An AI model that learns without human input—by posing interesting queries for itself—might point the way to superintelligence ...

At CES, Nvidia unwrapped Alpamayo, a new reasoning "brain" that runs on the Thor chip (a supercomputer for your dashboard) to bring Chat ...

This is what the Defector staff read and enjoyed in 2025. The Trials of Gabriel Ward Murder Mystery Series, by Sally Smith ...

A new AI developed at Duke University can uncover simple, readable rules behind extremely complex systems. It studies how systems evolve over time and reduces thousands of variables into compact ...

Retired astronaut and current Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) celebrated NASA’s “pretty exciting” announcement on Thursday after the space agency highlighted how scientists found sugars essential for life ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1876, Peter Guthrie Tait set out to measure what he called the “beknottedness” of knots. The Scottish mathematician, whose research ...

Malala Yousafzai’s new memoir, “Finding My Way,” reveals hard-hitting details about Yousafzai’s struggles with academics and mental health. Born in Pakistan and banned from attending school at 11 ...

The Uniform Time Act of 1966 created the current daylight saving time system. The U.S. Department of Transportation oversees the nation’s time zones. The DOT says oversight of time zones was assigned ...

It’s October, which means it’s time for the master of horror to shine. Yet he’s become equally famous for several works of non-horror. The author has dominated horror fiction, and arguably all popular ...

Quantum computers can outperform even the best classical supercomputers thanks to quantum entanglement and superposition, but even they can’t solve some problems. A new preprint study shows how ...

Kevin Stefanski doesn't want to talk about Shedeur Sanders potentially getting playing time. On Monday, the Browns' coach was asked why he wouldn't give Sanders a chance at quarterback, given how much ...