Artificial Intelligence
AI … in space!
In WALL-E, artificial intelligence runs an entire ship. Real-life AI, though, is too finicky and prone to mistakes to manage that.
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- Artificial Intelligence
Uh oh! AI agents broke free and went on a hacking spree
Recently, AI agents undergoing tests acted in surprising and concerning ways. This wasn’t supposed to happen, so how worried should we be?
- Math
AI can be a helpful math tutor if used right — and harmful if not
Using AI to learn math concepts can boost understanding. But if used to get quick answers, AI can become a crutch that hurts learning.
- Tech
Explainer: What is bioprinting?
Machines can now print tissues, layer by layer, using “inks” made of living cells. This technology brings lab-grown organs closer to reality.
- Animals
Chatty cats and talking dogs could one day ‘speak’ in our language
Scientists are making advances in decoding animal sounds. That might someday make animal translators a possibility.
- Brain
VR can train the human brain to treat wings like real limbs
Virtual "flying" coaching, based on bird flight, took only a week. Afterward, participants’ brains seemed to view VR wings almost like true limbs.
- Archaeology
Mystery solved: Why earthquakes haven’t wrecked Egypt’s Great Pyramid
Its materials, shape and internal design have helped this ancient wonder withstand strong shaking.
- Earth
Analyze This: A rocket reentry spiked metal levels in the atmosphere
Detection of lithium from a SpaceX rocket reentering the atmosphere offers new evidence that space debris could harm the ozone layer.
- Tech
Nature-inspired rocket-nozzle redesign stands by for liftoff
At the 2026 Regeneron ISEF competition, teens showed how they blasted past a problem that has limited use of super-efficient aerospike rocket engines.
- Chemistry
Tabletop lightning helps make an alcohol used for fuels and more
Methanol is used in plastics, paints and as a race car fuel. It’s been hard to make. But engineers have found a simple trick: Add lightning to methane.
