Welcome to Science Reader!
Welcome to Science Reader!
Science Explorer
Digital Fruit Flies Avoid 'Catastrophic Forgetting' by Refusing to Learn
A fly-inspired network never forgets an odor. The reason is that it barely learns.
Why We Can Never Prove That Someone Else is Conscious
'Rival' scientists use category theory to show that while 'shapes' of experiences might be matched across minds, we can never observe the feeling...
AI In Science Connects the Dots, But Only In Fields That Are Fragmented
An analysis of 80 million papers shows AI boosts originality where knowledge is scattered and connections are weak, but contributes little novelty in...
"Keep Humanity Safe From AI," Urges Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical reaches the same verdict on AI as the labs building it, then parts ways over the meaning of...
AI Solves Erdős Math Problem: What's Next for AI in Mathematics?
An AI solved an 80-year-old Erdős math problem by walking a path mathematicians had collectively avoided.
Is AI Making You Dumber? Not If You Challenge It
Cognitive debt is the cost of letting AI think for you. New research shows the difference between healthy and harmful AI use comes...
Artemis II Flew on AI, but Came Home on Engineering
The Artemis II mission flew on autonomous AI systems, but the crew's survival depended on engineers solving a heat shield flaw by hand.
3I/ATLAS: The Interstellar Comet That Defied Expectations
An interstellar comet with CO2 ratios 60 times higher than anything in our solar system. 3I/ATLAS didn't just visit. It rewrote the chemistry.
Humanity's Last Exam: The Hardest AI Benchmark Yet
AI benchmarks are meant to measure what machines can and cannot do. But the machines keep outsmarting the tests. A new test tries...
The Silence Between Black Holes
Black holes are colliding in silence across the cosmos. That silence could help explain cosmic expansion.
