'Every living thing on Earth runs on the same programming language': How AI foundation models trained on DNA could transform plant biology

How AI foundation models are moving from language into the biology of living systems and plant science. [...]

AI sycophancy makes people less likely to apologize and more likely to double down, study finds

AI models tell people what they want to hear nearly 50 percent more often than other humans do. A new Science study shows this isn't just annoying: it makes people less willing to apologize, less [...]

Meet the Man Making Music With His Brain Implant

Galen Buckwalter says brain-computer interfaces will have to be enjoyable to use if the technology is going to be successful. [...]

What happened to Amelia Earhart? New book takes on the case.

Rachel Hartigan on her new book, Lost: Amelia Earhart's Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life. [...]

Aurora Borealis Watch: 15 States May Catch Glimpse of Northern Lights This Week

Northerners may want to stay up late Tuesday night -- and some could luck out on Monday, too [...]

What's the best cabin layout for aircraft evacuation?

The key is to evenly distribute elderly passengers, who move more slowly, among the aircraft cabins. [...]

The US Military’s GPS Software Is an $8 Billion Mess

The GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System was due for completion in 2016. Ten years later, the software for controlling the military’s GPS satellites still doesn’t work. [...]

Starlink Satellite Breaks Apart in Orbit After Reported Anomaly

The event sounds similar to an incident that caused SpaceX to lose a satellite in December. [...]

Ice Age dice show early Native Americans may have understood probability

Ice Age hunter-gatherer "were intentionally relying on random outcomes in repeatable, rule-based ways." [...]