As AI Closed In on ‘Unique Games’ Proof, Researchers Raced to Beat the Machines
On the morning of September 11, 2026, Dor Minzer received a text message from a friend asking whether he was close to settling one of
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A quake on Mars may have set these rocks rolling
Fresh boulder tracks on Mars could reveal how a quake shook the planet and help scientists detect future tremors from orbit.
Remember the ‘caregiving kills’ study? Reality is more nuanced
A decades-old claim linking caregiving stress to risk of death has stuck around, hampering research into its benefits. But caregivers still need support.
‘It looks like a chimera’ — 168 million years ago, a strange platypus-like mammal relative lived in China alongside dinosaurs
A newly discovered platypus-like creature is the largest-known mammal relative from the entire Jurassic period, a new study finds — although it still only weighed
1,000-mile-long cloud that forms and vanishes on Mars every day obeys ‘exotic physics’ never seen on Earth
A 1,000-mile-long (1,600 kilometers) Martian cloud that emerges and then quickly disappears from the Red Planet’s sky nearly every day is even weirder than scientists
‘We stocked an RV as an emergency bugout vehicle’: Readers share how prepared they are for a disaster
As the “super” El Niño is predicted to bring heavier storms and flooding to the U.S., experts recommend stocking up on food and other supplies.
The Draconids, an unpredictable shower that can bring hundreds of meteors per minute, has begun
The Draconids, one of the year’s most unpredictable meteor showers, will peak this week. Although only a few “shooting stars” are expected, the shower has
Zombified cells may drive aging, and scientists are devising new ways to get rid of them
Emerging treatments aim to reverse or stall signs of aging in the body and thus cut the risk of age-related diseases. One of those signs
Woman ‘saw dead people’ and fired a gun at them after taking too many aspirin
The patient: A 65-year-old woman in Michigan The symptoms: The woman arrived at the emergency room via ambulance and asked to see a psychiatrist for
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2026: Best stargazing deals on telescopes and binoculars
Amazon Big Deal Days is back, and we’ve found some tempting deals on our favorite stargazing equipment at Amazon. For the next two days (Tuesday
Mpox is still spreading in the US — here’s what to know about vaccines, symptoms and treatment
Mpox is an infectious disease caused by a poxvirus, meaning a virus in the same family as smallpox. The infection was formerly known as monkeypox
An extinct crocodilian was found among rocks that built the Great Sphinx
Herugavialis is the new name for a fossil found in the same rocks that built the Great Sphinx. The reptile is a unique branch of
Your voice is more than sound. It’s part of who you are
The human brain is built to hear voices. Speaking connects us to other people — and ourselves. What do our voices reveal about ourselves?
Astronomers Solve Cosmic Cold Case with NASA Hubble Data
This artist’s concept depicts a possible explanation for the unusual chemical abundances NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope detected in the HS 0209+0832 system: a second-generation planet