Computer Sciences
Benchmarking hallucinations: New metric tracks where multimodal reasoning models go wrong
Over the past decades, computer scientists have introduced increasingly sophisticated machine learning-based models, which can perform remarkably well on various tasks. These include multimodal large language models (MLLMs), ...
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Plants & Animals
Feather-legged lace weaver spider kills prey by covering it with toxic silk
A research team has found that a common spider kills its prey with poison but does not inject it into them鈥攊nstead, it covers them with a web of silk and then covers the silk with regurgitated toxins. In their study published ...
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Saturday Citations: Chatbots easily tricked; better strength training; dynamics of a neural 'reward map'
This week, the state of Florida reached a "startling milestone" in the effort to eradicate invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades. Archaeologists found the 6,000-year-old remains of a teen girl with cranial modification. ...
Scientists visualize key protein structures linked to immune response and inflammation
Two key protein structures in the body are being visualized for the first time, thanks in part to the latest technology in the University of Cincinnati's Center for Advanced Structural Biology鈥攑otentially opening the door ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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Tiny and toxic: Researchers track smaller air pollution particles across US skies
Air pollution causes health problems and is attributable to some 50,000 annual deaths in the United States, but not all air pollutants pack the same punch.
Environment
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Strange radio pulses detected coming from ice in Antarctica
A cosmic particle detector in Antarctica has emitted a series of bizarre signals that defy the current understanding of particle physics, according to an international research group that includes scientists from Penn State. ...
General 麻豆淫院ics
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Over the past decades, physicists have been trying to develop increasingly sophisticated and precise clocks to reliably measure the duration of physical processes that unfold over very short periods of time, helping to validate ...
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has enlisted the legendary designer behind the iPhone to create an irresistible gadget for using generative artificial intelligence (AI).
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How the brain largely maintains its function when neurons are lost鈥攖his is what researchers at the University Medical Center Mainz, the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) and Hebrew University (Jerusalem) have ...
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Lithium-metal batteries have not hit the market yet, but if they do, they could be a solution to the everyday woes of the dwindling battery meter. They are cousins of the lithium-ion batteries found in legions of everyday ...
Engineering
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Tech Xplore
Some plants make their own pesticide鈥攂ut at what cost to the atmosphere?
A natural alternative to pesticides may be hiding in a misunderstood plant compound鈥攂ut it could come at an environmental cost.
Environment
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Planet-forming disks lose gas faster than dust, new survey finds
An international team of astronomers including researchers at the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory has unveiled groundbreaking findings about the disks of gas and dust surrounding nearby young stars, using ...
Planetary Sciences
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3D-printed device splits white noise into an acoustic rainbow without electricity
In a study published in Science Advances, researchers from Technical University of Denmark and Universidad Polit茅cnica de Madrid demonstrate a new device called an acoustic rainbow emitter (ARE) that takes in broadband white-noise ...
First quantum-mechanical model of quasicrystals reveals why they exist
A rare and bewildering intermediate between crystal and glass can be the most stable arrangement for some combinations of atoms, according to a study from the University of Michigan.
Condensed Matter
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The cerebral cortex, the outermost layer of the brain, is the central driver of various human capabilities, including decision-making, perception, language and memory. Understanding how the morphology (i.e., structure and ...
Mysterious boat burial practices on the desert's edge: Study sheds light on ancient Xiaohe funerary rites
The Bronze Age Xiaohe culture (ca. 1950鈥�1400 BCE) is renowned for its distinctive funerary practices and exceptional organic preservation, largely due to its location in a hyperarid environment. Burials feature boat-shaped ...
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center researchers have identified a metabolic switch that determines whether intestinal stem cells become absorptive or secretory cells. Manipulating the enzyme OGDH either fuels cell expansion ...
Cesspit shows songbirds served hot and flat as first-century street-food
The Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (UIB-CSIC) reports that thrush bones discarded in a Roman cesspit at Pollentia reveal the songbirds were routine street food rather than an elite rarity.
The activity of the human brain is known to be closely connected to other physiological signals, such as heart rate and breathing. A study by researchers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and other institutes ...
Vision-language models (VLMs) are advanced computational techniques designed to process both images and written texts, making predictions accordingly. Among other things, these models could be used to improve the capabilities ...
NZ has a vast sea territory but lags behind other nations in protecting the ocean
For the past fortnight, the city of Nice in France has been the global epicenter of ocean science and politics.
'Like an underwater bushfire': South Australia's marine algal bloom is still killing almost everything in its path
South Australian beaches have been awash with foamy, discolored water and dead marine life for months. The problem hasn't gone away; it has spread.
Galapagos tortoise celebrates his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day at Zoo Miami
A South Florida zoo's oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day on Sunday.
As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than previously thought
When winter comes to Antarctica, seals and Ad茅lie penguins leave the freezing shores and head for the edge of the forming sea ice. But emperor penguins stay put.
France's final nuclear tests in the South Pacific, 30 years on
In recent months, the viability of France's nuclear arsenal has been making headlines with talk of a French "nuclear umbrella" that might shield its allies on the European continent. In the face of the Russia-Ukraine war, ...
New T-Rex ancestor discovered in drawers of Mongolian institute
Misidentified bones that languished in the drawers of a Mongolian institute for 50 years belong to a new species of tyrannosaur that rewrites the family history of the mighty T-Rex, scientists said Wednesday.
AI's arrival at work reshaping employers' hunt for talent
Predictions of imminent AI-driven mass unemployment are likely overblown, but employers will seek workers with different skills as the technology matures, a top executive at global recruiter ManpowerGroup told AFP at Paris's ...
Space lasers, AI used by geospatial scientist to measure forest biomass
Satellite data used by archaeologists to find traces of ancient ruins hidden under dense forest canopies can also be used to improve the speed and accuracy to measure how much carbon is retained and released in forests.
Nations advance ocean protection, vow to defend seabed
A global oceans summit wrapped up Friday with world leaders taking major steps toward marine protection and vowing a showdown when nations meet to negotiate rules for deep-sea mining next month.
Sao Paulo's pumas under attack as 'stone jungle' threatens rainforest
Apartment blocks and shopping centers sprout like mushrooms around a wild cat sanctuary that shelters pumas recovering from injuries suffered at the hands of mankind in Brazil's Sao Paolo state.
Japan's chief meteorologist calls rumors of a July earthquake a hoax and urges people not to worry
The head of Japan's meteorological agency on Friday dismissed widespread rumors of a major earthquake in Japan this summer as unscientific and a "hoax," urging people not to worry because even the most advanced science still ...
Startups show off ocean-preserving tech at Paris trade fair
Harnessing ocean currents to boost fuel efficiency of vessels, or tracking whales using sensor data and AI鈥攕tartups at Paris trade fair Vivatech have been showing off the latest innovations aimed at protecting the environment.
Decoding high energy physics with AI and machine learning
In the world of particle physics, where scientists unravel the mysteries of the universe, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are making waves with how they're increasing understanding of the most fundamental ...
Sensors equipped on drones can detect fires and monitor greenhouse gas emissions
Forest fire prevention and control agencies in S茫o Carlos, in the interior of the state of S茫o Paulo, Brazil, will soon have help from the sky to detect fires more quickly and combat them before they grow out of control ...
Researchers reveal acyl chain length-dependent conformational dynamics of acyl carrier protein
Acyl carrier protein (ACP) plays a central role in fatty acid biosynthesis, acting as a molecular "shuttle" that carries, protects, and delivers elongating acyl chains to various enzymatic partners. However, the high flexibility ...
Reef fish population growing off Alabama coast
The reef fish population in the Gulf is growing ahead of the 2025 red snapper season, according to the University of South Alabama's annual fish survey.
Why honesty doesn't always pay in negotiations
When negotiating a salary or a purchase, negotiators often make strategic use of emotions. Social psychologist Zi Ye demonstrates how one negotiator might fake happiness, exaggerate disappointment, or conceal anger鈥攁nd ...
'Eldest sons held the power in ancient Egypt,' says researcher
For decades it was thought that the family system of the ancient Egyptians was very similar to our own. However, Ph.D. candidate Steffie van Gompel explains that the reality is somewhat different. "In Egyptian families, it ...
Investigating population density and habitat use of the introduced Japanese weasel
A research team led by Professor Eiji Inoue from the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Toho University have conducted a study on the Japanese weasel (Mustela itatsi). The Japanese weasel is an endemic species to ...
Time to prepare for better floodwater monitoring at Murray Mouth
Extended drought and warm weather are damaging South Australia's marine ecosystems, and periodic flooding of the River Murray poses another major risk.
