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On October 6, 2023, the company OpenAI published hundreds of new mathematical proofs that solve previously unsolved problems, thereby sparking a revolution in the field of mathematics, which raised concerns and controversies among mathematicians regarding the impact of artificial intelligence on research and traditional processes in this field. #Matematika #UměláInteligence #OpenAI (translated)

The Ministry of Health will investigate how the National Institute of Mental Health handled nearly three million crowns that were not recognized as part of the disputed expenditure on the PharmaBrain research project, following the Ministry of Education's refusal to recognize certain project expenses. #NUDZ #PharmaBrain #výzkum (translated)

On the island of La Palma, a unique system of telescopes LST is being established, which participates in the research of high-energy gamma radiation as part of the developing Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory, with Czech physicists providing important optical components and technological solutions to enhance the sensitivity of observations. #gamazáření #teleskopy #Čerenkovovaobservatoř (translated)

If we look at the watercourses and some reservoirs, we see that it is not good. But for now, it is by no means an apocalypse. That needs to be said. We do not live in an extreme situation like the floods of 2002. But we are experiencing something that shows us that if a year like 2026 were to repeat in 2027 and 2028, then in 2028 we will really be reaching for the last reserves of water, "said Miroslav Trnka, director of the Global Change Research Institute, in an interview. #sucho #voda #Česko (translated)

"People receive the response that they will not get the chosen retraining. Authorities do not take advantage of people's willingness to retrain," says sociologist Daniel Prokop from the research company PAQ Research, stating that the state does not invest enough in retraining. #zaměstnanost #rekvalifikace #kurzy (translated)

When you create a system that is supposed to learn something, you have to give it a rewards system. Researcher Rob Miles explained it nicely in his 2017 video: "When you create a system that is supposed to learn something, you have to give it a rewards system." #uměláinteligence #vypínací_tlačítko #bezpečnostAI (translated)

The American administration officially announced the end of scientific cooperation with Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, yet in 2025 and 2026, it still funded Russian-American research amounting to nearly $780,000, concerning the behavior of foxes, raising concerns about the connections to a possible plague outbreak in the past. #výzkum #Zdravotnictví #USA (translated)

Researchers from Anthropic warn that smart appliances connected to the internet could be targets for AI worms that could learn to independently replicate and spread between devices without human intervention in the coming months. #UměláInteligence #Kyberbezpečnost #InternetVěcí (translated)

A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports examines whether fungi could survive in the clouds of Venus and contribute to understanding the absorption of ultraviolet radiation in its atmosphere, focusing on the spores of three species of acidophilic fungi. #Venuše #houby #astrobiologie (translated)

Extreme drought and increasing temperatures in the Pálava region are changing the local ecosystems, leading to the extinction of many native plants and requiring them to adapt to new climatic conditions, as shown by long-term research. #klimatickázměna #Pálava #botanika (translated)

Paleontologist Lukáš Laibl focused in his research on the discovery of an unknown member of the genus Soomaspis labutai, whose fossils were found during the excavation of the Prague metro, significantly expanding our knowledge of endemics in primordial seas. #paleontologie #zkamenělina #trilobiti (translated)

The mother of the deceased laboratory technician from the Russian research institute for plague combat denies the official theory of infection after breaking a test tube with the pathogen and expresses doubts about the safety measures in the laboratory, while authorities claim that the cause of death was pneumonia of unknown origin. #Rusko #mor #epidemie (translated)

Scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic are monitoring the spread of the dark red-toothed shrew in the Cheb region, where they are investigating its relationship to the original gray red-toothed shrew and the impact of this year's dry and hot summer on its population. #bělozubkatmavá #výzkum #ochranapřírody (translated)