In mid-May, OpenAI announced that an internal AI model had disproved the Erdős unit distance conjecture, a famous problem in discrete geometry that had stumped human mathematicians for the last 80 ...

The true culprit was identified soon after this HBO documentary came out. A new episode shows that the series was less about who did the killings than about the agony of uncertainty. By Mike Hale At ...

Researchers have found a faster, more accurate way to design magnetic “bottles” that hold plasma for fusion power. Using symmetry theory instead of traditional, slow Newton-based calculations, they ...

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Detectives in Camden County said they were able to solve a decades-old homicide case involving two young women who were brutally murdered in the 1990s. Using an array of new DNA testing systems, ...

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After 30 months of fast-paced innovation in quantum algorithms, six research groups are hoping to hit paydirt. But there can be only one big winner—if there is a winner at all. I’m standing in front ...

Forest fires are highly destructive. They not only damage forest ecosystems, but also threaten the lives and property of surrounding residents, causing incalculable losses. Effective forest ...

Modeling radiation-induced DNA damage is essential for understanding the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of ionizing radiation. This study presents a simplified framework using the ...

Neuromorphic computers modeled after the human brain can now solve the complex equations behind physics simulations — something once thought possible only with energy-hungry supercomputers. The ...

A Fontana police corporal has solved what authorities say is the oldest cold case ever successfully prosecuted in San Bernardino County — securing a conviction 45 years after 18-year-old Michelle ...

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