AI could turn scientific papers into research assistants
An AI ‘virtual author’ can help scientists use a paper’s methods on new data. But it’s not going to match a human author’s expertise.
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A lifesaving medication is not behind the drop in U.S. overdose deaths
A possible reason for the overdose deaths drop is more use of naloxone, which reverses opioid overdoses. But while still a key tool, its use
Lightest known pair of neutron stars proves Einstein right yet again
Astronomers have discovered the lightest known pair of neutron stars — two ultradense stellar remnants that circle each other every 2 hours, 22 minutes, veering
A fighter pilot had unexplained headaches for over a year. The cause was hiding in plain sight.
The patient: A 29-year-old man in India The symptoms: The man, a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force, went to a civilian neurologist after
See pieces of Halley’s Comet fall to Earth this week as the Orionid meteor shower peaks
One of the best fall meteor showers peaks this week, when pieces of the famous Halley’s Comet streak across Earth’s atmosphere as fast-moving “shooting stars.”
Case of mysterious medieval skeleton buried in Roman-era sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey finally solved
In the late 1800s, Westminster Abbey clergy stumbled upon a mysterious sarcophagus. The lid was decorated with an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon cross, but the base had
Could ‘body clocks’ play a role in depression? Study proposes a new ‘circadian’ subtype
Some people with depression sleep far more than average, wake up exhausted, habitually stay up late, and experience mood shifts with the seasons. A new
‘It makes me feel that we can do a lot about it’: ESA official shares striking satellite snap of Europe’s record-breaking summer heat waves
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Southern Europe and North Africa What’s in the photo? Land and sea surface temperatures during one of Europe’s record-breaking summer
Webb Captures Stellar Jets
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed many protostars and stars within the glowing gases of NGC 7129. Hot, atomic hydrogen gas is shown here
Rule breaking by just a few people can be contagious
People are more likely to mimic — or even surpass — rule breakers than rule followers, a study finds. But real-world consequences may keep people
Will Tesla’s ‘flying car’ ever hit the market, or is it a load of compressed air?
Related stories The first flying taxis could start operating in 2026 — will this new form of transport actually take off? Watch four flying cars
Devastating 2025 Myanmar earthquake sheds light on how the ‘Big One’ could play out in California
Last year’s massive earthquake in Myanmar could help researchers better predict where the worst shaking will be if the “Big One” hits the San Andreas
The James Webb telescope is watching one of the earliest supernovas in the universe unfold
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have found what may be one of the most distant supernovas ever observed. And in a stroke
Undeciphered Voynich manuscript may have been bound out of order, study finds
The mysterious and undeciphered Voynich manuscript has caused consternation among code-breakers, linguists and scholars of medieval literature for more than a century. But now experts