Advocates and scientists warn that giving political appointees power over research grants would “upend” U.S. science
Did OpenAI solve the wrong Navier-Stokes problem?
OpenAI’s proof seems eligible for a million-dollar prize—but only by using a controversial loophole
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Earth’s annual checkup shows that we’re at increasing risk of moving away from the environment we’re adapted to
COVID cases are on the rise—here’s how to stay healthy this winter
The virus is currently most prevalent in California and the southern U.S., but experts expect it to go national in the coming weeks
Space weapons, AI safety concerns and the EPA’s rollback of power plant emission rules
From orbital weapons to AI risks and weaker emissions rules
Why human language may be intertwined with fire
Understanding how human language evolved is one of the hardest problems in science to unpick
Could brain-inspired computers run on the same amount of power as a human brain?
The human brain uses about the same amount of wattage as a lightbulb
Why AI is speeding up scientific research but not lab experiments
A new report from Google, Google DeepMind and M.I.T. finds that researchers are using AI—a lot. It’s just not helping as much in the lab
What does OpenAI’s blockbuster mathematics proof mean for the real world?
OpenAI’s claimed proof of the Navier-Stokes problem is a mathematical tour de force, but any real-world applications may be years away—if they ever arrive at all
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope glimpses its first cosmic light
The space telescope is set to reveal thousands of new exoplanets and scour the universe for signs of dark matter and energy