In 1946, the mathematician Paul Erdős posed the unit distance problem—and suggested a winning strategy. An A.I. model has now ...

Every organism you have ever seen, every ecosystem you have ever walked through, is the ongoing output of an algorithm that ...

Penn researchers have developed a smarter AI method for solving notoriously difficult inverse equations, which help scientists uncover hidden causes behind observable effects. By introducing ...

OpenAI has revealed a breakthrough proof that overturns a nearly 80-year-old geometry conjecture posed by Paul Erdős.

Using AI chatbots for even just 10 minutes may have a shockingly negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem-solve, according to a new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, ...

Critics of artificial intelligence caution that, as a relatively new technology, its long-term effects on the human brain are still unknown. But a new study shows that AI could be dangerous even in ...

Startup Rock Zero is commercializing the research, which could cut costs and carbon emissions from lithium production.

MIT engineers are testing a new propulsion system that combines the power and speed of conventional chemical thrusters with the precision and fuel-efficiency of electrical thrusters. The system could ...

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GPS ruined our sense of direction. Search engines weaken our memory. AI, scientists warn, could do the same to everything from creativity to critical thinking. Years ago, I forced myself to start ...

If you're simply guessing which oil to use for whatever's on tonight's menu, you might be sabotaging your own meal. And worse, you could be wasting expensive olive or walnut oil only to watch it burn ...