Chemistry
A culprit for corrosion may have been operating under our noses
Scientists knew that sliding along surfaces gives water drops a charge. Those droplets can damage bridges, cars and more over time, new work shows.
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Chemistry
Earth
Earth
Tiny tremors can’t always warn when fracking will trigger a bigger quake
A study of 70,000 earthquakes finds tiny tremors often precede larger fracking-linked quakes, offering a warning to halt fluid injection.
Humans
Health & Medicine
The shingles vaccine may protect the heart
Shingrix, the same vaccine that protects people from the blistering shingles rash, might also lower risk of heart disease.
Life
Paleontology
Newfound fossils are spilling Denisovan secrets
Teeth and bone fragments unearthed in a cave in China, along with animal bones and stone tools, help paint a picture of Denisovan life.
Math
Math
AI may have solved one of math’s biggest puzzles, raising controversy
For decades, researchers wondered if the Navier-Stokes equations, which describe fluid flow, break down. OpenAI put thousands of agents on the question.
Physics
Math
AI may have solved one of math’s biggest puzzles, raising controversy
For decades, researchers wondered if the Navier-Stokes equations, which describe fluid flow, break down. OpenAI put thousands of agents on the question.
Science & Society
Artificial Intelligence
AI agents aren’t ready to replace humans in behavioral research
A new study finds that digital twins don’t yet replicate the views of the individuals they are modeled after.
Space
Planetary Science
New Hubble images reveal a bizarre decagon over Saturn’s south pole
A hexagon darkens the clouds over Saturn’s north pole. Now, astronomers have found a similarly shaped atmospheric wave at the other pole.
Tech
Math
AI may have solved one of math’s biggest puzzles, raising controversy
For decades, researchers wondered if the Navier-Stokes equations, which describe fluid flow, break down. OpenAI put thousands of agents on the question.
