Meet the Quantum Kid

Nine-year-old Kai Moskvitch's podcast explores how quantum technologies can transform our daily lives. [...]

Dark Matter May Be Made of Black Holes From Another Universe

A model of the cyclic universe suggests that dark matter could be a population of black holes predating the Big Bang. [...]

OpenAI starts offering a biology-tuned LLM

GPT-Rosalind is an LLM trained on biology workflows, available in closed access. [...]

Planet Parade in the Sky: How to View 4 Planets Lined Up This Week

The cosmic lineup of Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Neptune is here. [...]

6,000 Meters Under the Pacific, Japan Seeks Independence From China on Rare Earths

Tokyo is succeeding where the rest of the world has failed, reducing its reliance on Beijing for crucial rare earth elements—thanks to an enormous underwater deposit discovered on a remote island. [...]

Welp, Nobody Saw SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Crash Into the Moon

Although no one captured a direct image of the impact, scientists have detected signals confirming the rocket hit the lunar surface. Orbiters could provide the first images of the crash site in the co [...]

OpenAI Executive Kevin Weil Is Leaving the Company

The former Instagram executive is departing the ChatGPT-maker, and the company is sunsetting its “OpenAI for Science” application. [...]

OpenAI Has a New AI Model Built for Biology and Science

GPT-Rosalind is intended to help scientists streamline their research and drug discovery. [...]

The ‘Lonely Runner’ Problem Only Appears Simple

Take a group of runners circling a track at unique, constant paces. Answering the question of how many will always end up running alone, no matter their speed, has vexed mathematicians for decades. [...]