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AI New webcam-based AI system reads and responds to human facial expressions

A webcam-based research system connects human facial movements with AI responses, revealing both technical progress and limitations.

Discoveries Ant baits can drastically change colony behavior before ants die Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Spanish rock shelter preserves rare evidence of Neanderthal woodworking Joshua Shavit

Space JWST traces the most distant known fast radio burst to a strange dwarf galaxy Joseph Shavit

Space Earth’s magnetic field took 70,000 years to complete an ancient reversal Joseph Shavit

Space Scientists calculate how much information exists in the observable universe Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Why big dogs die younger: DNA study points to changes around jumping genes Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Jonathan the 194-year-old tortoise offers new clues to extreme human longevity Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Mosasaur tails reveal which ancient ocean predators were built for surprise attacks Joseph Shavit

Space NASA’s James Webb telescope reveals the dusty aftermath of 21 planet-shattering collisions Joseph Shavit

Space Five-dimensional black holes offer a possible explanation for dark matter and neutrinos Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Ancient DNA suggests humans reached America far earlier than previously thought Joshua Shavit

Discoveries The Jurassic Period’s ‘top predator’ was smaller than a house cat Joseph Shavit

Innovations Scientists demonstrate sustained operation of the world’s first self-regulating nuclear clock Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Ancient skull fractures strengthen evidence of human sacrifice around Egypt’s royal burials Joshua Shavit

Innovations Physicists use 3D light pulses to unlock new electron quantum states Joshua Shavit

Space Astronomers discover a ‘phoenix planet’ reborn from the ashes of a dead star Joseph Shavit