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Bram Cohen launched BitTorrent 25 years ago, a peer-to-peer file-sharing platform that broke files into pieces for simultaneous downloading, making…

A key unresolved puzzle in the origin of life is how early cells formed membranes that could enclose genetic material…

An estimated 20 million children across ten countries have adopted AI more than three times faster than adults, yet governance…

A University of Helsinki study analyzing 31,812 email subject lines sent 4.6 billion times found that common "power words" like…

Researchers have discovered that superworm larvae ("Zophobas morio") can effectively clean skeletal remains by removing soft tissue without damaging bone,…

Michael Collins, director of the National Air and Space Museum, anxiously monitored the precise timing of the opening ceremony, having…

Labeling AI as a "coworker" or "employee" reduces human error detection by 18% and makes people feel 44% less accountable…

The energy cost of AI is staggering, with GPUs consuming up to 1,000 watts each (comparable to a vacuum cleaner)…

Realta Fusion successfully powered a lightbulb using electricity harvested directly from its WHAM demonstration device, marking a first for a…

Global copper demand is set to skyrocket due to the energy transition and data center growth, with a study suggesting…

Japanese researchers used high-speed cameras to analyze soccer's scissors feint, revealing how skill level affects weight shift and foot placement…

NASA is evaluating a plan to send the full-scale engineering model of the Perseverance rover, nicknamed "Promise," to the Moon's…

Margaret Atwood sharply criticized AI at the Babell Literary Festival, recounting how Anthropic's Claude gave her a wrong, "lying" answer…

Two scientific papers by Nobel laureate Max Planck were retracted decades after his death, with the articles completely removed from…

Researchers at the University of Ottawa are developing UbiMyTherapist, an AI that proactively monitors emotional cues from smartwatches and wireless…

Conno Christou, a health-optimizing entrepreneur, was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after a swollen arm led to the…

A 60-year-old man in Spain with a persistent headache and behavioral changes was found to have multiple brain lesions, initially…

Ford walked back a major AI bet by rehiring 350 experienced engineers after discovering automated systems couldn't replicate veteran workers'…

Over 80% of clinical antibiotics are derived from natural products, but the pipeline for novel antibiotics has slowed to a…

Across multiple industries, student projects focused on helping customers navigate uncertainty and providing clarity rather than bombarding them with more…