SCIENCE

AI-powered avatars can gesture naturally as they speak

Humans use both speech and gestures to convey informationStanford University An artificial intelligence model can make virtual avatars gesture naturally…

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Quantum entanglement can be endlessly ’embezzled’ from quantum fields

Some quantum fields have an infinite amount of entanglement that can be takenJurik Peter/Shutterstock Entanglement is one of the most…

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OpenAI’s o3 model aced a test of AI reasoning – but it’s still not AGI

OpenAI announced a breakthrough achievement for its new o3 AI modelRokas Tenys / Alamy OpenAI’s new o3 artificial intelligence model…

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Microrobot swarms mimic ant-like feats of strength

The sand-grain-sized robots work cooperatively, similar to antsJeong Jae Wie et al. Swarms of tiny robots guided by magnetic fields…

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‘Vampire’ hedgehog among 234 new species identified in Asia

The vampire-like Hylomys macarong hedgehogAlexei V. Abramov An extraordinary 234 new species were described by scientists in the Greater Mekong…

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The US Navy wants to use quantum computers for war games and much more

The US Navy’s Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS HamptonMC2 Chase Stephens/U.S. Navy/Alamy The US Navy has a long wish…

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The ancient board games we finally know how to play – thanks to AI

In the 1970s, in a grave in a Bronze Age cemetery in Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran, an incredible object was unearthed…

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AI found a new way to create quantum entanglement

AI found a new way to entangle particles of lightluchschenF/Shutterstock Quantum entanglement just got easier, thanks to artificial intelligence. Researchers…

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New forms of animals made by fusing several comb jellies together

A warty comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi)Andrey Nekrasov / Alamy Stock Photo It may be the closest scientists have yet come…

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Most comprehensive picture yet of how organs age at different rates

Someone’s kidneys could be a decade older, biologically, than their brainChristian Kitzmuller/Alamy Our organs appear to age at different rates,…

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