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AI is not ready to fly solo in space

In sci-fi, AI can navigate the unknowns and — ideally — keep human travelers safe. But it’s not intelligent enough to do that yet.
sciencenews 24h ago

A new sort of Alzheimer’s drug shows glimmers of promise

Clinical trial results show an experimental drug lowered tau levels in the brain and slowed some memory loss, but the data came with a surprise twist.
sciencenews 33h ago

A quasar breaks the record for most distant supermassive black hole

The Euclid space telescope discovery could help researchers understand how black holes grew so massive so quickly in the early universe.
sciencenews 31h ago

A new map traces the sky’s water highways

Atmospheric rivers bring heavy rain and floods, but if they don’t come around, it could mean drought. A new global map reveals little-known pathways.
sciencenews 4h ago

The 2024 New York City meteorite contains amino acids

The brine-formed meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey roof in 2024 could teach us about how life first arrived on Earth.