Star Nest in Circinus West
A celestial shadow known as the Circinus West molecular cloud creeps across this image captured from Chile with the 570-megapixel Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera — one of the most powerful digital…
Baffling chronic pain eases after doses of gut microbes
What Rina Green calls her “living hell” began with an innocuous backache. By late 2022, two years later, pain flooded her entire body daily and could be so intense that she couldn’t get out of…
Science sleuths flag hundreds of papers that use AI without disclosing it
“As of my last knowledge update”, “regenerate response”, “as an AI language model” — these are just a few of the telltale signs of researchers’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) that science-integrity watchers have found…
Ancient DNA reveals Phoenicians’ surprising genetic ancestry
An ancient Middle Eastern civilization that developed an early alphabet spread its culture far and wide — but not its DNA, finds a 23 April Nature study1 of hundreds of ancient human genomes….
How we’re battling Trump’s science cuts across small-town America
Donald Trump’s second term as president of the United States is still less than 100 days old, yet his administration has created an unparalleled cacophony of news in that short space of time…
Brain-inspired AI enhances machine vision
A team of researchers from the Institute for Basic Science, Yonsei University, and the Max Planck Institute have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) technique that brings machine vision closer to how the…
Research analyzes the accelerated growth of the universe
A new University of Kansas survey of distant galaxies using the James Webb Space Telescope reveals never-before-seen star formation and black hole growth at “cosmic noon” — a mysterious epoch 2-3 billion years…
Soft brainstem implant delivers high-resolution hearing
Over the last couple of decades, many people have regained hearing functionality with the most successful neurotech device to date: the cochlear implant. But for those whose cochlear nerve is too damaged for…
Celtic necropolis with weapons and jewelry in France
Creuzier-le-Neuf (Allier), France – An impressive Celtic necropolis from the Second Iron Age was discovered in 2022 in the commune of Creuzier-le-Neuf, in central France, during excavations conducted by the National Institute for…
Caribbean ‘Dirt Ant’ Found in 16-Million-Year-Old Amber.
Wherever there’s dirt there’s bound to be ants, but one particular group is so adept at blending in with the ground that they hold the name “dirt ant” (Basiceros) all to themselves. Now,…