Google DeepMind’s new AI can help historians understand ancient Latin inscriptions

Google DeepMind has unveiled new artificial-intelligence software that could help historians recover the meaning and context behind ancient Latin engravings.  Aeneas can analyze words written in long-weathered stone to say when and where they were originally inscribed. It follows Google’s previous archaeological tool Ithaca, which also used deep learning to […]

Sources: the US FDA’s AI tool Elsa has fabricated nonexistent studies, misrepresented research, and cannot access relevant documents to assist with review work (Sarah Owermohle/CNN)

Sarah Owermohle / CNN: Sources: the US FDA’s AI tool Elsa has fabricated nonexistent studies, misrepresented research, and cannot access relevant documents to assist with review work  —  White Oak, Md. CNN —  To hear health officials in the Trump administration talk, artificial intelligence has arrived …

What are your top five revolutions in planetary science?

In our September 2025 issue, astronomer and Pluto mission leader S. Alan Stern explores how the field of planetary science has transformed during his decades-long career. From the discovery of exoplanets to finding hidden oceans throughout the solar system to the rise of commercial spaceflight, he lists his top five […]

NASA Tests Mixed Reality Pilot Simulation in Vertical Motion Simulator

Commercial companies and government agencies are increasingly pursuing a more immersive and affordable alternative to conventional displays currently used in flight simulators. A NASA research project is working on ways to make this technology available for use faster.  Mixed reality systems where users interact with physical simulators while wearing virtual […]