A large study across 13 experiments with over 8,000 participants shows that people are far more likely to act dishonestly when they can delegate tasks to AI rather than do them themselves.
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Gemini achieves gold-level performance at the International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals
Gemini 2.5 Deep Think achieves breakthrough performance at the world’s most prestigious computer programming competition, demonstrating a profound leap in abstract problem solving.
An advanced version of Gemini 2.5 Deep Think has achieved gold-medal level performance at the 2025 International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals.
This milestone builds directly on Gemini 2.5 Deep Think’s gold-medal win at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) just two months ago. Innovations from these efforts will continue to be integrated into future versions of Gemini Deep Think, expanding the frontier of advanced AI capabilities accessible to students and researchers.
Scientists just found the “master switch” for plant growth
Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have cracked open the secrets of plant stem cells, mapping key genetic regulators in maize and Arabidopsis. By using single-cell RNA sequencing, they created a gene expression atlas that identifies rare stem cell regulators, links them to crop size and productivity, and offers a new roadmap for breeding resilient, high-yield plants.
Scientists reverse stroke damage with stem cells
Scientists in Zurich have shown that stem cell transplants can reverse stroke damage by regenerating neurons, restoring motor functions, and even repairing blood vessels. The breakthrough not only healed mice with stroke-related impairments but also suggested that treatments could soon be adapted for humans, marking a hopeful step toward tackling one of the world’s most devastating conditions.
Goodbye to chargers forever-scientists unveil diamond battery that can run 5,700 years without recharging
Imagine a battery that you never have to recharge, we are not talking about a power bank or a battery that does not need to be charged for days, but something capable of producing electricity for the next 5,700 years… We know it is an exaggeration (and that we are not going to be able to check if it is true), but they are creating a diamond battery with carbon-14 that could be the solution for all those coworkers who arrive at the office with 30% battery on their phones.
The project comes from researchers at the University of Bristol together with the California startup NDB Inc. The idea seems very simple as a concept (and a dream for a few), although it is something huge if we stop to think, taking advantage of nuclear waste, encapsulating it in synthetic diamond (generated in a laboratory) and turning it into a safe, stable and practically eternal source of energy.