Science

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Google Overhauls Search Interface With AI Agents and Conversational Tools

At its annual I/O developer conference in Mountain View, Google announced Gemini 3.5 Flash as the new default search engine and introduced an expanded intelligent search box.

May 24, 2026

Beluga Whales Pass Mirror Self-Recognition Test for First Time

Two whales at a New York aquarium displayed the behavioral hallmarks of self-awareness in hours of underwater video footage analyzed in a new study.

May 24, 2026

Astronomers Find 77 Hidden Quasars From the Early Universe

The discovery more than doubles the known population of heavily reddened quasars and includes the first seven ever found within 2.1 billion years of the Big Bang.

May 24, 2026

Ansel Adams Trust Condemns Unauthorized AI Colorization Of Iconic Photograph

A gallery allegedly displayed and then continued promoting an AI-generated color version of Adams' "Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico" after being formally told to stop.

May 23, 2026

Vanderbilt Framework Cuts Child Development Testing Time To Eight Minutes

A new approach published in Early Childhood Research Quarterly lets researchers assess four skill areas without sacrificing validity or reliability.

May 23, 2026

Locust Monitoring Systems Return Up To 680 Times Their Investment Cost

A study using three decades of data found that gaps in desert locust surveillance caused 445,000 additional children to suffer stunted growth during the 2019 outbreak.

May 23, 2026

Study Finds Hope-Based Climate Messages Increase Creative Problem-Solving More Than Fear

University of Nottingham researchers used videos with opposite emotional tones on nearly 500 participants and measured the results with a newly developed climate creativity test.

May 23, 2026

Sony Agrees to Pay $7.85 Million to Settle PlayStation Digital Game Price Lawsuit

A federal court has preliminarily approved the settlement, with a final approval hearing set for October 15 and eligible US customers set to receive funds directly in their PSN wallets.

May 23, 2026

New AI System Detects Gray Whales to Prevent Fatal Ship Collisions in San Francisco Bay

Seven gray whales have already died this season, several struck by vessels, prompting researchers to deploy thermal cameras that can spot whale heat signatures up to four nautical miles away.

May 23, 2026

NASA Calls for Filmmakers and Artists to Document Artemis and Mars Missions

The agency issued a formal proposal request on May 21 seeking up to 10 creative partners through unfunded Space Act Agreements by a June 30 deadline.

May 22, 2026

Blue and Fin Whale Sightings Rise Off Southern Africa After Decades of Whaling

A new study compiling over 60 years of records found that 95 percent of all confirmed sightings occurred after 2012.

May 22, 2026

Four Russian Satellites Now Orbit Near Ukrainian-Linked Radar Satellite

The Kosmos 2610-2613 cluster launched in April and spent significant fuel adjusting orbits to match the position of ICEYE-X36.

May 22, 2026