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All the Biomass on Earth
Our planet supports 8.7 million species. Here’s how they break down.
AI Researchers Fight Noise by Turning to Biology
Tiny amounts of artificial noise can fool neural networks, but not humans. Some researchers are looking to neuroscience for a fix.
Why AI Needs a Genome
AI could learn and adapt like humans with algorithms that work like genes.
Quantum Simulators Create a Totally New Phase of Matter
One of the first goals of quantum computing has been to recreate bizarre quantum systems that can’t be studied in an ordinary computer. A dark-horse quantum simulator has now done just that.
What Industrial Societies Get Wrong About Childhood
Age-based classes are not the only way to learn—and may not be the most effective.
How Speeding up Science Aided the Fight Against COVID-19
High throughput technology is central to the COVID-19 fight.
Fantastic Beasts Brought to Life by the Wind
An artist’s moving tribute to nature’s powerful resource.
What Impossible Meant to Richard Feynman
What I learned when I challenged the legendary physicist.
What You’re Doing Right Now Is Proof of Quantum Theory
Running a computer underscores how quantum physics is remaking our world.