2025-09-03

OpenAI is hiring 'AI-pilled' academics to build a scientific discovery accelerator

Here's what we know about OpenAI's proposed science platform and GPT-5's role in it. [...]

2025-09-03

“Mockery of science”: Climate scientists tear into new US climate report

Department of Energy is not serious about engaging with the scientific community. [...]

2025-09-03

These psychological tricks can get LLMs to respond to “forbidden” prompts

Study shows how patterns in LLM training data can lead to "parahuman" responses. [...]

2025-09-02

Hungry Worms Could Help Solve Plastic Pollution

Researchers are working on manipulating wax worms’ digestive systems to create a scalable way of disposing of plastic. [...]

2025-09-02

A robot walks on water thanks to evolution’s solution

A structure like those found on water striders' legs keeps a robot out of the water. [...]

2025-08-31

Earth models can predict the planet’s future but not their own

One of the world’s foremost climate models now faces funding threats. [...]

2025-08-31

These Newly Discovered Cells Breathe in Two Ways

In a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, a microbe does something that life shouldn’t be able to: It breathes oxygen and sulfur at the same time. [...]

2025-08-31

7 cooking techniques that combine science and tradition

Explore timeless, science-refined cooking methods, from browning and fermenting to aging and preserving [...]

2025-08-30

Antarctica Is Changing Rapidly. The Consequences Could Be Dire

“Abrupt changes” threaten to send the continent past the point of no return, at which point continued ice-melting would submerge coastal cities around the world. [...]