When is a billiard ball not a billiard ball? When mathematicians get involved and view a popular game as a model computer.
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-billiard-balls-reveal-limits.html)
A new study led by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) reveals that living matter violates previously known physical principles of symmetry when cellular flows form and break down collective patterns. The research, published in Nature Physics, challenges conventional liquid...
Imagine your child asks you out of the blue, "If we speak Spanish, will they take you away? " Or imagine them suddenly asking what an offensive slur means. When a child asks these types of questions, it can be difficult to trace them back to a specific news story or event.
As AI companions become more commonplace, new research from Singapore Management University (SMU) and Duke-NUS Medical School argues that the real question is no longer whether these technologies are beneficial or harmful, but who benefits, who is most at risk and how society can ensure AI serves...
More than 900 Roman silver coins from the time of the Emperor Hadrian were found in Germany by a metal detectorist.
Is a dog's bark simply an expression of emotion, or does it contain specific information that humans cannot understand? Artificial intelligence (AI) can already analyze thousands of animal sounds and identify patterns that would go unnoticed by the human ear. But researchers are asking a far mo...
In the climate debate, people are exposed to a lot of different information and opinions. A short warning that an argument may contain a logical fallacy helps people evaluate information more critically.