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WIRED Science

Scientists Have Found the Most Convincing Evidence Yet of a Dark Matter Particle

An underground detector recorded a strange interaction pointing to a particle with some properties that signify dark matter. The detection is small but promising.

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WIRED Science

Scientists Have Found the Most Convincing Evidence Yet of a Dark Matter Particle

Singularity HUB

This Drug Makes New Neurons in the Brain. Scientists Say It Reversed Alzheimer’s Symptoms in Mice.

Delivered by injection, the drug transforms astrocytes into neurons. In an early study, mice modeling Alzheimer's showed marked improvement compared to untreated peers. The post This Drug Makes New Neurons in the Brain. Scientists Say It Reversed Alzheimer’s Symptoms in Mice. appeared first on SingularityHub. ...

2 days ago

Singularity HUB

This Drug Makes New Neurons in the Brain. Scientists Say It Reversed Alzheimer’s Symptoms in Mice.

New York Times Science

Scientists Hunting Dark Matter Found Something Strange

A lone signal from an experiment in South Dakota doesn’t fit the profile of any other known particles, physicists say.

20 hours ago

New York Times Science

Scientists Hunting Dark Matter Found Something Strange

Futurism

Anthropic Deliberately Trained an Extremely Misaligned, Reward-Seeking AI and It Did Some REALLY Bad Things

It did not enjoy being contained... at all. The post Anthropic Deliberately Trained an Extremely Misaligned, Reward-Seeking AI and It Did Some REALLY Bad Things appeared first on Futurism.

19 hours ago

Anthropic Deliberately Trained an Extremely Misaligned, Reward-Seeking AI and It Did Some REALLY Bad Things

Futurism

The Music Industry’s New Lawsuit Against Anthropic Should Have Dario Amodei Shivering With Fear

This time, there's precedent. The post The Music Industry's New Lawsuit Against Anthropic Should Have Dario Amodei Shivering With Fear appeared first on Futurism.

2 days ago

The Music Industry’s New Lawsuit Against Anthropic Should Have Dario Amodei Shivering With Fear

New York Times Science

U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5-Degree Climate Target

Carbon removal combined with emissions reduction is the only remaining pathway to avert catastrophic levels of warming, a new report warns.

17 hours ago

U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5-Degree Climate Target

New York Times Science

New York Climate ‘Superfund’ Law Falls in Court

The court said the measure, which required energy companies to pay $75 billion to the state, conflicted with federal law.

1 day ago

New York Climate ‘Superfund’ Law Falls in Court

New York Times Science

What Did Jurassic Forests Sound Like? Like This.

Scientists spent over a decade reconstructing the calls of nine species of ancient insects to create the first accurate Jurassic soundscape.

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What Did Jurassic Forests Sound Like? Like This.

Futurism

Nvidia’s “Slop Tracing” Feature That Uses AI to Yassify Video Games Leaked, and the Results Are Even More Horrifying ...

Embarrassing. The post Nvidia's "Slop Tracing" Feature That Uses AI to Yassify Video Games Leaked, and the Results Are Even More Horrifying Than Anyone Thought Possible appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

Nvidia’s “Slop Tracing” Feature That Uses AI to Yassify Video Games Leaked, and the Results Are Even More Horrifying ...

WIRED Science

Is It Even Possible to Understand Quantum Mechanics?

Common sense is of no help in studying reality at the atomic scale.

1 hour ago

Is It Even Possible to Understand Quantum Mechanics?