An AI that can tell which chess moves are awe-inspiring is being used to make a chess computer that would play creatively, possibly making it more enjoyable to watch or compete against

It was a stormy night when Mr. Death was found dead at Brainteaser Mansion. I, the detective, surveyed the scene as my assistant spoke.
"Mr. Death was hosting a dinner party with his closest confidants. There is no bruising, nor entry or exit wounds, so the cause of death is unknown. I've spoken with each of the four suspects: Sir Stave, Baron Blade, Princess Pentacle and Countess Chalice, who all harbour a potential motive—jealousy, greed, rage, or revenge, and for their safety, they all carry with them constantly a lethal weapon—a revolver, a dagger, poison, and a shotgun. They're in the study, awaiting your arrival."
As I approached the door, I heard a raised voice. I knelt down and pressed my ear against the keyhole to eavesdrop.
"What a rogue's gallery you all are! First, you, who would have murdered him out of sheer revenge. You, who insist you were in the Music Room. Last, we have the wicked schemer, who keeps a revolver hidden in her handbag!"
A woman countered, her voice barely more than a whisper.
"You brute! No one believes your alibi of being outside anyway! Why accuse us ladies when we all know our fellow guest here would be greedy enough to shoot him."
Another woman's voice, frail yet venomous, replied.
"I'm no schemer, but you're vile! Smirking while you clean your fingernails with your dagger! Oh... if I had my handbag right now, I'd...You're lucky I left it in the ga..."
Deciding I'd heard enough, I swung open the study door.
A man stepped forward, his voice confirming him as the only speaker I had not yet heard.
"Oh Detective, you've arrived just in time! You must arrest Countess Chalice. She's just threatened this poor man! She's always been prone to fits of rage!"
"Who might you be?" I asked.
"I am Sir Stave!"
In that moment, drawing on all the evidence I had both seen and heard, I knew with certainty who the killer was, their motive, the weapon used, and their claimed location at the time of the murder.

Do you?


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The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted hundreds of odd, distant galaxies that seem to either produce an impossible amount of stars or host black holes far more enormous than they should be

Halt!

Can you identify what phrase is represented here?


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ChatGPT-written exam submissions for a psychology degree mostly went undetected and tended to get better marks than real students’ work

So bright you'll be able to see it without a telescope, a “new” star system, T Coronae Borealis, will become visible for the first time in 80 years between now and September. Abigail Beall explains where to spot it

A "new" star system, T Coronae Borealis, will become visible to the naked eye between now and September. Abigail Beall explains how to spot it

Photographer Ignacio Evangelista's stark shots shine a light on the little-known VOR beacons, once key to aviation navigation but now being replaced by GPS

Some people find the scale of the universe existentially frightening, but here's why you should take it as a source of comfort

See the circle of galaxy clusters and voids that surround us in this map of the nearby cosmos, extending 200 million light years in each direction

Bored . . .Try This Teaser!

See if you can figure out these words using the clues listed below. Each word ends with "BOARD". Please note that numbers 4 and 5 are two separate words. Have fun!

1) Used with telephones
2) A place to advertise
3) Right-side of ship
4) Found around water
5) Old-time cars had two
6) Computers need them
7) College professor's headgear
8) Used in the Old West


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Deducing the correct pattern that links pairs of coloured grids is relatively easy for most people, but relies on skills that artificial intelligence models lack. A new $1 million prize hopes to encourage the development of an AI that can solve such puzzles

Our arm of the Milky Way is filled with older, metal-rich stars. New research suggests these might provide the best conditions for life to form on their planets

Researchers have developed an AI model that can translate text into sign language, but experts in Deaf culture and sign language say the translations range from semi-comprehensible to “really unintelligible”

We may never know what lies beyond the boundaries of the observable universe, but the fabric of the cosmos can tell us whether the universe is infinite or not

A technique for attaching a skin made from living human cells to a robotic framework could give robots the ability to emote and communicate better

Geocentrism, the idea that everything in the universe revolves around Earth, has long been disproven, but this episode of Dead Planets Society is bringing it back with cataclysmic consequences

The Chinese lunar spacecraft Chang’e 6 has touched down in Inner Mongolia, bringing back to Earth the first rock samples from the moon's far side

By representing data as folds in paper, the principles of origami can theoretically be used to compute anything imaginable

When the planet Mercury formed 4 billion years ago, conditions may have been just right to form a thick layer of diamonds below its surface