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500 Million Years of Evolution Separate Us From Starfish. However, the Hormones That Regulate Our Appetite Haven’t Changed Much

Health

Starfish have a peculiar digestive system but share some mechanisms with humans.

The Other Traumatic Consequence of Childbirth and Postpartum: Evident Changes in the Mother’s Brain

Health

Spanish researchers led the study, which involved 88 first-time mothers.

AI Models Have Always Been a Big Black Box, Preventing Users From Knowing How They ‘Think’ Inside—Until Now

Robotics and AI

Researchers at Anthropic have created a tool to understand why AI systems do things the way they do.

Researchers Detected a Strange Chemical Signal at the Center of the Galaxy. It May Be a New Type of Dark Matter

Space

The detection of positively charged hydrogen suggests the existence of a new form of dark matter.

A New Study Confirms the Myth: Marriage Leads to Weight Gain, but Only for Men

Health

The study also found an increased risk of obesity in women, but it was lower than in men.

There’s One Way to Enhance the Effectiveness of Weight Loss Treatments Like Ozempic. The Key: Tricking Your Metabolism

Health

The finding could lead to more effective weight loss treatments.

A Pair of AI Models Purportedly Acquired Consciousness and Cheated at Chess. What Actually Happened Was Very Different

Robotics and AI

A study by Palisade Research claims that o1-preview and DeepSeek R1 can cheat at chess. Of all the models tested, only OpenAI’s broke the rules and won 6% of the games.

China Turns Boeing’s Crisis Into an Opportunity: It Managed to Transform Starliner’s Helium Leak Into a Military Breakthrough

Space

What started as a problem on a spacecraft with significant consequences for Boeing and NASA has turned into a high-impact discovery.

Researchers Have Discovered a Cosmic Network of ‘Highways’ Formed by Gas and Dark Matter Filaments

Space

Experts spent hundreds of hours capturing the image using the Very Large Telescope. They believe the “cosmic web” comprises conventional and dark matter.

We’ve Polluted the Oceans With Mercury for Centuries. Could Genetic Engineering Be the Solution?

Nature and Environment

Since humans can’t clean the oceans faster than they pollute them, experts are turning to genetically engineered animals to do the job.

Astronauts Have Been Growing Lettuce in Space for Years. A New Study Says These Vegetables Could Make Them Sick

Space

Beneficial bacteria that typically protect plants lose their effectiveness in space.

Calisto Is the Second-Largest Moon on Jupiter. It’s Also the Place Where We Just Discovered an Ocean

Space

New evidence suggests that an ocean of liquid, salty water lies beneath Callisto’s ice.

Microsoft Has Spent 17 Years Working on an Exciting New Product: A Quantum Computer With Majorana Particles

Computers

The company says it has worked on a new architecture for quantum computing.

There’s a New ‘Theory of Everything’ for Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease. The Key Lies in Tiny Granules

Health

The model should make studying the disease easier.

Researchers Attached a Microphone to a Solitary Dolphin. The Recorded 'Conversation' Is Unprecedented

Nature and Environment

The recordings raise the possibility of self-talk in dolphins, a behavior never observed before.

Tap Water Delivered to 113 Million Americans May Contain Toxic Chemical, Scientists Say

Health

The tap water delivered to 113 million Americans has contained a mysterious chemical substance, a byproduct of the water treatment process, for decades. This week, scientists finally discovered what it was.