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74 years before ChatGPT was released, a former child prodigy was talking about AI usage by humans. His 5 big predictions might already be trueA child prodigy who became one of the pioneers of cybernetics was thinking about intelligent machines decades before artificial intelligenc...
In 2021, Berlin teams studied 166 naked mole-rats and found they recognised colony-specific vocal dialects; cross-fostered pups learned the dialect of their new colonyNaked mole-rats possess distinct vocal dialects learned from their colony members. Researchers found these animals respond more to their ow...
In a 2026 study, scientists scanned the brains of 12 awake dogs as they viewed human faces showing happiness, anger, fear and sadness, and found specialized neural activity for smiles while dogs could distinguish fear from anger and sadnessNew findings suggest that dogs have developed specialized brain regions for identifying human emotions. Their brain activities reveal notic...
Quote of the Day by Isaac Asimov: “If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can...” — Timeless life lesson from an inspiring quote on knowledge, wisdom, responsibility, critical thinking, growth and why understanding difficult truths can lead to better decisions and meaningful changeQuote of the Day by Isaac Asimov teaches a simple but important lesson: knowledge may create difficult problems, but ignorance cannot solve...
Dogs may read your emotions better than you think as brain scans reveal how canines distinguish happiness, fear and sadness in humansNew research reveals dogs' brains process human emotions distinctly. Happy faces activate specific brain regions associated with reward pro...
In 1997, scientists strapped cameras to sperm whales to find giant squid. 7 years later, researchers finally filmed the elusive monster aliveA giant squid once lived mostly in legend. Scientists had scars, tentacles and dead specimens. They lacked clear footage of the animal aliv...
17-year-old New Jersey high schooler Edward Kang built an AI tool that reads the retina for autism and ADHD screening and won $175,000 for his groundbreaking researchNew Jersey high schooler Edward Kang, 17, developed RetinaMind, an AI tool that analyzes retinal images to identify patterns linked to auti...
In 1978, Russian physicist Anatoli Bugorski survived a proton beam passing through his head. The shocking result: one side of his face appeared frozen in time while the other continued to ageAnatoli Bugorski survived one of the strangest particle accelerator accidents ever recorded. In 1978, a high-energy proton beam from the So...
A Harvard psychologist in 1943 wanted pigeons to guide missiles during World War II. Eight decades later, it earned him an Ig Nobel Peace PrizeDuring World War II, B.F. Skinner developed Project Pigeon to guide missiles. Trained pigeons pecked at screens, steering weapons toward en...
At colleges, the AI boom means everyone wants to dabble in computer scienceBut the senior at Virginia Commonwealth University began to see it differently as she looked into graduate psychology programs that explore...
110-quadrillion-kilometer fungal network moves CO₂ equal to about 11% of annual human emissions into soil each yearAn intricate web of tiny fungal threads stretches underground, connecting plants around the world. These microorganisms are essential, shar...
Quote of the Day by Isaac Asimov: 'It is the obvious which is so difficult to see...'- A timeless lesson on self-awareness, perspective and why the most obvious truths are the hardest to see by the visionary author who changed science fiction foreverQuote of the Day by Isaac Asimov: Isaac Asimov profoundly shaped modern science fiction with his imaginative stories. His iconic robot tale...
ICAR @98: Science, innovation and sustainability for Viksit Bharat 2047Achieving Viksit Bharat 2047 requires agriculture to move beyond production towards value addition, food processing, exports, bio-based ind...
Is Your Workplace Set Up for AI Agents?AI’s true productivity gains require redesigning organizations, not merely adding AI to human-centered systems—much like factories once had...
Psychology says people who drink too much coffee every day may be seeking more than just caffeineFor many people, coffee represents far more than a source of caffeine. It becomes a comforting ritual, a productivity cue, a social traditi...
Quote of the Day by Charles Darwin: "Nature never reveals her deepest secrets to those who merely look. It rewards those who...." - Powerful life lessons on seeing what others miss, embracing uncertainty, patient observation, and unlocking nature's deepest secrets from history's greatest naturalistQuote of the Day by Charles Darwin: "Nature never reveals her deepest secrets to those who merely look. It rewards those who patiently obse...
Psychology says people who can't start their day without coffee aren't addicted, they may be looking for an invisible mental shortcutWhy do some people feel they cannot function without coffee every morning? Psychology reveals that the habit may be linked to brain chemist...
Nobel Prize winner John Jumper quits Google DeepMind after nearly a decade; set to join AnthropicNobel laureate John Jumper, a key figure behind the groundbreaking AlphaFold AI, is departing Google DeepMind after nearly nine years. He a...
How AI Is Changing Animal ResearchMachine learning is revolutionizing animal behavior research by enabling automatic analysis of movement and interactions, surpassing manual...
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