#scientific-discovery

#scientific-discovery

During major floods, thousands of tiny fish convene at Luvilombo Falls in the upper Congo River Basin to undertake a peculiar vertical migration, described for the first time today in Scientific Reports.

Generative AI is now incorporated into the workflow for many scholars across many disciplines, but the broader scientific community would benefit from taking stock of how this technology could truly benefit our work and how it might distract. We hope the symposium can provide clarity.

On Feb. 28, 2013, Benedict XVI became the first pope in 600 years to resign, ending an eight-year pontificate. (Benedict was succeeded the following month by Pope Francis.)

On July 9, the world experienced one of the shortest days in recorded history, at 1.3 milliseconds shorter than the average day.

A new interstellar object, A11pl3Z, is spotted with an unusual trajectory that might confirm its origins from outside our solar system. It could be the third such object in history.

So the chances are that there is complex, intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.

A coalition of universities and trade groups is suing the National Science Foundation over its new 15 percent indirect research cost cap, arguing it threatens scientific progress.