3+ hour, 42+ min ago  (1261+ words) Home " Features " Pieces The list below is a mix of the pieces we loved most and the ones you couldn't stop reading. Spinal cord injuries have traditionally belonged to the bleak category of "irreversible" and permanent facts of life. Once…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (704+ words) Home " Science " Mathematics How two new strange infinities challenge mathematical order. Is there an infinity of infinities? The question sounds almost absurd, like a child's riddle meant to twist your brain into knots. But for mathematicians, it's a serious (and…...

4+ week, 10+ hour ago  (665+ words) For the first time, astrophysicists modeled our galaxy star by star100 times faster than ever before. Astrophysicists have always dreamed of running a simulation of the Milky Way that could track every single stareach orbit, flare, and explosionwithout cutting corners. Now,…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (499+ words) Home " Health " Mind & Brain New research warns of chemical weapons that can manipulate consciousness and demands global regulation. According to a startling new analysis by British security experts, we are rapidly approaching a reality where the biology of our own…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (629+ words) Home " Science " Mathematics Google's AlphaProof is capable of solving complex mathematics but it's greatest feature may actually be finding errors. In 2024, an AI entered the fray of the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). Google's AlphaProof is part of the same Alpha…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (657+ words) AI can now turn brain scans into text. It's not mind reading but it's pretty close. In a dark MRI scanner outside Tokyo, a volunteer watches a video of someone hurling themselves off a waterfall. Nearby, a computer digests the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (897+ words) Millions are reading health advice written by bots masquerading as herbalists. At the top of Amazon's "Herbal Remedies" bestseller list, The Natural Healing Handbook looked like a typical wellness guide. With leafy cover art and promises of "ancient wisdom" and…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (647+ words) Estimate anything in the world with a napkin and a pen. In 1945, as the first atomic bomb exploded in the New Mexico desert, Enrico Fermi stood miles away, holding a few scraps of paper. As the shockwave rolled toward him,…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (656+ words) Decoding the age-old riddle of the M'bius strip's perfect length Imagine holding a strip of paper. You give it a half-twist and then tape its ends together. The shape you're now holding is the ticket to a world where surfaces…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (976+ words) In packed arenas and viral livestreams, a new breed of esports athletes battles not with controllers but with spreadsheets. At first, it sounds like satire. Twelve contestants jog through a glowing "hype tunnel" in Las Vegas, cheered on by fans…...