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Uh oh! AI agents broke free and went on a hacking spree
Remember the tale of King Midas? He asked for the golden touch, hoping to get rich. Tragically, he wound up turning food, water and even his own daughter to gold. When it comes to AI, we’re like King...
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Pokémon Go players helped build new maps of cities
In your hometown, you can glance at a building or landmark to orient yourself. A new computer system uses artificial intelligence to do much the same thing. Called VPS 2.0, it’s a type of visual...
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Don’t trust AI for help with citations, science-fair judges warn
Jenna DeLuca felt confused and frustrated. It was spring 2025, and she had just DQ’d — disqualified — another student science-fair project. It was for the same reason as several others. The teen’s...
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At least half of U.S. teens use chatbots for homework and more
“AI is like a helper, like an enhancer,” says Dharunish Y. This high-school junior in Pennsylvania thinks AI-based chatbots, such as ChatGPT or Claude, can help people code, generate ideas and get...
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Got brain rot?
Who’s your favorite brain rot? Maybe it’s Tralalero Tralala, a shark wearing three sneakers. Or Tung Tung Tung Sahur, a log holding a baseball bat. These ridiculous AI-generated characters show up in...
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Bots have their own social network, and it’s worrying experts
Bots only! No humans allowed. That’s the idea behind Moltbook, a new social network that launched on January 28, 2026. Humans can observe, but only an AI agent can post or comment. An AI agent relies...
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Explainer: What is chirality?
Have you ever put a shoe onto the wrong foot? Usually, you notice straight away that something’s wrong — it doesn’t fit quite right. That’s because your two feet (and your two shoes) have opposite...
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Linking science to dance, culture and more expands who can take part
Step, shake, clap. A group of teens moves to the beat. In a video of their dance, colorful starbursts break out from their hands. These girls created their own moves. For the video, they also coded...
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5 things to remember when talking to a chatbot
How often do you talk to ChatGPT? A few times a week? Every day? “Everyone uses AI for everything now. It’s really taking over,” Kayla Chege told AP News. She’s a 15-year-old high school student in...
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Get a sneak peek at the tech you may use in the future
You wake up and yawn, then put on a special pair of glasses. As you’re getting ready for the day, a friend calls. The glasses project an image of your friend in front of you, like a hologram. “I...
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AI, make me a video game
Have you ever imagined a video game you’d love to make? If you have an idea for a story or a picture, you can easily grab a pencil and start writing or sketching. But making a video game is different....
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A secret climate superhero lies beneath our farms
Annalisa Stevenson loves soil. Most of us ignore it as dirt. But soil is “literally the foundation of life,” notes this Ph.D. student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She considers it the...
View ArticleDeepSeek pioneers a new way for AI to ‘reason’
Have you tried out DeepSeek? Released on January 20, this new artificial intelligence tool quickly became the world’s most downloaded free app. It held that spot for several days. More than 22 million...
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A robotic hand helps piano players’ fingers move faster
You’re practicing a new song on piano. One part keeps tripping you up. No matter how many times you try it, your fingers just won’t move fast enough. Then you put on a special device that looks like a...
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Meet 5 types of robots with living body parts
Nicole Xu reached into a Styrofoam tank to grasp a live moon jellyfish. Quickly and carefully, she inserted a tiny electronic device into the animal. “It takes a little bit of practice,” she says....
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High-speed lasers write data — to last millennia — inside glass
A robot whirs along a library shelf. Instead of books, this shelf holds napkin-sized squares of flat, clear glass. The robot selects a piece of glass and brings it over to a microscope. The instrument...
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A lucky lab accident produces Spider-Man-like silk
In comic books, Spider-Man swings from skyscrapers, hanging from super-strong threads of silk. He shoots these sticky threads from his wrists. Now researchers have found a way to mimic this superhero...
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Want your own AI double? There could be big benefits — and risks
“I’m a digital clone,” says a young man. He smiles and blinks. “If you’re curious about how this all works or have any questions, feel free to ask.” This clone represents Dara Ladjevardian. He...
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Explainer: What is the internet?
Buzz! Your smart watch alerts you of a new social media post from a friend. She just shared a video of her dog jumping in mud. You comment: You probably don’t think at all about how that video got...
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A new frontier awaits — computing with light
In the guts of a new type of computer, a bunch of tiny LEDs emit a green glow. Those lights have a job to do. They’re performing calculations. Right now, this math is telling the computer how to...
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