Can AI reason without words? A small model puts the idea to the test
The newest “Dragon Hatchling” AI model is testing whether skipping words in intermediate reasoning could cut computational cost.
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Meet the ‘fire amoeba,’ a record-breaking survivor of extreme heat
Incendiamoeba cascadensis can replicate at 145° F, breaking the heat tolerance record for eukaryotes, a domain of life that includes plants and animals.
Vera C. Rubin Observatory detects one of the smallest and faintest satellite galaxies ever seen
In one of the first major discoveries from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, scientists have revealed a previously unknown galaxy orbiting the Milky
US heading for unprecedented El Niño winter: Here’s what to expect
The ongoing El Niño is breaching the “super” threshold as Earth crosses into unprecedented climate territory. El Niño, officially underway as of June 11
Scientists identify ‘sweet spot’ for early stage of life on Earth that preceded LUCA, the ancestor of all living things
Scientists have identified a “sweet spot” in Earth’s deep past when conditions were optimal for a proposed early stage of life to take hold —
New LightTok chip converts light directly into ‘tokens’ for AI — slashing energy use in drones and other autonomous machines
Researchers in China have developed a sensor that could reduce the amount of energy that drones and other autonomous hardware use to process visual data.
What are you most excited for NASA’s Roman Space Telescope to find?
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‘Nothing short of a minor miracle’: ‘Rusty treasure’ found in the Danube is full of 2,200-year-old iron bars that could equip an entire army with weapons
More than two millennia ago, a ship carrying a wealth of iron sank in the Danube River in what is now Austria. Archaeologists have identified
First radio waves seen from an exoplanet hint at otherworldly auroras
The gas giant Beta Pictoris b, about 63 light-years away, has the mass of 10 Jupiters and a magnetic field thousands of times as strong
NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman Attends Ravens vs. Saints Game
NASA astronaut and commander of the agency’s Artemis II mission, Reid Wiseman, a Baltimore native, takes a selfie with fans at an NFL game between
How Virus-like ‘Jumping Genes’ Became Our Partners in Evolution
You might imagine that the DNA in your cells has a simple history. Even though it’s been recombined in every generation through sex and gained
Spaceflight may harm the reproductive system of astronauts’ kids and grandkids, early mouse study suggests
Lab mice who spend time in space seem to bear offspring with reduced reproductive capacity, a new study suggests. But what that might mean for
Scientists made a paper battery you can swallow to power internal medical devices
Scientists built a swallowable paper battery that can power medical devices inside the body and then gradually break down after its job is done. So
One of the longest-running meteor showers of the year has begun: How to get the best views of the Southern Taurids
One of the longest-running meteor showers of the year began on Sunday (Sept. 20), as the Southern Taurids start sending occasional “shooting stars” — and