New research shows that advances in technology could help make future supercomputers far more energy efficient. Neuromorphic computers are modeled after the structure of the human brain, and researchers are finding that they can tackle difficult mathematical problems at the مزید پڑھیں
A seven-million-year-old fossil may mark the moment our ancestors first stood up and walked. For years, scientists have argued over whether a fossil dating back about seven million years was capable of walking upright. That question matters because bipedal movement مزید پڑھیں
A single fingerprint in ancient tar is rewriting the story of one of Scandinavia’s earliest seaborne raids. Researchers have identified a fingerprint preserved in the tar used to seal the oldest known wooden plank boat in Scandinavia, offering a rare مزید پڑھیں
Researchers have proposed a unifying mathematical framework that helps explain why many successful multimodal AI systems work. Artificial intelligence is increasingly relied on to combine and interpret different kinds of data, including text, images, audio, and video. One obstacle that مزید پڑھیں
Hubble unveils the “Lost Galaxy” as a vibrant spiral alive with newborn stars and glowing clouds of cosmic energy. This Hubble Space Telescope image highlights the spiral galaxy NGC 4535, a vast system of stars located about 50 million light-years مزید پڑھیں
Halafian pottery shows that early agricultural societies practiced advanced mathematical thinking through plant-based art long before writing. Researchers report that the Halafian culture of northern Mesopotamia (c. 6200–5500 BCE) created the earliest known systematic plant imagery in prehistoric art. Fine مزید پڑھیں
New research reveals organized networks linking paper mills, intermediaries, and compromised academic journals Organized scientific fraud is becoming increasingly common, ranging from fabricated research to the buying and selling of authorship and citations, according to a new study from Northwestern مزید پڑھیں
Researchers have identified over 70 new species, from ancient dinosaurs to living mammals and insects preserved in amber Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History identified more than 70 species new to science this year, uncovering life forms that مزید پڑھیں
The Amazon’s worst fire season in decades is turning the rainforest into a massive carbon emitter. A new analysis from scientists at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre shows that the Amazon rainforest has experienced its worst fire season in مزید پڑھیں
Ancient wolves found on a human-occupied Baltic island reveal unexpected and complex forms of prehistoric human-animal interaction. Researchers have uncovered wolf remains dating back thousands of years on a small and remote island in the Baltic Sea. Because the island مزید پڑھیں