AI and ML enter motorsports: How GM is using them to win more races
Enlarge / The Cadillac V-Series.R is one of General Motors’ factory-backed racing programs. (credit: James…
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Union game performers strike over AI voice and motion-capture training
Enlarge / One day, using pixellated fonts and images to represent that something is a…
These bacteria trigger a sex change in wasps — scientists finally know how
Scientists have uncovered how bacteria borrowed a gene from an insect to create female-only parasitic…
We apply human biases to illusory faces in inanimate objects
Have you ever seen a face in a cloud or a power outlet? This common…
ISPs seeking government handouts try to avoid offering low-cost broadband
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino) Internet service providers are eager to get money…
97% of CrowdStrike systems are back online; Microsoft suggests Windows changes
Enlarge / A bad update to CrowdStrike’s Falcon security software crashed millions of Windows PCs…
Astronomers find first emission spectra in brightest GRB of all time
Enlarge / A jet of particles moving at nearly light-speed emerges from a massive star…
X is training Grok AI on your data—here’s how to stop it
Enlarge / An AI-generated image released by xAI during the open-weights launch of Grok-1. (credit:…
Will Olympic athletes ever stop breaking records?
Physically, athletes might reach a point where they can no longer beat sports records —…
New research suggests estrogen and progesterone could play role in opioid addiction and relapse
As opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. rose dramatically from 2014 to today, both Philadelphia,…
At the Olympics, AI is watching you
Enlarge / Police observe the Eiffel Tower from Trocadero ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic…
Barbie movie “may have spurred interest in gynecology,” study finds
Enlarge / A digital advertisement board displaying a Barbie movie poster is seen in New…
Astronauts find their tastes dulled, and a VR ISS hints at why
Enlarge / The environment you’re eating in can influence what you taste, and space is…
Spectacularly rare fossils of snakes that died huddled together 38 million years ago unearthed in Wyoming
Three fossilized snakes that died huddled together 38 million years ago are now called the…
‘Brain-eating’ amoebas kill nearly 100% of victims. Could new treatments change that?
Doctors are pulling out new techniques and drugs in an effort to cure devastating brain…
This is what it’s like to treat a ‘brain-eating’ amoeba infection
A now-retired doctor in Texas describes his experience treating a child with a brain-eating amoeba…
Can you get a brain-eating amoeba from tap water?
In the U.S., tap water is generally safe and not a likely source of brain-eating-amoeba…
7 scary diseases you can get from the water
Many deadly infections are transmitted via water, including cholera, typhoid and brain-eating amoebas.
‘Brain-eating’ infections could become more common, scientists warn
Researchers think climate change will soon cause an increase in the incidence of Naegleria fowleri…
‘Wall of flames’ from out-of-control Canadian wildfire devastates town of Jasper and national park
Firefighters are battling a ‘monster’ wildfire in the evacuated town of Jasper and Jasper National…
College students who exercise and eat healthy tend to have less anxiety
A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology has found that physical activity, combined with…
A new algae-based menstrual pad could stop leaks
By turning period blood into a gel, the pad’s alginate powder filler reduces leakage.
Panathenaic prize amphora: A pot brimming with olive oil awarded at the ancient Greek Olympics
Instead of a gold medal, victors at the ancient Greek Panathenaic Games received terra-cotta pots…
Dating dynamics: Men more likely to admit poor hygiene, women confess moral lapses
When it comes to dating, everyone wants to put their best foot forward. But what…
