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Watch eerie video of humanoid robot 'army' marching naturally, thanks to a major AI upgradeFigure 02's human-like gait is the product of the company's simulated reinforcement learning system, and is just the beginning of its plans to make its robots perform physical tasks more naturally.
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Current AI models a 'dead end' for human-level intelligence, scientists agreeIn a new survey, 76% of scientists said that scaling large language models was "unlikely" or "very unlikely" to achieve AGI.
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China's superfast charging technology is twice as fast as Tesla's — fully recharging EVs in just 6 minutesBYD's e-platform charges twice as fast as Tesla's superchargers, meaning its cars can travel up to 250 miles on a five-minute charge
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Scientists break down cheap plastic using the air — and turn it into something far more valuableScientists developed a new method for breaking down one of the most common plastics to a byproduct that can be upcycled into more valuable materials.
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'I was astonished': Ancient galaxy discovered by James Webb telescope contains the oldest oxygen scientists have ever seenScientists have made the record-breaking detection of oxygen in an ancient galaxy that existed just 300 million years after the Big Bang. The detection is prompting astronomers to rethink how quickly stars and galaxies formed in the young universe.
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'The universe has thrown us a curveball': Largest-ever map of space reveals we might have gotten dark energy totally wrongFindings from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) suggest that dark energy could be evolving over time. If they're right, cosmology will need a new model.
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'Welcome home!': NASA astronauts who spent 9 months in orbit finally back on EarthAfter nine months in space, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have splash-landed off the coast of Florida.
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When will the 'stranded' NASA astronauts return to Earth?After spending more than nine months in space, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are finally coming home. NASA is targeting a Tuesday evening (March 18) splashdown for the returning astronauts, if weather conditions remain favorable.
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Punishing AI doesn't stop it from lying and cheating — it just makes it hide better, study showsScientists at OpenAI have attempted to stop a frontier AI model from cheating and lying by punishing it. But this just taught it to scheme more privately.
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Google's AI 'co-scientist' cracked 10-year superbug problem in just 2 daysScientists took 10 years to figure out how one type of superbug gains its ability to infect diverse bacterial species. When prompted, Google's new AI "co-scientist" gave them the answer in two days.
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Finally! NASA and SpaceX launch Crew-10 mission to bring 'stranded' ISS astronauts back to EarthButch Wilmore and Sunni Williams have spent nine months aboard the International Space Station following the failure of Boeing’s Starliner mission. Their rescue rocket has finally been launched.
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Saturn gains 128 new moons, giving it more than the rest of the solar system combinedFaint signatures detected by the Canada France Hawaii Telescope have revealed 128 new moons around Saturn, making it the indisputable frontrunner for having the most moons in our solar system.
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Liftoff! NASA launches SPHEREx telescope — an infrared observatory that will help JWST solve the mysteries of the universeNASA's newly-launched SPHEREx space telescope will offer a complementary 'panoramic' view to the JWST's high resolution infrared snapshots, enabling astronomers to study some of the universe's biggest mysteries.
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Nanoparticle breakthrough could bring 'holy grail' of solar power within reachDigital generated image of solar panel with purple-blue reflection.
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Scientists spot water molecules flipping before they split, and it could help them produce cheaper hydrogen fuelA photograph of a water droplet.
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Watch: SpaceX Starship explodes mid-flight for a 2nd time this year, raining fiery debris over FloridaA photo of starship launching in the distance with massive plume of smoke.
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'Cosmic Horseshoe' may contain black hole the size of 36 billion suns — one of the largest ever detectedThe "Cosmic Horseshoe" is an Einstein ring, a system made up of a foreground galaxy whose mass is so great, it warps the light from a galaxy behind it. Now, astronomers know where it gets this mass from.
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'Jetsons' robot finally arrives: Sweater-wearing Neo Gamma android helps with household choresBuilt by the Norwegian startup 1X, the Neo Gamma humanoid robot is designed to complete mundane household tasks.
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'Planet parade' photo captures 7 planets in a line over Earth — possibly for the 1st time everA stunning photo of a "parade of planets", shows Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Venus, Neptune, and Mercury in alignment from Earth. The image could be the first of its kind.
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Brewing tea can remove lead and other heavy metals from water, new study findsTea leaves can remove heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and chromium from water. And steeping time has the biggest impact.
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Did a supernova 6 million years ago kickstart evolution in Africa? New study offers a clueA curious connection between an ancient supernova and virus diversification in one of Earth's biggest lakes means that crazy cosmic events may have had more influence on our planet than we thought.
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'Planet parade' 2025: See the ultra-rare planetary alignment peak this week, before Saturn gets swallowed by the sunsetA stunning "parade of planets" will grace the night sky this week, with all seven of Earth's celestial neighbors joining the show. Here's how to spot it and why it happens.
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Mars was once a 'vacation-style' beach planet, Chinese rover scans revealChina's Zhurong rover has found evidence of an ancient shoreline buried deep beneath the planet. That could point to an ocean, a beach, and to life.
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Mars' red color explained by surprising new researchNew research has revealed that Martian dust's red hue comes from reactions that occurred in wet — not dry — conditions, and it could have implications for the possibility of life on the planet.
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