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As some weather forecast offices discontinue overnight staffing, the National Weather Service is swiftly reassigning personnel internally, working to fill over 150 vacancies and address critical…
Children can show empathy before they learn to speak mstudioimages/getty images Research indicates that infants aged 9 to 18 months already exhibit empathetic behavior, implying that…
AMOC is a system of ocean currents that circulates water in the Atlantic Ocean. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio The decline in significant Atlantic…
The influence of your occupation on overall life satisfaction Jackie Chapman/Janine Weedel Photo Rebali/Aramie Researchers analyzed data from 59,000 individuals and 263 different occupations to identify…
As reported by Google, members of the UK-based spider-hacking community are actively “promoting” cyberattacks amid the increasing disruption faced by UK retailers in the US market.…
Cosyni snail infected with zombifying parasites ShutterStock/Joostp The Rise of Zombie Bugs Mindy Weisberger (Johns Hopkins University Press) Snails infiltrate exposed leaves that attract birds, while…
Old landfill debris exposed on sea cliffs due to coastal erosion on Walney Island, UK Global Warming Images/Alamy Adding toxic waste to the already extensive list…
Suspended Blessing: Sleeping Sperm Whale and Her Calf Paul Nicklen A full belly—if you look closely, you can see the tentacles of the deep-sea squid she…
Larry Niven, author of Ringworld, 2021 Eugene Powers/Alamy Larry Niven is a towering figure in the realm of science fiction, and I felt honored to interview…
A passing star can cause planets to scatter Triff/Shutterstock From sending hay into the orbit of Pluto to plunging toward the sun of Mercury, astronomers have…
Brazil Takes the Lead in Funding Forest Conservation Luiz Claudio Marigo/Nature Picture Library/Alamy During the COP30 Climate Summit in November, a coalition of countries led by…
Vegetarians have a similar reaction to meat as they do to eating feces or human flesh, according to recent research from Oxford University. A study involving…
Elon Musk’s AI company has criticized the “deceptive changes” affecting the Grok chatbot’s behavior, particularly regarding its remarks on South Africa’s “white genocide.” In a message…
Astronomers utilizing the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope capture breathtaking views of a significant section of the nebula within the Large Magellanic Cloud, the largest of several…
The leading cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. estimates that cyber attacks compromising account information for a “small subset” of users will incur costs ranging from $180…
Asthma: A condition that impacts the respiratory system, which is the pathway through which an animal breathes. Asthma can restrict these airways due to inflammation, excess…
An 11-year-old girl from Australia began adding random users on Snapchat as part of an unofficial challenge with her close friend to boost their scores on…
Collisions involving high-energy lead nuclei at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider generate a powerful electromagnetic field capable of displacing protons and converting lead into ephemeral gold nuclei.…
When I began my career in gaming journalism three decades ago, I missed the chance to review my favorite console, the Sega Mega Drive. While a…
Paleontologists have uncovered fossilized tracks of reptile-like creatures from the early Carboniferous Tonan period, approximately 355 million years ago, within the snow plain formation in Victoria,…
The United Arab Emirates and the United States have formalized a Gulf State agreement to establish the largest artificial intelligence campus outside of the U.S., a…
Solar particle events from the sun are infrequent but powerful, significantly influencing the creation of cosmic genic isotopes. For instance, radiocarbon (14c) in the terrestrial environment…
The latest fossil, named Chicago Archeopteryx, is the 14th known specimen of this remarkable Jurassic species. Chicago Archeopteryx. Image credit: Delaney Drummond/Field Museum. The Archeopteryx inhabited…
Year: An adjective describing an event that occurs annually. In botany, it refers to a plant that completes its life cycle within a year, often characterized…
On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled plans to roll back restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water, roughly a year after the Biden administration…
Some areas in Texas will experience temperatures hotter than the Sahara desert this Thursday. Intense heat domes are driving temperatures sharply up to triple digits. In…
A baby born with rare and perilous genetic disorders has flourished thanks to an experimental gene editing treatment tailored specifically for him. Researchers detailed the situation…
Blink and you’ll miss it: Purdue University’s engineering students have developed a robot capable of solving a Rubik’s Cube in just 0.1 seconds. This robot, dubbed…
Ecuador’s Rio Los Cedros provides insight for Robert MacFarlane Murray Cooper/Minden Pictures/Alamy Is the river alive? Robert MacFarlane (Penguin Books (UK) WW Norton (USA, May 20))…
Baby KJ Rebecca Affles Nicklas and Kiran Musnul after gene editing injection with researchers Philadelphia Children’s Hospital A young boy afflicted with a serious genetic disorder…
Jiuzhang, an advanced photonic quantum computer that features a record number of qubits University of Science and Technology of China The number of qubits connected in…
Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Alamy In 1998, astronomers delivered a groundbreaking revelation: spacetime, the fundamental structure fostering our universe, not only expanded but did so at an…
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Simone Rotella The UK government has introduced an AI-driven crime prediction tool that identifies individuals deemed “high risk” for potential violence based on personal histories such…
Chopping onions can make you cry Foster.R/Getty Images Have you ever shed tears while slicing onions? Researchers have identified a potential remedy, although it might not…
Research indicates that artificial intelligence can organically develop social practices akin to humans. The study, conducted in collaboration between the University of London and the City…
Mark Watney (Matt Damon) on Mars: It’s not by choice Moviestore Collection Ltd/Alamy From This World to the NextAdriana Murray (Profile Books (UK); Pegasus Books (US)…
Donald Trump has expressed concerns to Apple and its executives regarding a plan that encourages high-tech companies to relocate cell phone manufacturing from India back to…
UK Home Builders Required to Enhance Nature ShutterStock / Jevanto Productions Housing developers in the UK are struggling to meet the biodiversity requirements laid out in…
What insights do we gain from the genomes of chimpanzees and other apes? S. Tuengler/inafrica.de/Alamy This excerpt comes from our human stories newsletter covering the archaeological…