The test tracks AI performance with thousands of graduate-level questions to track AI performance across academic disciplines.

Each finger can bend backwards for ultra-flexible crawling and grasping.

A new approach would help AI assess its own confidence, detect confusion, and decide when to think harder.

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The strongest known form of quantum-secure communication is no longer limited to tabletop experiments.

The unexpectedly large impact of genetics could spur new efforts to find longevity genes.

It's a dramatic shift from Musk’s long-standing goal of a permanent human presence on the red planet.

A steady magnetic field protects the planet's surface, and all those living on it, from harmful radiation.

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Scientists find coordination between key brain waves breaks down in people under anesthesia.

The self-spreading CRISPR tool increased editing efficiency roughly three-fold compared to older versions.

Running on a brain-like chip, the 'eye' could help robots and self-driving cars make split-second decisions.

Tech companies have touted scientific findings from AI systems. But can they truly produce bona fide advancements?

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A new tool takes relatively few resources to chart algorithms' inner workings and steer their behavior.

Scientists are co-opting seismic sensors to detect space debris streaking through the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds.

Fossil fuels still dominate the energy mix. But growth in renewables offset nearly 75% of new power demand.

We need to give models knowledge that anchors their behavior to the realities of our world.

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