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Anak Krakatau Eruption Leaves 8 Missing in Indonesia

Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupted in early September, sending plumes of gas and ash high into the atmosphere. The eruption has prompted ongoing search and rescue operations as eight people remain missing, including five journalists who were in the area covering the event. Anak Krakatau, which means '

Large Supernova Survey Hints at Evolving Dark Energy

Cosmologists have long modeled dark energy as a fixed cosmological constant, but new analysis of a massive supernova catalog is challenging that assumption. Researchers examined observations of almost 3,000 Type Ia supernovae—explosions of white dwarf stars that reached critical mass after accreting material from companion stars. Because these

Scientists Unravel How 'BOAT' Gamma-Ray Burst Photon Defied Einstein's Prediction

The gamma-ray burst designated GRB 221009A—colloquially nicknamed "the BOAT" (Brightest Of All Time)—was detected in October 2022 and is considered the most powerful cosmic explosion observed since the Big Bang itself. Among its emissions was an ultra-high-energy photon that, according to Einstein's special relativity,

Supernova Study Challenges Dark Energy Assumption

A large-scale analysis of supernovae is challenging one of cosmology's core assumptions about the universe's accelerating expansion. The study examined over 1,700 Type Ia supernovae—explosions used as "standard candles" to measure cosmic distances. Standard cosmological theory holds that dark energy, thought to

OpenAI Reports Progress on Navier-Stokes Mathematical Problem

OpenAI has announced a claim of progress on one of mathematics' longstanding open problems. The company reported that its AI systems addressed the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem—a question about the behavior of fluid equations that has remained unsolved for roughly 90 years—in about 88 hours of

OpenAI's Mathematical Milestone Sparks Controversy, Raising Questions About AI Verification

A Bold Claim Meets Skepticism OpenAI has announced a potentially historic achievement: its AI agents have reportedly solved one of the Millennium Prize Problems, a set of seven unsolved mathematical challenges each worth $1 million. Under different circumstances, such a breakthrough would represent one of the most significant applications of

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OpenAI and the Murky Credit Around a Major Mathematics Breakthrough

A recent development in artificial intelligence has reignited questions about credit and attribution in scientific discovery. Reports indicate that an AI system has achieved a breakthrough related to the Navier-Stokes equations—fundamental partial differential equations that describe the flow of fluids and have implications across physics, engineering, and climate science.