Texas-based Firefly Aerospace is celebrating today (March 11) after successfully launching its Alpha rocket for the first time in nearly a year. Today’s mission, called “Stairway to Seven,” was the…
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AI Autocomplete Covertly Shifts Human Opinions
Summary: AI-powered writing tools do more than just speed up your typing—they may be subtly rewriting your worldviews. A large-scale study reveals that biased autocomplete suggestions can shift a user’s…
Archaeologists reveal new findings into the death of Princess Ulyania
Archaeologists in Russia have uncovered new evidence about the burial of Princess Ulyania of Uglich, challenging a long-standing historical claim that she died violently during the reign of Tsar Ivan…
The Amazon molly — a sex-skipping fish — hacks evolution
The Amazon molly is an evolutionary enigma: an all-female fish that reproduces by cloning itself. Because it doesn’t mix its DNA with a mate’s, Darwinian logic holds that harmful mutations…
Fat cells burn energy to make heat – making them the next frontier of weight loss therapies
Over the past few years, a new class of medications has transformed the treatment of obesity. Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro work primarily by reducing appetite, helping people eat…
Submerged bumblebee queens breathe underwater
The bedraggled bumblebee queen seemed lifeless. Yet she was somehow alive — still breathing after being underwater for roughly a week in the lab. Did she manage to hold her breath for…
Jupiter’s moons leave cold ‘footprints’ in the planet’s auroras, James Webb Space Telescope finds
Jupiter’s moons can have surprising effects on the world’s displays of auroral lights by “stomping down” on the planet’s gigantic magnetic environment. These surprising effects, detected in observations from the…
Ancient Roman rite revealed by nail found in chest of Roman burial
Archaeologists excavating a newly uncovered section of Rome’s Ostiense Necropolis have discovered evidence of a mysterious funerary ritual: iron nails deliberately placed on the chests of the deceased. The unusual…
AI Models Predict New Vision Mechanisms in Real Brains
Summary: For decades, neuroscience textbooks have taught that the first stage of visual processing relies on two types of cells specialized in detecting “edges”—sharp transitions between light and dark. However,…
Tree tops sparkle with electricity during thunderstorms
Thunderstorms may bring more than rain and gloom. The same forces that cause thunder and lightning also make treetops sparkle in ultraviolet light, like a Christmas tree topper invisible to…
