Conflict or Coexistence? New Study Warns AI May Not Share Humanity’s Incentives for Peace
Could humans find ourselves in conflict with AI? A new study explores the risk of violent conflict between humanity and AI.
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This Unusual 4000-Year-Old Statue is Challenging Our Ideas on Ancient Egyptian Traditions
Archaeologists have unearthed a 4,000-year-old limestone Egyptian statue that's unlike any previously discovered.
Evolutionary Mystery of Psilocybin Deepens With Discovery That Mushrooms Twice Evolved the Psychedelic Compound
New research reveals a psychedelic mystery involving how two types of mushrooms evolved to produce psilocybin on separate occasions.
12,000-Year-Old Evidence Reveals Smoke-Drying Mummies Preceded Egypt’s Pyramids
A new study suggests that the people of ancient southern China and Southeast Asia practiced mummification by curing bodies over low, smoky fires.
Scientists Reveal Odd “Flexoelectric Effect” in Ice Could Explain Lightning’s Mysterious Origins
A new study in Nature Physics reveals that ordinary ice can generate electricity when it is bent or deformed.
Strange Blue Bird Spotted in Texas Believed to Be the First Known Hybrid Between Blue and Green Jay Species
A recent study confirmed the existence of a hybrid bird between the blue jay and green jay species in nature.
Bizarre “Steam Worlds” Could Offer New Clues in the Search for Alien Life
Strange “steam worlds” may hold the key to understanding where life could exist beyond Earth.
Culture May Be Replacing DNA as the Driver of Human Evolution, New Theory Suggests
Scientists are re-examining whether genetic changes remain the primary catalyst of human evolution, or if another factor has become more influential.
Scientists Studying Ancient Mastodon DNA Have Made an Unexpected Discovery About These Ice Age Giants
New studies of genomes from mastodon fossils suggest these ice age beasts were a more diverse group than previously thought.
The Nearest Alien Civilization Might Be Across the Galaxy—and Millions of Years Older Than Us
New research reveals where the nearest alien civilization may exist, which could be far older than intelligent life on Earth.
Cannabis Waste Holds Rare Compounds With Medical Promise, New Research Reveals
Scientists at Stellenbosch University report the identification of flavoalkaloids, a previously unreported class of rare compounds in cannabis.
“The Accident”: How a Cosmic Misfit Helped Solve a Planetary Mystery
A detailed study of a cosmic mystery known as "The Accident" has now provided new insight into the formation of clouds on giant gas planets.
Mystery of ‘Homo Naledi,’ an Ancient Human Species Who Buried Their Dead, Deepens with New Burial Discovery
Homo Naledi, an extinct species of small-bodied hominins, may have intentionally buried their dead over 240,000 years ago.
China Says It Wants to Kill an Asteroid
According to China's space agency, the government is preparing to test a direct method of planetary defense by sending a spacecraft to collide with an asteroid.
This New Material Can Use Plastic Waste To Solve the Climate Crisis by Capturing Carbon Dioxide
Plastics are a major source of pollution and rising levels of atmospheric CO₂ continue to drive climate change. A new material could help address both problems.
“It Literally Leapt Out of the Rock at Us”: 150 Million-Year-Old Baby Pterosaur Fossils Stun Paleontologists
A recent study provides fresh details about how two small 150 million-year-old pterosaurs met their end during intense tropical storms.
Bending it like Beckham: Soccer’s New Upstart Artificial Intelligence Tool Could Change Sports Forever
Researchers have developed an AI-based method to make complex tracking data for sports like soccer more accessible.
New Predictive “Intelligent Drone Swarm” Technology Allows Drones to Cooperate for Faster, Safer Flight
Researchers at Durham University have developed a new system that enables drones to fly in precisely coordinated swarm formations.
Psychedelics Can Quickly Reorganize Our Brain Functions, Offering Promise for Lasting Therapeutic Approaches
New studies reveal how psychedelics can reorganize brain function, offering stronger, longer-lasting benefits than conventional approaches.
Rare Case of ‘Autobiographical Hypermnesia’ Reveals How the Brain Travels Through Time
Scientists explore 'autobiographical hypermnesia,' a rare ability that allows people to recall of life events in exceptional detail.
45 Years of Psychedelic Research Reveals the Deeper Threads of Human Connection, Researcher Says
Psychedelic research sheds light on experiences such as empathy and unity that cross cultural boundaries and speak to shared human qualities.
Scientists May Have Cracked the Code for Creating ‘Flying’ Space-Time Hopfion Crystals
Scientists develop a means of creating 'hopfion' crystals, complex, knot-like patterns of light that repeat across both space and time.
AI Unveils a Major Discovery in Ancient Microbes That Could Hold the Key to Next Generation Antibiotics
AI is searching for new antibiotics within ancient, single-celled microbes known for their ability to survive in extreme environments.
Rare Martian Mineral Discovery Could Reveal Clues to the Red Planet’s Thermal and Chemical Evolution
Scientists have recently identified a mineral on Mars that may offer new insights into the planet's complex thermal and chemical history.