2025-02-03

UK to ally with EU for Horizon research projects

UK’s links to EU science and technology projects have been ‘turbo-charged’. [...]

2025-02-03

These Robots Are Recovering Dumped Explosives From the Baltic Sea

In the face of seabeds becoming valuable real estate and corroding bombs polluting the oceans, teams are turning to technology to clean up this dangerous and expensive problem. [...]

2025-02-03

Greenland’s glaciers are falling apart faster than expected

New 3D study shows meltwater driving fissures deeper into the glacial ice. [...]

2025-02-03

Let us spray: River dolphins launch pee streams into air

It's unclear why river dolphins do this, but it might serve some kind of social function. [...]

2025-02-03

Bonobos recognize when humans are ignorant, try to help

Study provides evidence that our relatives have a "theory of mind." [...]

2025-02-02

Why Computer Scientists Need Magic 8 Ball-Like Oracles

Hypothetical devices that can quickly and accurately answer questions have become a powerful tool in computational complexity theory. [...]

2025-02-01

The Federal Funding Freeze Will Cause Lasting Damage to Medical Research

Clinical trials may have to be scrapped, research applications will be pushed back, and unpaid researchers will quickly leave the sector—even if the Trump administration’s funding pause is only te [...]

2025-02-01

RFK Jr.’s Organic Crusade Has Sparked a Weird Political Realignment

Eating organic is normally associated with tote-wielding liberals, but RFK Jr. is shifting the politics of food in unusual ways. [...]

2025-02-01

To help AIs understand the world, researchers put them in a robot

There's a difference between knowing a word and knowing a concept. [...]