A ‘Planet That Shouldn’t Exist’ Is Puzzling Astronomers
The search for planets outside our solar system—exoplanets—is one of the most rapidly growing fields in astronomy. Over the past few decades, more than 5,000 exoplanets have been detected and…
This Transformer-Like Robot Can Drive, Fly, Walk, and More
Robots are slowly getting smarter, mostly thanks to advances in artificial intelligence that enable them to learn on their own rather than requiring constant human guidance. But despite being able…
In a First, an AI-Designed Drug Is Being Tested in Humans to See if It Actually Works
Four years ago, biotech company Insilico Medicine used AI to design a molecule targeting a protein involved in fibrosis in just 46 days. It was a proof of concept, as…
Scientists Unveil New Results in Hunt to Pinpoint the Seat of Consciousness
Trying to understand consciousness calls to mind images of pensive philosophers in a thinking pose. Soft rock and freestyle rap with lyrics based on theories of consciousness aren’t exactly on…
Space Colonies: Artificial Photosynthesis May Be Key to Sustained Life Beyond Earth
Life on Earth owes its existence to photosynthesis—a process which is 2.3 billion years old. This immensely fascinating (and still not fully understood) reaction enables plants and other organisms to…