The electromechanical reshaping technique successfully flattened this rabbit cornea, shown in a cross section, from its original shape (white line) to a corrected one (yellow line). Credit: Daniel Kim and…
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Viewpoint: The Catholic Church’s new guidelines on AI fail to account for the overlap of evolution and technology
While the Vatican acknowledges stages of technological development, it lacks a model of integrating science and religion that can adequately assess the influence of technology. The Vatican’s approach, while ethically…
Ketamine use in chronic pain unsupported by evidence, review finds
Credit: Kindel Media from Pexels The off-label use of ketamine to treat chronic pain is not supported by scientific evidence, a new Cochrane review has found. Ketamine is an anesthetic…
A stroke stole her ability to speak—18 years later, scientists used AI to bring it back
Ann Johnson became paralyzed after a brainstem stroke in 2005, at age 30. As the third participant in a clinical trial led by researchers at UC Berkeley and UC San…
Photos of Beijing’s World Humanoid Robot Games show how a human touch is still needed
A robot competes in the 1500m race during the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A. Humanoid robots raced and punched…
See a trio of spectacular star clusters brighten the summer sky in August 2025
Warm mid-August summer nights offer prime conditions for spotting three magnificent star clusters visible to northern-hemisphere skywatchers in the coming months. Star clusters are gravitationally bound groups of stars that…
Allie, an AI chess bot, learns to play like humans from 91 million Lichess games
LTI Ph.D. student Yiming Zhang developed Allie, an AI-powered chess bot trained on data from games played by humans. Zhang, shown above playing against Allie, believes training future AI systems…
Many Australians secretly use AI at work, a new report shows. Clearer rules could reduce ‘shadow AI’
Credit: The Conversation Australian workers are secretly using generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) tools—without knowledge or approval from their boss, a new report shows. The “Our Gen AI Transition: Implications…
