Science
How to create “humble” AI
Artificial intelligence holds promise for helping doctors diagnose patients and personalize treatment options. However, an international group...
Life
Microsoft Is Removing ‘Unnecessary’ Copilot Features in Windows
After years of integrating (read: shoving) Copilot into as many Windows apps as possible, Microsoft seems to have made a shocking discovery: users...
Space
Scientists find 2 ‘failed stars’ that may have a second chance to shine bright — by getting together
Brown dwarfs may have gained the unfortunate nickname "failed stars," but new research suggests they can collide and merge for a second chance at success.Brown dwarfs are cosmic objects with around 13 to 80 times the mass of Jupiter,...
Environment
Investigating Antarctic ice shelf melting with global navigation satellite systems
Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), which include GPS, are traditionally used for positioning, timing, and mapping information....
Environment
3 Questions: Communicating about climate, in audio and beyond
Since her first journalism fellowship covering energy and the environment at the NPR station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,...
Life
Genetic clues tell the story of Neanderthals’ decline
An analysis of Neanderthal DNA has helped piece together the story of many millennia of hard times that finally...
Environment
The simple questions cracking the hard problem of consciousness
A few years ago, I took a zombie test. I had flown to Madison, Wisconsin, to visit neuroscientist Giulio...
Science
Female giant rainforest mantises grow up to strike harder than males
If giant rainforest mantises went to kindergarten, little girl mantises wouldn’t look any bigger and stronger than the little boy mantises. Not until the end of mantis high school would lady mantises become the bigger sex. Then, female hunting...
Space
Security credentials inadvertently leaked on thousands of websites
Critical security credentials are inadvertently being exposed on thousands of websites – including those run by some banks and...
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‘Every drop of water counts’: Fear for Argentina’s glaciers
It will now be the responsibility of the provincial governments to decide whether or not the glaciers in their...