Alligator gar: The ‘living fossil’ that has barely evolved for 100 million years
This living fossil can grow as large as an alligator, has two rows of needle-sharp…
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AI revolution or ethical dilemma? What 4.2 million tweets reveal about public perception of ChatGPT
An analysis of millions of English-language tweets discussing ChatGPT in the first three months after…
Neo-Nazis head to encrypted SimpleX Chat app, bail on Telegram
Dozens of neo-Nazis are fleeing Telegram and moving to a relatively unknown secret chat app…
Embracing the collective nature of science
Editor in chief Nancy Shute celebrates this year’s SN10: Scientists to Watch and novel approaches…
Readers discuss the psychedelic psilocybin, frogs and UFOs
In control A high dose of the psychedelic psilocybin temporarily dissolves brain networks, Laura Sanders…
50 years ago, satellites threatened astronomers’ view of the cosmos
As satellite launches ramp up and the spacecraft clog the skies, astronomers fear for their…
James Webb Space Telescope deciphers the origins of Pluto’s icy moon Charon
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide at…
Why does drinking water feel so good when you’re thirsty?
Drinking water triggers a variety of complex biochemical reactions that reward rehydration and help satiate…
Scientists uncover disturbing effect of testosterone on men’s view of conservatively dressed women
A recent study published in Psychoneuroendocrinology offers new insights into how testosterone influences men’s perceptions…
‘Extraordinary’ burial of ancient Egyptian governor’s daughter discovered in a coffin within another coffin
Archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old tomb that belonged to an ancient Egyptian governor’s daughter.
Halls of Torment is Diablo cranked up to 50,000 kills/hour
The old-school Diablo games endure for a lot of reasons. Some players like the deep…
How London’s Crystal Palace was built so quickly
London’s Great Exhibition of 1851 attracted some 6 million people eager to experience more than…
YouTube fixes glitch that wrongly removed accounts, deleted videos
YouTube confirmed Friday that a bug mistakenly removing seemingly thousands of accounts wrongly marked as…
Helene ravaged the NC plant that makes 60% of the country’s IV fluid supply
Hurricane Helene’s catastrophic damage and flooding to the Southeastern states may affect the country’s medical…
The more sophisticated AI models get, the more likely they are to lie
When a research team led by Amrit Kirpalani, a medical educator at Western University in…
Apple couldn’t tell fake iPhones from real ones, lost $2.5M to scammers
Two men involved in an elaborate scheme duping Apple into replacing about 6,000 counterfeit iPhones…
OpenAI’s Canvas can translate code between languages with a click
On Thursday, OpenAI unveiled Canvas, a new interface for ChatGPT designed to enhance collaboration on…
ULA’s second Vulcan rocket lost part of its booster and kept going
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket, under contract for dozens of flights for the US military…
No more bricked iPads: Apple fixes several bugs in iOS, iPadOS, macOS updates
Late in the day on Thursday, Apple released the first software updates for its devices…
Flu shot lowers hospitalization risk by 35% in vulnerable groups, data hint
Data from the Southern Hemisphere hint that this year’s flu shot lowers the risk of…
This common workplace phenomenon could be secretly undermining your productivity
A recent study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology reveals that overhearing political conversations…
Thousands of Linux systems infected by stealthy malware since 2021
Thousands of machines running Linux have been infected by a malware strain that’s notable for…
Rocket Report: Falcon 9 second stage stumbles; Japanese rocket nears the end
Welcome to Edition 7.14 of the Rocket Report! For readers who don’t know, my second…
Why trolls, extremists, and others spread conspiracy theories they don’t believe
There has been a lot of research on the types of people who believe conspiracy…
