Antarctic scale worm: The glitzy frilly horror show with giant protruding jaws that look like Alien’s xenomorph
This deep-sea polar worm looks like it can’t decide if it’s dressed for a glitzy party or a gruesome massacre.
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Watch China’s 4-legged ‘Black Panther 2.0’ robot run as fast as Usain Bolt
Researchers in China have developed a unique running stance for their four-legged robot, which allows it to move at far greater speeds than similar machines.
Loneliness skews partner perceptions, harming relationships and reinforcing isolation
Lonely people underestimate how much their loved ones care about them, which damages relationships and reinforces their loneliness, according to research published in the Journal of Personality & Social Psychology. Loneliness, defined as the distress arising from a perceived lack…
To help AIs understand the world, researchers put them in a robot
Large language models like ChatGPT display conversational skills, but the problem is they don’t really understand the words they use. They are primarily systems that interact with data obtained from the real world but not the real world itself. Humans,…
Milky Way quiz: How well do you know our home galaxy?
Test your knowledge of the Milky Way’s size, speed, age, galactic neighbors and more.
Newly discovered super-Earth orbits in and out of its star’s habitable zone. Could life survive its extreme climate?
The climate on such a world must be beyond bizarre.
Women with heightened interoceptive awareness have more frequent and satisfying orgasms, study finds
New research published in Brain Sciences suggests that women who are more attuned to their bodily sensations may experience more frequent and satisfying orgasms. The study found that different aspects of interoceptive awareness—the ability to perceive internal bodily signals—are linked…
Can your eyes get sunburned?
Photokeratitis, or eye sunburn, can happen at any time of the year.
Science news this week: Doomsday predictions and asteroid secrets
Feb. 1, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
‘Neuroergonomics’ aims to monitor workers’ brains to boost productivity. Is that… okay?
Neurotechnology raises many high-stakes ethical questions. Setting ground rules could help protect workers and ensure that tasks are adapted to the person, rather than the other way around.
