April 12, 2026

A robot that incorporates Asimov's three laws of robotics. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Asimov's Laws Are Returning to the Discussion Table, But Military Artificial Intelligence Is Already Much More Complicated

The wars in Ukraine and Iran, the Anthropic conflict, and the UN debates are sharpening the call to regulate autonomous weapons and military artificial intelligence. But Asimov's laws of robotics, as the story "Shor Shor" illustrates, are also intended to expose
Biological glue. Illustration: Dr. Roy Tsezana

Contagious Science: Artificial Intelligence Has Developed an Extremely Strong Medical Glue That Also Works in an Aquatic Environment

New research shows how a combination of natural protein pools and machine learning led to the development of a hydrogel with extraordinary adhesive properties, which may help in medicine and advanced materials in the future.
Magnetic fields spanning entire galaxies may have formed much faster than traditional theories predict. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Collapsed plasma may explain how magnetic fields formed rapidly in young galaxies

An article published in Physical Review Letters suggests that the collapse of plasma clouds and turbulent flows greatly accelerated the growth of ordered magnetic fields, potentially resolving the discrepancy between conventional models and observations of the Milky Way.
Illegal animal trade increases the chance of diseases being transmitted from animals to humans. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Research in Science: Wildlife trade increases the risk of transmitting pathogens to humans over time

Analysis of 40 years of data shows that mammals traded on the global market share more pathogens with humans, and that each additional decade of trade adds, on average, one more shared pathogen