Week in Science: Epstein emails reveal his close ties to science

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November 14—This week, a 150-year-old method for finding prime numbers is still used today, China is building the world's largest wind turbine, and emails reveal Jeffrey Epstein's close ties to prominent scientists. All that and more below! —Andrea Gawrylewski, Chief Newsletter Editor Tell us what you think about this newsletter! Email newsletters@sciam.com anytime.

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How to Identify a Prime Number without a Computer For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years later Manon Bischoff

The World's Largest Wind Turbine Will Smash Previous Records A planned supersized floating wind turbine with two spinning heads will generate nearly double the amount of energy as the current record-holder You Xiaoying

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Jeffrey Epstein E-mails Reveal Depth of Ties to High-Profile Scientists A trove of e-mails from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released by a congressional committee on Wednesday Dan Vergano

Scientists See 'Eureka' Moments in Mathematicians' Chalkboard Writings Researchers spot the "tipping point" before mathematicians' moments of discovery Matthew Hutson

Rubin Observatory Discovers Surprise 'Tail' on Iconic Galaxy The first image from the Vera C. Rubin telescope reveals a previously unnoticed feature of the galaxy M61 that may explain its mysterious properties Jenna Ahart, Nature magazine

The Slop Cycle—How Every Media Revolution Breeds Rubbish and Art The popularization of the term "slop" for AI output follows a centuries-long pattern where new tools flood the zone, audiences adapt and some of tomorrow's art emerges from today's excess Deni Ellis Béchard

Learning Another Language May Slow Brain Aging, Huge New Study Finds A large international study suggests that being multilingual can slow down cognitive aging Katie Kavanagh, Nature magazine

China's Stranded Astronauts Are Safe—For Now. But How Will They Get Home? There are six people living on the Chinese space station Tiangong at the moment, and the plan to bring three of them back is in progress Humberto Basilio

Why Do Only Some People with Schizophrenia Hear Voices? New research aims to tease out what exactly is happening in the brains of people with schizophrenia who have auditory hallucinations Hannah Seo

Why Headaches Remain One of Medicine's Most Misunderstood Disorders Migraine and cluster headaches affect millions—yet research remains surprisingly thin. Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Alex Sugiura, Jeffery DelViscio

Final Clues to Mystery of CIA Kryptos Puzzle Released "Kryptos has not been solved," said artist Jim Sanborn after releasing his parting clues to the "K4" section of his sculpture puzzle Dan Vergano

FDA Strips Health Risk Warnings from Menopause Hormone Therapy In a reversal, the Food and Drug Administration has removed black box warnings on hormone replacement therapies for menopause Tanya Lewis, Lauren J. Young

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