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Colossal Biosciences Is Growing Chickens In a 3D-Printed Artificial Eggshell – Slashdot
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Colossal Biosciences says it has grown chickens inside 3D-printed artificial eggshells. "The company says the egg technology could help conserve at-risk bird species," reports MIT Technology. "It could also play a role in a project to re-create the...
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Research shows educational institutes must not put too much faith in AI text detectors
Here’s an uncomfortable thought for every academic institution currently using AI detectors to police student and researcher submissions: the tools don’t work as reliably as institutions assume. A paper presented at this week’s 2026 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy...
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Women’s body temperature rises from age 18 to 42 but we don’t know why
Resting body temperature rises a little bit each year in women from the age of 18 to 42, for...
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The Selfish Gene at 50: Why Dawkins’s evolution classic still holds up
When The Selfish Gene was published in 1976, The New York Times said it was “the kind of science...
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Google wants Gemini to help build the next big scientific breakthrough
Google is building Gemini deeper into the research workflow, starting with ideas, tests, and scientific literature.At Google I/O 2026, the company announced Gemini for Science, an experimental suite built around agentic AI science. It targets the manual work behind...
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Will Robotics Have a ChatGPT Moment?
Over the next few decades, billions of autonomous, AI-powered robots will work alongside people in factories, perform tedious tasks in warehouses, care for the elderly, assist in unsafe disaster areas, deliver packages and food to our doorsteps, and eventually,...
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We may finally know why dinosaurs like T. rex evolved tiny arms
With jaws like these, who needs big arms? A new analysis suggests dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex had shrunken forelimbs...
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MIT Asia Real Estate Initiative expands its footprint in booming Asia-Pacific cities
Urbanization in the Asia-Pacific region of the world is occurring at an alarmingly rapid pace, with more...
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You can now walk through AI versions of real places with Google’s Project Genie
Google is pushing its experimental AI world-building project into surprisingly realistic territory. The company announced that Project Genie can now use real-world imagery from Google Street View to generate interactive virtual environments, blending real locations with imaginative AI-generated styles.At...
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Meta Employees Are Scrambling to Use Up Benefits Ahead of Layoffs
Ahead of Meta’s latest round of mass layoffs tomorrow, some employees are deserting offices, abandoning their work, and loading up on perks they might soon lose, several people at the company tell WIRED.Two employees describe a widespread rush to...
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Hezbollah rejects US-backed Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
The agreement between Israel and Lebanon, reached after a fourth round of US-mediated talks in Washington, is contingent on...