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OpenAI is at the center of another controversy over machines tackling big math problems. This one’s about the twin prime conjecture.

As heatwaves become more frequent and severe, scientists are studying whether heat acclimation can help protect vulnerable populations.

Scientists are working closely with art historians to uncover scientific documentation in historic paintings.

The anniversaries come and go, but the physical and mental health of workers and survivors is still being affected by September 11, 2001.

Historic data and predictions suggest cases will rise in East Africa and southern regions, while the threat may ease in West and Central Africa.

Paleontologist Riley Black’s latest book explores how this misunderstood carnivore might have lived.

In the movie Whalefall , a sperm whale accidentally swallows a scuba diver. It’s technically possible, but unlikely to play out in real life.

For decades, researchers wondered if the Navier-Stokes equations, which describe fluid flow, break down. OpenAI put thousands of agents on the question.

Shingrix, the same vaccine that protects people from the blistering shingles rash, might also lower risk of heart disease.

Teeth and bone fragments unearthed in a cave in China, along with animal bones and stone tools, help paint a picture of Denisovan life.

By studying chickadee cognition in the wild, researchers learned smarter birds stay smart in old age, produce more young and have better gut bacteria.

An analysis of sound-making structures on preserved wings reveals the mating calls of ancient Jurassic insects, re-creating part of an ancient soundscape.

AI safety monitoring can fail when an AI’s reasoning is the main clue that something has gone wrong, new research suggests.

Ancient DNA confirms Miracinonyx trumani was more closely related to modern pumas than cheetahs and had a more varied diet than previously thought.

A new study finds that digital twins don’t yet replicate the views of the individuals they are modeled after.

Scientists knew that sliding along surfaces gives water drops a charge. Those droplets can damage bridges, cars and more over time, new work shows.

A hexagon darkens the clouds over Saturn’s north pole. Now, astronomers have found a similarly shaped atmospheric wave at the other pole.

The biggest fibromyalgia genetics study yet zeroed in on 26 genetic risk factors for the pain disorder, including one in the Huntington's disease gene.

Simulations suggest rocky planet building blocks could have formed just 100 million years after the Big Bang.

Shadowy dark matter has eluded scientists for decades. The LZ experiment may have spotted one particle, called a WIMP, but more data is needed to check.