Ken Doll's Real Name Revealed 65 Years Later

Ken brought the Kenergy to Malibu when he was introduced by Mattel in 1961. And now, the toy company is sharing some ...
Interesting Engineering

A secret octopus molecule can stop trapped oxygen from killing perovskite cells

Perovskite solar cells fail because oxygen inside them slowly tears them apart. A taurine layer can stop this damage.
The Cool Down

Officials stunned by ocean phenomenon not seen since 1950s: 'It's quite an unpredictable situation'

There is some concern from experts that the octopus "bloom" could impact other kinds of fishing. The U.K.'s Marine Management ...
IEEE

Survey on Large Language Model-Enhanced Reinforcement Learning: Concept, Taxonomy, and Methods

Abstract: With extensive pretrained knowledge and high-level general capabilities, large language models (LLMs) emerge as a promising avenue to augment reinforcement learning (RL) in aspects, such as ...
KCAW

‘A tiny giant’: new pint-sized Sitka aquarium resident to get larger tank, name

The giant Pacific octopus is currently the size of an orange. That’s more than seven times the size she was when a resident ...
New Scientist

Octopuses prompt rethink of why animals evolve big brains

A popular idea suggests a link between big brains and a rich social life, but octopuses don't fit the pattern, which suggests ...