Teams compete using the T1 robots from Booster Robotics during the inaugural RoBoLeague robot soccer competition held in Beijing, Saturday, June 28, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan While China’s…
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Trump says ‘very wealthy’ group to buy TikTok
A federal law requiring TikTok’s sale or ban on national security grounds has been put on pause by Donald Trump. President Donald Trump said Sunday a group of buyers had…
Brain Criticality May Hold Key to Learning, Memory, and Alzheimer’s
Summary: New research proposes a unified theory of brain function based on criticality—a state where the brain teeters between order and chaos, allowing it to learn, adapt, and process information…
One Gene Rewires Fear Circuits and Fuels Anxiety
Summary: Researchers have uncovered how losing the autism-linked gene PTEN in a specific set of inhibitory neurons reshapes brain circuits tied to fear and anxiety. Using advanced circuit-mapping techniques, they…
Exercise Proven to Boost Kids’ Mental Health
Summary: A massive analysis of over 375 trials shows that structured exercise significantly reduces depression and anxiety in children and teens. Low-intensity resistance activities like light weights were most effective…
How the Brain Forms Indirect Associations to Guide Complex Decisions
Summary: A new study reveals how the brain can make decisions based not only on direct experiences, but also on indirect associations between seemingly unrelated stimuli. In experiments with mice,…
Invasive lake weed turned to clean energy in Ethiopia
Fishermen on a water hyacinth-infested lake. In Ethiopia, this fast-spreading aquatic weed began choking the Lake Tana that had sustained the local community. Credit: Pradipta/CC0 For years, Fentie Wabi worked…
When talking about AI, definitions matter
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Artificial intelligence is everywhere lately—on the news, in podcasts and around every water cooler. A new, buzzy term, artificial general intelligence (AGI), is dominating conversations and…
First study surveys surviving pilots to understand causes of in-flight loss of control
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain On average, four planes crash each day in the United States with almost all of aircraft involved being single-engine planes. One in five of those crashes…
