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Bald-faced liars are more likely to be adulterers as well. Are you a bald man with a big nose in your 40s? You’re more likely to cheat on your partner,…
Human brains can discern the basic structures of written language from a single glance — enabling us to quickly consume the torrent of information fed to us by smartphones, a…
Meta Platforms is working on an artificial intelligence-based search engine as it looks to reduce dependence on Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft’s Bing, the Information reported Monday. The AI search engine segment is heating…
Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a 1,200-year-old jug fragment with the imprint of a small cat “making biscuits,” the oldest evidence of a kitty kneading on record.The team suspects the…
A new artificial intelligence (AI) system can mimic how people interpret complex optical illusions for the first time, thanks to principles borrowed from the laws of quantum mechanics.Optical illusions, such…
Tidal waves and tsunamis — the two most powerful types of wave on Earth— are often confused in popular discourse. While the terms are sometimes used synonymously, tidal waves and…
Name: The Pazyryk SwanWhat it is: An ornamental plush figurine of a swan made from reindeer felt and filled with reindeer woolWhere it is from: The Pazyryk Valley in the…
In 1934, a “Big Wind” whipped the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire at 231 mph (372 km/h). In 1985, a microburst crashed a Delta Airlines flight into the tarmac.…
Two students who discovered a seemingly impossible proof to the Pythagorean theorem in 2022 have wowed the math community again with nine completely new solutions to the problem.While still in…
Imagine it’s a crisp and sunny fall morning. You just left your local coffee shop, ready to start your day.Out of the corner of your eye, you catch a glimpse…