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AI ‘Ghosts’ Offer New Opportunities for Conversations with Deceased Loved Ones, Study Reveals
A recent study documented a participant using an AI model to simulate a conversation with her late grandmother.
Elephant Trunk’s Hidden Design Could Inspire a New Generation of Soft Robots
The elephant's trunk has long been studied by engineers seeking to understand how it performs both powerful and delicate tasks effectively.
Scientists Want to Know Whether Meditation Can Boost the Effects of Psilocybin Therapy
A new research initiative at the University of Southern California is investigating the effects of combining psilocybin with structured mental training.
A 2,700-Year-Old Stone Could Shed New Light on a Religious Reform Described in the Bible
A massive stone, deliberately laid on its side and buried within the walls of an ancient Judean home, may provide physical evidence consistent with interpretations of King Hezekiah’s reported religious reforms.
Discovery of Fungi Living Within Desert Moss is Challenging Past Thinking on How Organisms Thrive in Arid Environments
Moss has long been regarded as unusual among land plants for its resilience and apparent independence from fungal partnerships, which are common in other species; however, new research from UC Riverside indicates that this view may not apply in desert environments.
A Slowly Aging Butterfly Could Help Scientists Understand Longevity
A University of Bristol-led study reports that a species of butterflies has evolved both longer lifespans and slower physical decline.
Scientists Have Discovered an Ancient Brain Circuit That Filters Distractions
Before the prefrontal cortex evolved, another system in the brain may already have been directing attention.
The First Ancient Protein Analysis of Homo Naledi Has Revealed a New Burial Mystery
A recent study, published in Cell, marks the first ancient protein analysis of Homo naledi and raises the possibility that the Dinaledi Chamber may contain predominantly, or possibly exclusively, female individuals.
Scientists Used Water to Uncover a Strange, ‘Invisible’ Quantum Phenomenon That Remained Elusive for Decades
A team of physicists set out to recreate a 60-year-old quantum mystery using a large water tank.
Earth May Have Been Sending Microscopic Hitchhikers Toward Venus for a Billion Years
A new model suggests that asteroid impacts on Earth may have occasionally launched microscopic material into space that could have reached Venus’s atmosphere over billions of years.
The Unconscious Brain May Be More Capable Than Scientists Realized
While a patient is fully anesthetized and unresponsive, neurons in the hippocampus continue to process language, distinguish different types of words, and generate neural activity consistent with predicting upcoming words.
A.I. Just Mapped a ‘Hidden’ Structure Inside One of the Most Complex Problems in Physics
A single machine learning model just turned one of condensed matter physics' most persistent problems into a navigable map.
How Jellyfish Can ‘Miraculously’ Heal Without Scars Has Long Remained a Mystery—Scientists Now Know Their Secret
Jellyfish can close a wound in real time, without stitches, scabs, or scars. Now scientists have unlocked the secrets of how they do it.