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AI Survey Exaggerates Apocalyptic Risks
A speculative survey about AI’s future may have been biased toward an alarmist perspective
AI Audio Deepfakes Are Quickly Outpacing Detection
An alleged voice recording of racist remarks exemplifies the challenges of our new AI normal
How Far Away Is the Horizon?
The edge of the world is closer than you think, and simple geometry proves it
'Old smokers' and 'squalling newborns' among hidden stars spotted for first time
NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Ends Mission on the Red Planet after 3 Years
NASA’s enterprising Mars helicopter and its remarkable 72 flights offered a new vision of planetary exploration
64,000 Pregnancies Caused by Rape Have Occurred in States with a Total Abortion Ban, New Study Estimates
Researchers calculated the number of pregnancies resulting from rape in states where abortion was banned throughout pregnancy after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision
Faint features in galaxy NGC 5728 revealed
Astrophysical jet caught in a 'speed trap'
Lions Are Changing Their Hunting Strategy because of Ant Invasion
Big-headed ants are invading new territories in Kenya—and the consequences are rippling through the whole ecosystem, scientists have found
Robotic Dinosaur Tests How Dinos (and Birds) Got Wings
Scientists built a robotic dinosaur to terrify grasshoppers, all in hopes of understanding how truly pathetic wings could offer prehistoric animals an evolutionary advantage
This Tiny Marsupial Gives Up Sleep for Sex, Then Drops Dead
The mouselike male antechinus goes all out for its first and final mating season
Babies Exposed to COVID in the Womb Are More Likely to Suffer Breathing Problems
Infants born to people who had COVID while pregnant are at a higher risk of respiratory distress, but vaccination greatly lowers the risk
The Opioid Crisis Is Now Being Tracked with Wastewater
Levels of opioids and other drugs in sewage could help public health authorities home in on drug use and target treatment efforts
Groundwater Is Declining Globally, but There Are Hopeful Exceptions
The most detailed global look at groundwater yet shows a lot of loss but also stories of success in restoring some aquifers
A Wild Claim about the Powers of Pi Creates a Transcendental Mystery
Mathematicians cannot determine whether multiplying pi by itself repeatedly might produce a whole number
Unprecedented Supernova Survey Underscores Dark Energy Mystery
The Dark Energy Survey has released a long-awaited analysis based on more than 1,500 supernovae. It suggests our laws of gravity just might be correct after all—or perhaps not
How Long Does It Really Take to Form a Habit?
There’s a myth that it takes 21 days to form a habit. Experts explain why it might take some people longer—or shorter
Animals Can See Colors We Can't--And New Tech Offers Us a Glimpse
A colorful new video technique lets scientists see the world like birds and bees
Giant Ultrafaint Galaxy Could Offer Dark Matter Clues
A ghostly giant galaxy called Nube may become a testbed for esoteric theories of dark matter
The Internet's 'Dog Mom' Talks the Science of the Human-Dog Bond
Jen Golbeck, “dog mom” to a group of golden retrievers called the Golden Ratio on social media, talks about the science of the bond between humans and their dogs and all the ways that the canines benefit people