Category Science

8 Fascinating Things We Learned about Language in 2024

Humans have been speaking some form of language for tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of years. Yet linguists, psychologists and historians are constantly making new discoveries about the ways we communicate with one another. Linguists are tracking the new…

CDC Confirms First US Case of Severe Bird Flu

The United States has now seen dozens of human bird flu cases this year, all of them mild—until now. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Wednesday that a patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case…

Microrobot swarms mimic ant-like feats of strength

The sand-grain-sized robots work cooperatively, similar to ants Jeong Jae Wie et al. Swarms of tiny robots guided by magnetic fields can coordinate to act like ants, from packing together to form a floating raft to lifting objects hundreds of…

Please Don’t Take Moral Advice from ChatGPT

Should I tell my friend their boyfriend is cheating on them? Should I intervene when I hear an off-color joke? When faced with moral questions—situations where the course of action relates to our sense of right and wrong—we often seek…