Scientists use 'negative light' to send secret messages hidden inside heat - By - Alan Bradley - published - 12 March 26 - Using a phenomenon called "negative light," scientists invisibly transferred data disguised as background thermal radiation.

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Physics & Mathematics

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'Interstellar messenger' 3I/ATLAS could be nearly as old as the universe itself, James Webb telescope observations reveal - By - Patrick Pester - published - 12 March 26 - The comet formed in a cold and distant part of the early Milky Way up to 12 billion years ago, potentially putting it just under 2 billion years the age of the universe.

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Bonobos are just as aggressive as chimps, but there's a key difference - the female bonobos - By - Sarah Wild - published - 12 March 26 - A new study of chimpanzee and bonobo groups at zoos reveals similar levels of aggression. However, scientists found stark sex-based differences between the species.

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Early warning signal hidden within the Gulf Stream could signal the collapse of key Atlantic currents, study finds - By - Sascha Pare - published - 12 March 26 - Shifts in the Gulf Stream could help researchers predict the human-driven failure of a huge system of ocean currents known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.

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Rivers & Oceans

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Giant 10-person 'flying taxi' passes first flight test in China - By - Alan Bradley - published - 12 March 26 - China's massive Sky Dragon and Matrix aircraft are suitable for up to 10 passengers, or more than one ton of cargo.

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Generative AI can amplify and reinforce our delusions, findings show - By - Peter Ray Allison - published - 12 March 26 - Research reveals the sycophantic nature of generative AI is inadvertently creating a form of distributed delusions.

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A 'mass migration' of stars from the Milky Way's center could explain why there's life in our solar system - By - Elizabeth Howell - published - 12 March 26 - The Gaia telescope spotted more than 6,000 sunlike stars, all of which appear to have migrated from the galaxy's center more than 4 billion years ago.

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'Rectal garlic insertion for immune support': Medical chatbots confidently give disastrously misguided advice, experts say - By - Kerry Taylor-Smith - published - 11 March 26 - AI chatbots are seduced by misinformation that is delivered in medical jargon, leading them to give potentially dangerous advice.

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Russian Revolution gold coin hoard worth over $500,000 discovered during house construction - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 11 March 26 - Archaeologists excavating the foundation of a historic house in Russia discovered 409 coins buried before the revolution in 1917.

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Europe's oldest handgun may date to 14th-century siege at German castle - By - Kenna Hughes-Castleberry - published - 11 March 26 - The discovery of a handgun from 1390 found in Germany reveals that portable firearms were used earlier than thought in late medieval Europe.

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Scientists squished microbes into a steel 'sandwich' - and made a profound discovery about life in space - By - Damien Pine - published - 11 March 26 - "Extremophile" bacteria could survive asteroid impacts that are strong enough to launch them into space, suggesting that life could travel between planetary bodies.

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