AI could accelerate the hunt for new physics, but sometimes it knows too much to see what’s right in front of it.

WASHINGTON, DC — Earlier this year, researchers at Anthropic made a remarkable discovery. Studying the internal mechanisms of Claude Sonnet 4.5, the company’s large language model (LLM), they ...

Thomas Mulligan breaks down the complex astrophysical methods and stellar comparisons researchers use to calculate the precise age of our solar system's central star. Coffee found to have startling ...

The Dallas Stars offered the first sneak peek at their planned $3 billion arena and entertainment complex in Plano. The first public rendering shows a high-level view of the development at the Willow ...

WASHINGTON — A wave of ’90s nostalgia is headed for the National Mall this summer as part of a 16-day celebration marking America’s 250th birthday. Freedom 250 announced the first round of performers, ...

The Health and Human Services Department has started the process of converting some of its employees to Schedule Policy/Career, a new job classification with weaker protections that many civil ...

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One night I noticed a star changing colors and moving perceptibly. But through binoculars, a few dimmer stars in the same field appeared steady. The behavior continued throughout the night, but not a ...

When fashion connoisseurs watch the red carpet at the Met Gala, they might evaluate a celebrity’s attire by considering the construction and intricacy of the garment, its adherence to the theme, its ...

Our sun is a bit of an outlier in the general stellar population. We typically think of stars as being solitary wanderers throughout the galaxy. But roughly half of sun-like stars are locked in with ...

The Minnesota Wild threw the first punch in this series with a 6-1 victory in Game 1, but the Dallas Stars fought back to take the next two, including Game 3 in double overtime on the road. Here are ...