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Life from Scratch: Harvard Creates Self-Reproducing Cells Without Biology
Harvard scientists created artificial cells that reproduce and evolve using only simple molecules and light, revealing how life might have begun.
Why Woolly Mammoths Dominate De-Extinction Dreams
The mammoth's grip on de-extinction efforts has little to do with science. It has everything to do with us.
When AI Passes the Test But Fails the Question
Harvard's Keyon Vafa trained AI on Manhattan streets and found an invented city. New research reveals why AI world models break down under...
Musical training keeps aging brains youthfully efficient
Can playing music keep your brain young? New research shows musicians' brains resist typical age-related decline patterns.
Ancient Sound Waves Reveal Cosmic Void Around Earth
Sound waves from the Big Bang support the idea that Earth sits inside a billion-light-year void, potentially resolving cosmology's most stubborn measurement problem.
Light Fluid Mimics Black Hole's Event Horizon
Physicists create a quantum fluid of light that mimics black hole physics. The technique could finally test Hawking's 50-year-old radiation prediction.
New Types of Infinity Challenge Mathematical Order
Exacting and ultraexacting cardinals disrupt the hierarchy of infinities and challenge whether mathematics is fundamentally orderly or chaotic.
Did Cosmic Radiation Really Kill The Neanderthals?
Did a cosmic catastrophe 41,000 years ago doom the Neanderthals while early humans survived with better sunscreen?
Will AI Take My Job? These 4 Dimensions Might Help You Figure It Out
Harvard researchers reveal four dimensions where AI beats humans: speed, scale, scope, sophistication. Their framework explains which jobs are safe.
ANITA Anomaly: The Antarctic Signal Nobody Can Explain
ANITA detected radio signals from Antarctica that shouldn't exist. A new study confirms they remain unexplained, and PUEO may finally find the answer.
