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Xiaozhai Tiankeng: understanding China’s sinkhole and its forestsAt Xiaozhai, the sinkhole reaches a depth of 662 metres, depending on the point of measurement. This spectacular landscape has long been known; research into tiankengs sheds light on the links between landforms, water and living things.
Pierre Rosenberg at the Louvre: what a museum chooses to show usExpanding galleries, enriching collections, opening the museum to other arts: Pierre Rosenberg’s tenure sheds light on the decisions that shape what visitors see.
Why do we enjoy being scared at the cinema? The thrill is about more than a jump scareA noise, a moment of anticipation, a danger we know is fictional: horror films play on several levels. Research sheds light on this particular pleasure without suggesting it is universal.
Malformed frogs: what the parasite Ribeiroia reveals about life in pondsA parasite can disrupt the development of frogs’ legs. But understanding these abnormalities means following a whole network: snails, birds, nutrients and tadpole development.
An ultrasound tube guides matter through the air: what the Helsinki prototype demonstratesEight centimetres, 256 emitters and 50 watts: a prototype guides matter without a wall. Its potential and the steps still needed before industrial use.
AI and scientific evidence: what Lean checks, and what still needs examiningOpenAI’s announcements have revived the question of evidence produced by AI. The logical core, assumptions and results of AlphaProof: key points for assessing them.
TOI-561 b: how Webb is investigating the clouds of a lava planetA study of infrared variations from TOI-561 b favours a highly reflective atmosphere. Here is what Webb is actually measuring, what the models explain and what remains to be verified.