3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1778+ words) This wasn’t supposed to happen. How worried should we be? In mid-July, AI agents that were supposedly locked in a “sandbox” for testing broke out. They weren’t supposed to have internet access, but they found a way online and hacked…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1355+ words) Sensors listen for infrasound, a deep-bass thrumming too low for human ears to hear Researchers tracked this prescribed fire in Idaho using acoustic sensors they devised themselves. Most flame spotters scout for wildfires with their eyes. But researchers have shown…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1712+ words) Machines are now using cells to build live tissues, layer by layer One goal of bioprinting is to make new organs for patients who need them. Scientists cannot yet 3-D print full working hearts — but they’re working toward a future…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (607+ words) Long ago, our ancestors learned to create best-of-both-world materials by mixing metals This statue of a dragon, found outside a temple in China, is made of bronze. Bronze is an alloy, or mix, of copper, tin and other elements. By…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1142+ words) AI advances and listening tools may someday let you talk with animals Imagine talking to — and understanding — other animals. Advances in decoding animal sounds might someday make that a possibility. In the animated movie Up, a yellow, tail-wagging dog shows…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (457+ words) This curious trait entangles the senses — and sometimes inspires art 19th-century artist Vincent van Gogh is believed by many experts to have had chromesthesia. That is a type of synesthesia in which a person’s brain entangles sounds with sights. By…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (686+ words) AI-made images have exploded in popularity — making it harder to tell what’s real or fake online Left: a picture made with the AI image generation tool on ChatGPT. Right: a (real) picture of a tiger. Can you tell the difference…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1516+ words) Robots could soon begin using these maps to deliver pizza, groceries and more Pokémon Go uses your phone’s location to figure out where you are as you walk around the real world. The game’s goal: Capture virtual critters that appear…...