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Painkillers That Don’t Kill
Scientists are getting closer to designing safer, more targeted pain drugs to replace opioids.
For This Artist, the Sea Is a Never-Ending Story
At port with Kishan Munroe, an artist from The Bahamas.
Deep Learning Is Hitting a Wall
What would it take for artificial intelligence to make real progress?
I Just Want to Know What I’m Made Of
It’s time to admit quantum theory has reached a dead end. Can we please go back to the math?
Four Years On, New Experiment Sees No Sign of “Cosmic Dawn”
When astronomers tried to confirm a signal from the birth of the first stars after the Big Bang, they saw nothing.
Deepfake Luke Skywalker Should Scare Us
The power to create convincing deepfake icons could destabilize society.
Even Worms Feel Pain
An evolutionary biologist argues that animals could feel more pain than humans.
The Uncanny Valley of Xenobots
These tiny living robots can now replicate and evolve—and be put to work.
AI Overcomes Stumbling Block on Brain-Inspired Hardware
Algorithms that use the brain’s communication signal can now work on analog neuromorphic chips, which closely mimic our energy-efficient brains.