9 ‘boundaries’ keep Earth livable. We’ve breached 7 of them
Earth’s annual checkup shows that we’re at increasing risk of moving away from the environment we’re adapted to
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COVID cases are on the rise—here’s how to stay healthy this winter
The virus is currently most prevalent in California and the southern U.S., but experts expect it to go national in the…
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Space weapons, AI safety concerns and the EPA’s rollback of power plant emission rules
From orbital weapons to AI risks and weaker emissions rules
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Why human language may be intertwined with fire
Understanding how human language evolved is one of the hardest problems in science to unpick
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Could brain-inspired computers run on the same amount of power as a human brain?
The human brain uses about the same amount of wattage as a lightbulb
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Why AI is speeding up scientific research but not lab experiments
A new report from Google, Google DeepMind and M.I.T. finds that researchers are using AI—a lot. It’s just not helping…
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What does OpenAI’s blockbuster mathematics proof mean for the real world?
OpenAI’s claimed proof of the Navier-Stokes problem is a mathematical tour de force, but any real-world applications…
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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope glimpses its first cosmic light
The space telescope is set to reveal thousands of new exoplanets and scour the universe for signs of dark matter and…
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What changing ‘Lake Ontario’ to ‘Lake America’ means for weather forecasts
The National Weather Service is speeding ahead with changing the name of the Great Lake
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This dolphin terrifies fish until they puke—and then eats it
Don’t have the energy to catch your own meal? This dolphin has a gross solution
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How much longer will the sun shine?
Our sun is on a long, strange trip to its eventual demise. Here are the key stops along the way
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How heat makes it harder for students to learn
As temperatures rise, the evidence is clear that heat is eroding students’ ability to learn
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Why Bangladesh’s measles outbreak is a cautionary tale for the U.S.
As Bangladesh faces a deadly measles outbreak, experts assess what it would take for the U.S. to reach similar levels
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Indonesia is moving its capital. Will a forest pay the price?
Filmmaker and journalist Leah Varjacques takes listeners inside an Indonesian forest that’s quickly changing as the…
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See the first new species of cat discovered in more than a century—it’s adorable
The cat is smaller than a house cat but has the spots of a leopard
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North Korea’s nuclear tests have turned this mountain into an earthquake hot spot
Seismic activity has increased markedly at Mount Mantap, also known as Mantapsan, since the last test blast there in…
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What your dog really thinks about you
Science is helping to peel back the layers of how dogs process the world around them
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Can independent AI auditors keep up with frontier AI development?
Independent auditors are emerging as a key part of plans to rein in frontier AI. But the systems are evolving faster…
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What eyewitness accounts tell us about the science of memory
The malleability of memory once cast doubt on eyewitness identification in criminal cases, but new research reveals how…
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OpenAI cracks the hidden math that keeps your texts from turning to gibberish
The surprising real-world applications of high-dimensional sphere packing and the 48-year-old barrier that OpenAI just…
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AI labs are claiming “AGI” is imminent—but does that mean what we think it means?
Artificial general intelligence was once a term confined to technical science papers, but its meaning has slipped
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Missing pages of priceless Henry VIII–era manuscript finally found
The pages come from a copy of Mirror of the Blessed Life of Jesus Christ that once belonged to John Gage, an enforcer…
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Japan just hit a new longevity milestone
More than 100,000 people in the country are over 100 years old
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Trump’s surgeon general nominee Nicole Saphier praises MMR and hepatitis B vaccines in Senate hearing
Both the president and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., have made numerous false claims…
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T. rex was as warm-blooded as humans, new study finds
The dinosaurs were once considered reptilian, but the new results suggest we may need to rethink their evolution
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Human brain organoid transplants mesh with mouse brains, forming active neural circuits
The technique opens new possibilities for investigating neurological conditions, from autism to dementia
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Blood test shows promise in detecting pancreatic cancer early—a ‘holy grail’ for the field
Pancreatic cancer is typically caught in its latest stages, when it is hardest to treat
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Anthropic’s AI steals mathematicians’ record for most complicated curve
A search for the most complex elliptic curves has taken mathematicians years. Claude beat the record in days
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Vox’s Unexplainable explores Scientific American’s biggest unanswered science questions
Rachel Feltman joins Vox’s Unexplainable to discuss the enduring mysteries that continue to challenge science
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The hole in the ozone layer is healing, but extreme weather may be slowing progress down
Climate change, driven by humans, is making extreme weather more commonplace
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What even is an AI kill switch?
Amid renewed calls to slow frontier AI, experts are considering what an emergency stop would entail—and who would…
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How pizza can solve this unusual math puzzle
Moser’s circle problem can be used to divide a pizza into one, two, four, eight, 16 or 31 slices. It’s a perfect…
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The U.S. has weapons in space
A high-ranking official announced yesterday that the U.S. military has deployed weapons into orbit to counter threats…
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Do universal free lunch programs affect students' academic performance?
Experts say free lunch for every child improves academic performance. Whether it does is murky, according to a…
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Which million-dollar math problem could AI solve next?
After an OpenAI model presented a possible solution to the Navier-Stokes problem, mathematicians are speculating about…
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