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- Why Humanoid Robots and Embodied AI Still Struggle in the Real World
on December 13, 2025 at 12:00 pmGeneral-purpose robots remain rare not for a lack of hardware but because we still can’t give machines the physical intuition humans learn through experience
- New Cell Transplant Therapy Restores Insulin Production in Patient with Type 1 Diabeteson December 12, 2025 at 9:20 pm
Scientists have successfully transplanted gene-edited insulin-producing cells into a man with type 1 diabetes—allowing him to make some of his own insulin without immunosuppressants.
- What Is ‘Spoofing’? How a U.S.-Seized Oil Tanker Reportedly Tried to Evade Detectionon December 12, 2025 at 6:15 pm
An oil tanker seized by the U.S. this week reportedly used a technique that scrambled its location, but new advanced visual tracking can help expose such ships’ true coordinates
- Health Experts Slam Possible FDA ‘Black Box’ Warning for COVID Vaccineson December 12, 2025 at 5:45 pm
The FDA is reportedly considering the addition of high-level warning labels to COVID vaccines, a move that some experts say may cause unfounded concerns over safety
- Photos Reveal Moths Sipping Tears from a Mooseon December 12, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Moths sometimes drink the tears of other animals, but the behavior has mostly been observed in the tropics. New photographs show only the second observation outside of that area