Europe Launches Mission to Create Simulated Solar Eclipse

VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 15, 2024 ~4 min

Study: Ancient Americans Depended Heavily on Mammoth for Food

VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 12, 2024 ~5 min


Teaching a robot its limits, to complete open-ended tasks safely

The “PRoC3S” method helps an LLM create a viable action plan by testing each step in a simulation. This strategy could eventually aid in-home robots to complete more ambiguous chore requests.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Dec. 12, 2024 ~6 min

Test yourself: Most people can’t tell strong knots from weak ones

Researchers showed people pictures of knots and asked them to point to the strongest one. They couldn't. Can you?

Jill Rosen-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Dec. 12, 2024 ~5 min

Manta ray robots break speedy swimming record

Researchers have taken inspiration from manta rays to create the fastest swimming robot yet.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Dec. 12, 2024 ~6 min

Enabling a circular economy in the built environment

A better understanding of construction industry stakeholders’ motivations can lead to greater adoption of circular practices.

CK Taylor | Climate and Sustainability Consortium • mit
Dec. 11, 2024 ~9 min

European Climate Agency: 2024 Is Likely Hottest Year on Record

VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 11, 2024 ~4 min

TikTok Asks Court to Block US Ban, Seeks US Supreme Court Hearing

VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 11, 2024 ~4 min


Researchers reduce bias in AI models while preserving or improving accuracy

A new technique identifies and removes the training examples that contribute most to a machine-learning model’s failures.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Dec. 11, 2024 ~7 min

Saving Sea Turtles on Northeastern US Coast

VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 10, 2024 ~4 min

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