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Science News Explores publishes news from all fields of science for students and other curious individuals from middle school and up, with resources for parents and educators. Science News Explores publishes news from all fields of science for students from middle school and up, with resources for parents and educators
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Uh oh! AI agents broke free and went on a hacking spree
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (1778+ words) This wasn’t supposed to happen. How worried should we be? In mid-July, AI agents that were supposedly locked in a “sandbox” for testing broke out. They weren’t supposed to have internet access, but they found a way online and hacked…...
Wildfires can be tracked by their distinctive rumble
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1355+ words) Sensors listen for infrasound, a deep-bass thrumming too low for human ears to hear Researchers tracked this prescribed fire in Idaho using acoustic sensors they devised themselves. Most flame spotters scout for wildfires with their eyes. But researchers have shown…...
Art helped this astrophysicist make sense of math
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1427+ words) Theoretical physicist Ronald Gamble uses math to study how black holes warp the shape of spacetime. Sometimes, he pictures himself as Marvel’s Iron Man. “I feel like Tony Stark every other day.” When Ronald Gamble first learned about black holes…...
AI can be a helpful math tutor if used right — and harmful if not
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1576+ words) It’s best used to learn concepts, not just get answers, and in combo with other resources Some students are turning to AI for math help. That can be good or bad, a new survey finds. It depends on what they…...