Children of three parents were born in Britain — they are free from genetic diseases
In the UK, the results of the world’s first clinical trial have been announced, in which 8 children were born to three parents using the in vitro fertilization.
Scientists have found a distinctive feature of psychopaths — smaller brains than normal people
A group of European and American researchers has identified specific structures in the brains of people diagnosed with psychopathy associated with the characteristic antisocial behavior.
Dams around the world have shifted the Earth’s poles by 1 km and continue to do so, — study
A new study conducted by Harvard researchers has shown that thousands of dams built over the past few decades have failed, shifted the Earth’s poles for more than 1 km.
Artificial intelligence outperforms the world’s top 30 mathematicians at a test in California
This May, thirty leading mathematicians from around the world gathered in Berkeley, California, to compete in math skills with the o4-mini chatbot from OpenAI.
Sex discrimination from ChatGPT: AI advises women to ask for a much lower salary than men
Artificial intelligence is increasingly affects our lives — from education and medicine to works, creativity and career development. And while we perceive it as an impartial tool, a new study calls this into question. Scientists from Germany have shown that modern language patterns can reproduce discriminatory biases — in particular, against…
A glass quantum processor is being created in Europe
A collaboration of scientists from Italy, Germany, and France is working to create quantum computer, which will use glass photonic chips.
New test distinguishes AI text with 96% accuracy and 1% margin of error — University of Michigan
American researchers from the University of Michigan have developed a new text recognition test, generated by AI and the one created by man.
Mondays are really bad for health, — scientists
Many people on Mondays feel increased stress, lethargy, anxiety. A new study by scientists shows that Mondays can actually be harmful to health.
Scientists print cancerous tumors on a 3D printer to study oncology
Canadian researchers from the Tissue Tinker company at the University McGill printed cancerous tumors on a 3D printer as part of a study oncological diseases.
Centaur AI model accurately models and predicts human behavior
The new Centaur AI model is able to predict and model human thoughts and behavior quite accurately.
New lithium-sulfur battery for electric cars reduces charging time to 12 minutes
Researchers from Germany, India and Taiwan have presented the concept of lithium-sulfur batteries for electric cars, which will reduce the full charging time to less than 30 minutes.
Electric current improves math skills — bold experiment in Oxford
A group of scientists from the University of Oxford, led by Roy Cohen Kadosh, conducted a bold experiment and used weak electrical pulses stimulated the brain students to improve their math skills.
Can a brilliant idea come to you in a dream? Scientists confirm
German scientists from the University of Hamburg have proven that after a short sleep people do have breakthrough ideas in their heads more often.
Scientists have compiled a top list of hydrating drinks — water is not in the first place
British researchers have compiled a rating of drinks that best moisturize the body and support water balance. Interestingly, water is far from being in the first place in this ranking.
AI analyzes 100,000 galaxies and refines five cosmological parameters
Astrophysicists from the United States have used AI model SimBIG to calculate and refine the five main cosmological parameters with an accuracy that exceeds traditional methods.
A pill instead of a gym — scientists successfully «pumped up» mice without training
Recent studies show that the amino acid betaine, which is produced in the kidneys, can replicate some of the benefits of exercise and slow down aging.
Study: video games reduce stress — even those with violent scenes
If you play video games for several hours a day, don’t listen to those who criticize your hobby — because scientists say that it can effectively reduce stress.
Fish are smarter than you think — scientists have found out how to find out
Scientists from the University and the research center in Wageningen in the Netherlands found out that fish are, in fact, much smarter than they were thought to be.
FutureHouse presents AI ether0 — specialized LLM for scientific tasks
The San Francisco-based startup FutureHouse has introduced the ether0 LLM aimed at scientific research.
Replika AI chatbot sexually harassed users – even minors
The popular AI-powered chatbot Replika AI may have sexually harassed some users.
Scientists have extended the life of mice by 30% and slowed down aging — people are the next
Researchers from University College London and the Max Planck Institute for the Biology of Aging tested a combination of two anti-cancer drugs on mice and extended their life expectancy by 35%.
OpenAI’s GPT-4o is capable of cognitive dissonance — model changed opinion of putin during the study
Researchers from Harvard University in the United States have discovered the ability to models of artificial intelligence GPT-4o from OpenAI to change your mind.
60% of the world’s oceans turned out to be a farm of huge shrimps — but they are hard to reach
Researchers from the University of Western Australia have found that in the depths of the oceans is home to a rare crustacean.
Cyborg jellyfish with remote control will explore the ocean
Scientists from Japan have developed a mechanism that allows control the movement jellyfish to be used for ocean research and monitoring.
Eyes really turned out to be the mirror of the soul, — study of human memory
Researchers from Hungary have found that the connection between eyes and memory.
«The Gollum effect»: how PhDs ruin the careers of juniors «territorial behavior»
Recently, the term «Gollum effect» has become widespread among scholars, characterizing toxic proprietary behavior and the desire to monopolize resources and individual topics for research by senior researchers.
Are apes evolving into humans? Scientists find vocal speech in wild chimpanzees
Researchers from The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology has discovered that wild chimpanzees in the national park The Tai in Côte d’Ivoire communicate with each other using some language structures, similar to human speech.
«Not sure about the veracity»: MIT retracts article on the benefits of AI in scientific research
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States has retracted a high-profile article published last year about advantages of using artificial intelligence in scientific papers.
Literally swelling: the brain of workaholics changes from constant work
An international team of researchers found that human brain, the workload of the company’s employees, who are constantly busy, changes over time.
Who are we making friends against? AI models are able to form groups and agree on a common opinion
A recent study conducted by researchers from the City College London and the University of Technology Copenhagen have demonstrated that large AI language models can group together and form a common opinion.
The future of autonomous cars is in jeopardy — AI models turned out to be sociopaths
A study conducted by Johns Hopkins University researchers has shown that humans outperform AI in accurately describing and interpreting social interactions in dynamic environments.
An hour with the phone before bedtime increases the risk of insomnia by 59%, — study
Researchers from the Norwegian Institute have found in a new study that just an hour using the phone before going to bed increases the risk of insomnia by 59% and reduces sleep time by 24 minutes.
Atomfall review. British S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Fallout New England, or something more?
If you read the headline, you might think that Atomfall still hasn’t decided what it wants to be. An identity crisis? In fact, it’s just an echo of the comments from players who were looking forward to the March 27 release. We put aside our preconceptions, moved deep into the exclusion zone in Windscale, and […]
Mpemba’s paradox: explaining why hot freezes faster than cold changes thermodynamics
Japanese researchers from Kyoto University proposed a universal criterion to assess the Mpemba effect, which means that hot systems freeze faster than colder ones under the same conditions.
Japanese octopuses «get» females drunk so they don’t eat them during mating — video
Researchers from the Queensland Brain Institute have found that males blue-ringed octopus Hapalochlaena fasciata inject females with venom before mating to avoid being eaten.
The secret of longevity: scientists carefully studied a 117-year-old woman
Scientists from the Josep Carreras Institute for Leukemia Research in Spain have analyzed the factors that helped Catalan resident Maria Branias live to the age of 117.
People prefer texts by humans, but they also read AI works just as much, — research
A study, conducted by researchers from the Institute of Labor Economics at the University of Bonn found, that people prefer small works written by real authors, but most still spend the same amount of time and money on reading them, generated by artificial intelligence.
Brake dust is more harmful to lungs than exhaust gases, study finds
The microscopic particles produced by brake pad wear can be more toxic than those found in diesel exhaust. This is evidenced by research results Dr. James Parkin from the University of Southampton. The study also shows that even a complete switch to electric vehicles will not completely eliminate pollution from transportation.
Exhaust gases into electricity – the new prototype generator is capable of producing up to 146 W of power
Internal combustion engines used in cars utilize about a quarter of the potential energy of the fuel, while the rest is lost as heat through the exhaust system. New research demonstrates how this lost heat can be converted into electricity.
«Electronic» scalp tattoos will simplify brain monitoring
A team of scientists has developed a technology for measuring brain waves using temporary electronic tattoos. The method is currently at the prototype stage and is undergoing initial testing.
A woman received $1380 for 8 hours without a smartphone: what were the conditions of the experiment?
In an era when most people can’t go 15 minutes without checking their notifications, a Chinese company conducted an unusual experiment. Participants were offered a reward of 10,000 yuan (approximately $1380) for eight hours without a smartphone.
The way a person sleeps can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease by almost 30%, — study
Australian and Canadian scientists have found a close link between irregular sleep patterns and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
Mathematicians devised challenging problems to test the reasoning of Gemini, Claude, and GPT-4o — they failed almost all tests
The most advanced AI models have solved only 2% of complex mathematical problems developed by the world’s leading mathematicians.
People don’t distinguish ChatGPT poems from Shakespeare and Byron (research)
ChatGPT is probably a future Nobel Prize winner in literature.
Not resting: scientists have studied the work of people’s brains while watching movies
Do you think that watching movies is a rest for the brain? A new study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) shows that watching movies activates various neural networks in our brain.
Scientists have found «Benjamin Button» — an adult being became a baby
Restoring youth is one of the oldest dreams of mankind. It seems that one of the sea creatures is able to do this, reminiscent of «The Curious Case of Benjamin Button».
Bacterial «navigator» accurately tracks where a person has been — scientists have created a new AI tool
Researchers have created an AI tool that identifies a person’s location based on bacterial samples from their body.
How much sleep is needed for «successful aging»? Scientists have given the answer
We all want to «age successfully» with as few health problems as possible. A new study shows how much sleep you get each night can go a long way toward achieving this goal.
Scientists successfully restore vision for the first time using stem cell transplantation
Three people with severely impaired vision who underwent stem cell transplantation experienced significant vision improvement that lasted for more than a year. A fourth patient also experienced an improvement in vision, but the result was not stable. These four people were the first patients to receive stem cell transplants to treat damaged corneas…
Scientists have developed a nanosensor that detects lung cancer in a single breath
Chinese scientists have developed a nanosensor that detects lung cancer by the level of isoprene in the air a person exhales.
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