Qwen3.8-27B runs frontier-class coding agents and reasoning locally, no cloud API required

The biggest AI model release of the past few days, at least among the developers and AI power users on social media, wasn't a frontier cloud model from OpenAI, Anthropic or Google.It was a 27-bil [...]

Theban tomb reveals how Egyptian burial trends evolved in time

Practices shifted from individuals buried in coffins to reusing sites for later mummy interments. [...]

The Collaboration Layer: Why Every Enterprise AI Strategy Needs One

Progress in science, like all major human achievements, accelerated through collaboration. In 1665, Philosophical Transactions was founded in London, becoming the world's first scientific journal [...]

As temperatures get hotter, pesticides are more dangerous to farmworkers

Research shows heat amplifies the dangers of pesticides. [...]

X-rays add new twist to narwhal's spiral tusk

New study finds that the tusks have not one but two spirals, twisting in opposite directions. [...]

Baidu’s revenue falls for a fifth quarter as ads keep sliding

Baidu revenue fell for a fifth straight quarter. The advertising business kept shrinking faster than the AI business could grow. The Chinese search company reported its results on Tuesday, with second [...]

Squeeze More Juice Out of a Dead Battery!

How the joule thief circuit “steals” energy from seemingly depleted power cells. [...]

Scientists find closest star to the Milky Way's central black hole

Star, moving at 8% the speed of light, may let us measure the black hole's rotation. [...]

Salmonella Is Everywhere

From granola to guacamole, a wide variety of foods have been recalled lately over salmonella risks. Experts say common-sense precautions go a long way. [...]