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Stories which cover trends and connections in AI, thought and science.
Physical AI: 5 Bottlenecks Between Humanoid Robots and Your Living Room
Humanoid robot costs are crashing, but real challenges remain for physical AI - from data scarcity to dexterous manipulation.
AI Drug Discovery in 2026: 5 Signs That It's Still Experimental
173 AI drug discovery programs are in clinical trials, but so far not a single drug has been approved.
AI Consciousness Checklist: 5 Things Scientists Can Measure
AI consciousness now has a scientific checklist. 20 researchers attempt to turn neuroscience theories into testable indicators.
Why Identical Protoplanetary Discs Create Different Planets
Protoplanetary discs produce vastly different planets depending on UV exposure timing. One million years of shielding creates Earth instead of Moon-sized worlds.
AI Bias: How Language Models Amplify What They Copy
Researchers studying AI bias thought they were building digital twins. What they created instead were caricatures.
AI Materials Discovery: 5 Things to Know
The gap between what AI predicts and what chemists can actually make has become the central drama of materials science.
Cloud-9: The Failed Dark Matter Galaxy
Astronomers have found the first confirmed "failed galaxy" - a dark matter cloud that never formed stars. Here are 5 things to know...
Pet Grief Is Real. Society Still Doesn't Believe It.
New research reveals pet grief can rival human loss - yet society still dismisses it as illegitimate.
Moroccan Fossils Capture Humanity's Last Shared Ancestor With Neandertals
A jawbone preserved during Earth's last magnetic flip reveals the African roots connecting modern humans to extinct cousins.
Rice Price Crisis 25 Years Ago Still Hurts The Children
When Indonesia's economic crisis skyrocketed 25 years ago, parents chose alternative foods which hurt children for decades.
