How Drone Swarms Work—From Iran’s Shahed Attack to Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb
Iranian Shahed drones, Ukrainian quadcopters and the U.S.’s Golden Horde program reveal three paths to massed autonomy, and each rewrites the rules of air defense
Your Brain Is Glowing, and Scientists Can't Figure Out Why
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Who Is on RFK, Jr.’s New Vaccine Panel—And What Will They Do?
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Truly Intelligent AI Could Play by the Rules, No Matter How Strange
The Quantum Bubble That Could Destroy the Universe
DNA Studies Uncover Unexpected Evolutionary Changes in Modern Humans
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Mathematicians Come Up with ‘Mind-Blowing’ Method for Defining Prime Numbers
Using a notion called integer partitions, mathematicians have discovered a new way to detect prime numbers while also connecting two areas of math in an unexpected way
Thermal Runaway Explains Why Waymo Cars Burned So Completely in the Recent Los Angeles Protests
During recent protests in Los Angeles, fires triggered “thermal runaway” in several Waymo robotaxis’ lithium-ion battery packs. The phenomenon sent temperatures past 1,000 degrees Celsius, vaporized much of the cars and spewed lung-searing hydrogen fluoride
Who Would Take the Brunt of an Attack on U.S. Nuclear Missile Silos?
These fallout maps show the toll of a potential nuclear attack on missile silos in the U.S. heartland
Quantum Computers Simulate Particle 'String Breaking' in a Physics Breakthrough
Physicists are a step closer to using quantum computers for simulations that are beyond the ability of any ordinary computers
Could Iran Have Been Close to Making a Nuclear Weapon? Uranium Enrichment Explained
When Israeli aircraft recently struck a uranium-enrichment complex in the nation, Iran could have been days away from achieving “breakout,” the ability to quickly turn “yellowcake” uranium into bomb-grade fuel, with its new high-speed centrifuges
At Secret Math Meeting, Researchers Struggle to Outsmart AI
The world's leading mathematicians were stunned by how adept artificial intelligence is at doing their jobs
