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The US is squandering the one resource it needs to win the AI race with China — human intelligence
By Akhil Bhardwaj published
Opinion The release of DeepSeek was a reminder that the U.S. is not the assured frontrunner of AI development. As the race between China and the U.S. intensifies, is America inadvertently giving it's biggest rival a huge leg up?

Unknown human species in East Asia used sophisticated tools at the same time Neanderthals did in Europe
By Ben Marwick published
A stone tool discovery in China rewrites the human story of Middle Paleolithic era in East Asia

Evidence refuting free will is being misinterpreted, scientists argue
By Aaron Schurger, Adina Roskies, Uri Maoz published
Neuroscience research claiming to question the existence of free will may have been misinterpreted.

Self-bending beams can deliver sound waves only to your ear in a crowd
By Jiaxin Zhong, Yun Jing published
By combining ultrasound with a concept called nonlinear acoustics, you can create sound that stays silent until it reaches a specific location.

'We had less than a 2% chance to find this': James Webb telescope uncovers baffling 'Big Wheel', one of the most massive galaxies in the early universe
By Themiya Nanayakkara published
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered an object they've dubbed 'Big Wheel,' a gargantuan galaxy spinning through the early universe and growing larger by the second.

'It is a dangerous strategy, and one for which we all may pay dearly': Dismantling USAID leaves the US more exposed to pandemics than ever
By Chris Beyrer published
Opinion The foreign aid program has been one of the country's best defenses against emerging infectious diseases. Without it, we are more vulnerable to a pandemic than ever.

'One doctor told me I was making myself feel pain': What happens when autoimmune disorders are misdiagnosed a 'psychosomatic'
By Melanie Sloan published
Researchers discuss the lasting impact that being disbelieved by doctors can have on patients.

Gut bacteria imbalance linked to multiple sclerosis
By Ashutosh Mangalam published
Levels of two types of bacteria in your gut could help improve the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis.

Scholars are building an archive of federal climate data. Here's how to find it.
By Eric Nost, Alejandro Paz published
Several groups are working to preserve webpages, tools and data — some of which have already gone missing from government webpages since the start of the Trump administration.
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