A new study could help identify promising treatments to extend the human lifespan, researchers say
Anthropic asks religious thinkers to help shape Claude as pope warns about AI
Anthropic has been consulting theologians and ethicists on Claude’s behavior, raising questions about who gets to shape a chatbot’s values
How the mathematician Gödel proved that not everything can be proven
A statement can be true or false. But as Kurt Gödel demonstrated, there will always be mathematical assumptions that can neither be proven nor disproven
Why a ‘heat dome’ over Europe is shattering temperature records right now
Western Europe is essentially trapped in the weather equivalent of a Dutch oven, a situation that one scientist said has “the fingerprints of climate change all over it”
China just launched a bunch of fake human embryos into space on a new research mission
China’s artificial embryos are part of an experiment to learn more about how human pregnancies could develop under microgravity conditions
A toothless, beaked, bipedal crocodile cousin roamed Earth 200 million years ago
Like modern crocodiles, this bizarre ancient reptile was likely a carnivore, but otherwise it bears little resemblance to them
How mathematicians use Minecraft to calculate pi
A battle between “slimes” and “zoglins” could be the best way to calculate pi—at least for fans of this megahit game
Experts explain how sunscreen really works—and why better ones may be coming soon
Thick and creamy, gloopy or spray-on, sunscreen can be confounding. This science-backed guide can help you get ready for summer
Tiny alien-like blue octopus discovered lurking off the Galapagos Islands
This teensy creature was discovered along a deep-sea mountain
Ocean census reveals more than 1,100 new species
Over the course of 13 expeditions and other efforts between mid-2025 and mid-2026, scientists found hundreds of previously undiscovered creatures living under the waves