Why the Legendary Erdős Problems Are Falling to AI
On May 20, 2026, OpenAI made an announcement that shook the mathematical world. An internal AI model — one not available to the public —
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Naked mole-rat queens rule their colonies with a potent odor
A compound made only by breeding queens keeps naked mole-rat colonies infertile and free of conflict.
‘Cheating’ birds change their tune
Female pied flycatchers can tell whether a male is paired or not based on song differences. Mated males sing shorter songs and repeat syllables less.
2 people die of Cyclospora infection in Michigan
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and may be updated. Michigan has reported two deaths in its ongoing Cyclospora outbreak, a wave of parasitic
Scientists uncover big clue as to how Antarctica’s mysterious Blood Falls came to be
At the end of a glacier deep in East Antarctica’s Taylor Valley, there is a haunting waterfall that oozes red brine like a bleeding wound
‘Poop pills’ may ease insomnia by reprogramming the gut microbiome, early study hints
A poop transplant — otherwise known as a fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) — may help adults with long-term insomnia sleep better, a small study suggests.
Ancient bullets reveal where a Roman camp hid in the Pyrenees of Spain before being ambushed
Ancient slingstones found in northeastern Spain may be evidence of a local uprising against Roman rule in the first century B.C. Archaeologists think the lead
Aspen trees provide a natural buffer against wildfires, even as fire season intensifies, study shows
Aspen trees could provide a natural buffer against wildfires, as new research shows that areas of forest where these trees dominate burn less intensely than
Did fungi give mammals an evolutionary edge after the dinosaur-killing asteroid hit? New evidence revives a provocative hypothesis
When the famous Chicxulub asteroid struck what is now Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula 66 million years ago, it ended the reign of the nonavian dinosaurs. As
LINK Spacecraft Set for Mission to Boost NASA’s Swift Observatory
A Katalyst engineer runs tests on LINK while the satellite is inside the Pegasus XL rocket attached to the Stargazer aircraft at NASA’s Wallops Flight
Hubble telescope takes one of the most detailed looks at neighboring Andromeda galaxy ever — Space photo of the week
Quick facts What it is: Andromeda galaxy (M31) Where it is: 2.5 million light-years away, in the constellation Andromeda When it was shared: July 27
‘We’re a bit late on the case, but we are on the case’: Author Fred Pearce on the rise of renewables, a defused population bomb, and letting nature find its own way
Climate change’s impacts are being felt everywhere, from health and food security to extreme weather , sea level rise and collapsing ecosystems. World leaders have
‘The apparent chaos of the Anthropocene is turbocharging evolution itself’: Plants are finding ways to survive and thrive in the climate crisis — if we let them
Biodiversity loss has been recognized as a threat to global stability for decades. The decline in overall diversity of species on our planet, either through
Did Celtic women fight in battle?
A modern-day re-creation of how a woman in Britain may have fought around the first century A.D. (Image credit: Alamy) The ancient Celts thrived in