Is playing 'Space Invaders' a milestone in artificial intelligence?

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Friday, February 27, 2015 Is playing 'Space Invaders' a milestone in artificial intelligence? Computers have beaten humans at chess and "Jeopardy!," and now they can master old Atari games such as "Space Invaders" or "Breakout" withou... SCIENCE     Scientists reveal the real reason you have eyelashes The mysterious function of eyelashes has been revealed at last -- thanks to science. SCIENCE NOW Big, bright quasar from ancient universe stuns scientists Deep in the universe’s past, astronomers have discovered a luminous quasar powered by an enormous black hole that contains the mass of 12 bi... ›  Tired of spilling your coffee? Try a latte instead, scientists say ›  Medical mystery: Men who take frequent saunas live longer, study shows ENVIRONMENT 28.8 million tons of Sahara desert fertilize the Amazon [video] The Amazon rainforest is fertilized in part by phosphorus from a dry lake bed in the Sahara desert, researchers say in a new report that sho... ›  A cause for pause? Scientists offer reasons for global warming 'hiatus' ›  Is drought the new normal for Southern California? HEALTH AND MEDICINE Deadly diarrhea disease C. difficile infects almost 500,000 in U.S. each year Clostridium difficile, a bacterium that causes swelling of the colon and potentially deadly bouts of diarrhea, infects almost half a million... ›  Researchers find new reason to drink coffee: It may reduce risk of MS ›  Is common food additive to blame for rising rates of bowel disease? HIGHLIGHTS   A nutty weapon to fight peanut allergy       It seemed like a good idea at the time: With the incidence of peanut allergy climbing among children, the American Academy of Pediatrics adv... ›  DNA discovery: British people ate imported wheat 8,000 years ago ›  Is the 'love hormone' a buzz kill -- and maybe a treatment for alcoholism?