Huge Iceberg Could Threaten Penguins in the South Atlantic Ocean

VOA Learning English • voa
Feb. 4, 2025 ~5 min

Putting DeepSeek to the test: how its performance compares against other AI tools

This evaluation shows how competitive DeepSeek’s R1 chatbot is, beating OpenAI’s flagship models for performance as well as price.

Simon Thorne, Senior Lecturer in Computing and ​Information Systems, Cardiff Metropolitan University • conversation
Feb. 4, 2025 ~6 min


Scientists Find ‘Chorus Waves’ in Unexpected Part of Space

VOA Learning English • voa
Feb. 3, 2025 ~3 min

Discovery sheds light on how you hear faint sounds

A new discovery provides important insights into how faint sounds entering the human cochlea can be amplified enough for us to hear them.

Yale • futurity
Feb. 3, 2025 ~5 min

Why honesty is the best policy for couples

New research suggests that "being honest and seeing honesty in a partner can benefit relationships. Even when the truth may hurt."

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
Feb. 3, 2025 ~4 min

Bacteria can eat ‘forever chemicals’

Researchers have identified a strain of bacteria that eats forever chemicals—and even some of their toxic byproducts.

U. Buffalo • futurity
Feb. 3, 2025 ~8 min

Introducing the MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium

The consortium will bring researchers and industry together to focus on impact.

Liam McDonnell | Office of Innovation • mit
Feb. 3, 2025 ~12 min

AI bots boost online engagement but hamper discussion

Bots increase user engagement, but at the cost of deeper human-to-human interactions, according to a new study.

Shannon Roddel - Notre Dame • futurity
Feb. 3, 2025 ~8 min


Alpha male baboon stress comes from a surprising source

New research reveals it's not the time they spend fighting with other males that raises alpha male baboons' stress levels.

Duke University • futurity
Feb. 3, 2025 ~7 min

Ring lets users control smart devices via point and click

"We wanted to create something that's as simple and intuitive as clicking on an icon on your computer desktop."

Stefan Milne-U. Washington • futurity
Feb. 3, 2025 ~4 min

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