AI hallucinations work both ways, study shows — using chatbots can amplify and reinforce our own delusions
New research suggests generative AI may be creating delusions. (Image credit: Yuichiro Chino via Getty Images) Copy l...
Meet Sky Dragon, the giant 10-person 'flying taxi' that just passed its first flight test in China
China could have the world's largest flying taxi carrying up to 10 people. (Image credit: Fengfei Aviation Technology/A...
AI just verified a proof that earned one of math's most prestigious prizes. Math will never be the same
AI just verified a proof of a higher-dimensional "sphere-packing" problem, which asks how many spheres you can cram int...
In Criminal Cases, Moss Is Often Underfoot and Overlooked
A group of scientists and law enforcement officials are pointing to the role moss can play to help solve crimes.
Her Lab Worked to Future-Proof Fruits and Vegetables
Erin McGuire ran a research network that studied how to get healthy food to marginalized populations around the world.
A 'mass migration' of stars from the Milky Way's center could explain why there's life in our solar system
An illustration of the Milky Way between 4 billion and 6 billion years ago, when the "migration" of sunlike stars was t...
'Rectal garlic insertion for immune support': Medical chatbots confidently give disastrously misguided advice, experts say
AI chatbots are confidently dispelling incorrect medical advice, according to experts. (Image credit: Oscar Wong via Ge...
Why Falling Cats Always Seem to Land on Their Feet
It takes backbone to solve an enigma like the “falling cat” problem.
Anthony J. Leggett Dies at 87; Won Nobel for Theories on Superfluids
When scientists unwittingly turned helium into a superfluid — a feat many thought was impossible — Dr. Leggett not only ...