New research reveals why even state-of-the-art large language models stumble on seemingly easy tasks—and what it takes to fix ...

MIT researchers have developed a new method for designing 3D structures that can be transformed from a flat configuration ...

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Is rejecting the devices and technologies they control the only effective way to fight back?Consider four events that vividly capture the spirit of our times. In late August 2025, in the port city of ...

Social media companies and their respective algorithms have repeatedly been accused of fueling political polarization by promoting divisive content on their platforms. Now, two U.S. Senators have ...

Determining the least expensive path for a new subway line underneath a metropolis like New York City is a colossal planning challenge—involving thousands of potential routes through hundreds of city ...

Complex posttraumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), or "complex trauma," has become a popular psychiatric diagnosis. Despite the fact that the diagnosis is not recognized by the American Psychiatric ...

B vitamins have many different benefits for your body. These nutrients can help turn calories into energy. Plus, they play an important role in keeping your eyes, nervous system, and skin, hair, and ...

In his laboratory at the University of Poitiers in France, Abderrazak El Albani contemplates the rock glittering in his hands. To the untrained eye, the specimen resembles a piece of golden tortellini ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

In an era dominated by social media, misinformation has become an all too familiar foe, infiltrating our feeds and sowing seeds of doubt and confusion. With more than half of social media users across ...

TikTok's potential shutdown attempts to navigate the complex issue of retaining its algorithm while divesting from ByteDance. The US and China negotiate a deal involving user data security updates. An ...