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Physicists have set a new upper limit on the mass of neutrinos. And the finding could poke a big hole in the Standard Model of particle physics.

As AI technologies grow more human-like, some people are forming deep, long-term emotional bonds with them, even engaging in non-legally binding marriages. A recent opinion paper explores the ethical risks of such relati...

A new international study has revealed that children's gender biases can be seen not only in what they say, but in how they express emotions on their faces. Researchers in Canada and Hong Kong studied over 600 children a...

Proposed cuts would wipe out NOAA's Ocean and Atmospheric Research office among a raft of other reductions to one of the main scientific agencies of the US

Using advanced microscopes that capture brain cell anatomy and activity, a portion of a mouse's brain was mapped and rendered into a 3D atlas that creates new possibilities for neuroscience.

Beams of light that can be guided into corkscrew-like shapes called optical vortices are used today in a range of applications. Pushing the limits of structured light, Harvard applied physicists in the John A. Paulson Sc...

Remains of what may be the ancient capital city of the Kingdom of Lyncestis have been found in North Macedonia.

The La Niña weather pattern ended last month as Pacific Ocean temperatures rose and the El Niño Southern Oscillation cycle entered a neutral state, according to the NOAA.

Roman ships equipped with bronze rams sank dozens of Carthaginian ships during a major naval battle in 241 BCE - now we know how the rams were made

mRNA vaccines train the immune system in a similar way to traditional vaccines, but they use a different strategy to get there.

Scientists have unveiled the oldest woolly mammoth specimen ever discovered in North America as part of a major DNA study spanning a million years of mammoth evolution.

The AI made a "mental map" of the world to collect the game's most sought-after material. The post DeepMind’s New AI Teaches Itself to Play Minecraft From Scratch appeared first on SingularityHub.

Rocket start-up SpinLaunch wants to catapult hundreds of flattened "microsatellites" into space at once, using a cannon-like machine that accelerates objects by spinning them. The first orbital demonstration is scheduled...

Researchers have adapted a children's exercise program to better serve neurodivergent learners using AI-generated instructions. By leveraging ChatGPT, the team simplified and clarified movement directions in over 500 act...

Young adults often use alcohol and cannabis together, a behavior that may dull the perceived negative effects of drinking and increase the risk of alcohol-related harm. A recent study found that simultaneous use can redu...

A simple tweak to the usual setup is all that is needed to enhance a spectroscopy technique that uses waves in the terahertz region to probe samples, RIKEN physicists have discovered. The findings are published in the jo...

Before June 3, 2021, baseballs spun more. That's the day when Major League Baseball (MLB) said it would begin cleaning up a sticky situation: unapproved substances, like pine resin, smeared on baseballs to help pitchers ...

A study from Technion unveils a newly discovered form of quantum entanglement in the total angular momentum of photons confined in nanoscale structures. This discovery could play a key role in the future miniaturization ...

A new study shows that having a vivid imagination--especially for visual details--may increase a person's risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after trauma. In contrast, strong spatial memory skills, s...

A new study shows that daily probiotics can significantly reduce negative emotions such as anxiety, stress, and fatigue in healthy adults. Using a mix of mood tracking, emotion-processing tasks, and psychological questio...

Bioreactors housing methane-eating bacteria could offer a portable, off-grid solution for soaking up methane leaks from sites like landfills and coal mines

Researchers have proposed many origins for a gravity anomaly in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, but the latest evidence suggests the subglacial hole is an impact crater measuring 315 miles across.