazhaw in the foreground; the modern village of Bestansur in the background.
DiscoveriesArcheological findings in Iraq rewrite history of religious coexistenceShy Cohen
New research shows Earth’s day stalled at 19 hours for a billion years, reshaping views of rotation, atmosphere, and life.
SpaceEarth’s day was only 19 hours long for a billion years, study findsJoseph Shavit
Antelope bone fragment in rock from the 3-million-year-old early human site, Makapansgaat (South Africa).
DiscoveriesMetabolites preserved in fossil bones reveal ancient diets, diseases, and habitatsJoseph Shavit
McGill researchers show dopamine supports movement through steady signaling, not moment-to-moment control, reshaping views of Parkinson’s treatment.
HealthNew research challenges our understanding of Parkinson’s diseaseRebecca Shavit
Researchers point out that this is a physical phenomenon called ultraweak photon emission, or UPE.
HealthLiving plants and animals emit a faint glow that fades after deathJoshua Shavit
The final stage of the superkilonova: The neutron stars merge, triggering a kilonova that produces heavy metals, which glow with red light.
SpaceCosmic blast looked like a kilonova, then turned into a superkilonova mysteryJoseph Shavit
Using weather radar, scientists tracked flying insects across the United States for a decade. They found stable national numbers but sharp regional gains and losses linked to winter warming and land use.
DiscoveriesScientists reveal the staggering number of insects flying in the sky above the USRebecca Shavit
The KSTAR nuclear fusion reactor. A new theoretical study argues that future fusion reactors may do more than generate clean energy. They could also help uncover elusive particles linked to dark matter.
Green ImpactFusion reactors may be the key to uncovering dark matter particlesMac Oliveau
New research suggests LUCA was a complex microbe that lived about 4.2 billion years ago, reshaping ideas about life’s origins.
DiscoveriesScientists found the last universal common ancestor for all life on EarthJoshua Shavit
An artist’s interpretation of light from a supernova passing through a gravitational lens, reaching Earth at different times.
Space10 billion-year-old supernova sheds new light on cosmic expansion and dark energyJoseph Shavit
Archaeologists have mapped Semiyarka, a 140 hectare Bronze Age settlement in Kazakhstan that housed rows of homes, a central building and a dedicated bronze industry district, revealing that steppe communities built planned urban hubs long before history gave them credit.
DiscoveriesArcheologists find the lost Bronze Age city of Seven RavinesJoshua Shavit