Three Kinds of RAG Corpus, and What It Costs to Build for the Wrong One | Towards Data Science
Towards Data Science - Mediumby angela shi·20 Aug 2026
On a demo folder that works. On an enterprise shelf it stops working, and not because a parameter is set wrong.
The World's Largest Psychedelic Brain Study of Its Kind Just Found 'Hidden Order' in The Chaos
ScienceAlertby Ivan Farkas·20 Aug 2026
Psychedelics are becoming more clinically relevant, and a slew of recent research has explored the effects of psilocybin in ever-greater detail, revealing that it has the ability to imprint...
11 stunning images celebrating Earth’s life—and the scientists who study it
Popular Scienceby Popular Science Team·20 Aug 2026
An expressive little orange-tailed marsh dart damselfly (Ceriagrion cerinorubellum) peering through a hole in a leaf is the winner of the 2026 BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology image...
NASA Selects University Teams to Help Advance Aviation Research
NASAby Lillian Gipson·20 Aug 2026
NASA has selected four university teams to help the agency transform the future of aviation through projects ranging from high-supersonic propulsion systems to low-noise routes for small aircraft...
The View from Above: The Gemini Visual Acuity Experiments - NASA
NASAby Michele Ostovar·20 Aug 2026
NASA astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. took 29 color photographs of the Earth with a 70mm camera as he orbited our planet during the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission in May 1963.
Aliens at 40: from wearable cameras to exoskeletons, here are the technologies the film predicted
The Conversation UKby Steve Benford, Professor of Collaborative Computing, University of Nottingham·20 Aug 2026
Director James Cameron’s acclaimed sci-fi movie Aliens turns 40 in August. It’s a sequel to Ridley Scott’s claustrophobic breakout hit Alien, made in 1979.
An Early History Of Space Stations: The Brick Moon Made Real
Hackadayby Al Williams·20 Aug 2026
People have lived in space stations for decades now, but something is wrong with them. Where are the big rotating wheels? You know the ones.
On this day in space! Aug. 20, 1977: Voyager 2 launches to the outer planets
Latest from Space.comby Hanneke Weitering·20 Aug 2026
On Aug. 20, 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 2 spacecraft on a mission to explore the outer planets. Despite its name, this was the first of the two Voyager missions NASA launched that year.
Try not to be hypnotized by the 'Eye of Africa' | Space photo of the day for Aug. 20, 2026
Latest from Space.comby Chelsea Gohd·20 Aug 2026
The "Eye of Africa" swirls across Mauritania in a hypnotizing snapshot captured from space. What is it?
How to Fine-Tune an LLM: An End-to-End Guide | Towards Data Science
Towards Data Science - Mediumby Sam Black·20 Aug 2026
Why fine-tune ? Let me provide a real, personal example. We fine-tuned a 7B parameter model which completely blows foundation models out of the water, but just for this very narrow subtask: Filling...
Tony Wyss-Coray Is Measuring Biological Age One Organ at a Time
Timeby Dominique Mosbergen·20 Aug 2026
It seems odd that your body’s internal age may differ from your chronological one. But Tony Wyss-Coray, a Swiss professor of neurology and director of the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience at...
Andrea Maier Wants to Solve Longevity's Evidence Problem
Timeby Veronique Greenwood·20 Aug 2026
Dr. Andrea Maier realized a fundamental truth about herself when she was in medical school: She was fascinated by old age.
Jamie Justice Is Running a $101 Million Longevity Science Fair
Timeby Alice Park·20 Aug 2026
As executive director of the XPRIZE Healthspan competition, Jamie Justice oversees a professional science fair for cutting-edge longevity science around the world.
Long-lost letter reveals bitter struggle between two rival popes
Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi·20 Aug 2026
In 1066, the Battle of Hastings saw William the Conqueror (and Duke of Normandy), defeat England’s King Harold II.
‘Chronovisor’ Trailer: Vatican Conspiracy and Time Travel Turn Academic Research Into a Thrillingly Freaky Brain Tease
IndieWireby Ryan Lattanzio·20 Aug 2026
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Car and Driver’s 0–150–0 Speed Test 2026
Latest Content - Car and Driverby Elana Scherr·20 Aug 2026
From the September/October 2026 issue of Car and Driver. Our first run of the day was delayed by an incoming 747.
An unproven autism drug got a boost after a White House briefing
Science Newsby Aimee Cunningham·20 Aug 2026
In 2025, the number of children receiving a drug promoted — but unproven — for autism treatment grew, especially toward the end of the year.
Making the Knowledge Layer a Graph You Actually Traverse | Towards Data Science
Towards Data Science - Mediumby Miodrag Cekikj·20 Aug 2026
The architecture held up. The contradiction register refused to answer a question the firm itself had not settled.
James Webb Space Telescope finds 'hidden stars' making the universe's 1st galaxies much bigger than we knew
Latest from Space.comby Robert Lea·20 Aug 2026
Imagine looking at a vast city on Earth from a great distance, knowing nothing about that city; you may assume that its only buildings are the largest, most visible skyscrapers.
Knee osteoarthritis isn’t inevitable — here’s what you can do
ScienceDaily·20 Aug 2026
Knee osteoarthritis isn’t inevitable — here’s what you can do - Date: - August 20, 2026 - Source: - Siteman Cancer Center - Summary: - Knee osteoarthritis can seriously affect mobility and quality...
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