161 years ago, a New Zealand sheep farmer predicted AI doom
While worrying about AI takeover might seem like a modern idea that sprung from War…
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Three bizarre home devices and a couple good things at CES 2025
Every year, thousands of product vendors, journalists, and gadget enthusiasts gather in an unreasonable city…
Turkey vulture: The bird that vomits acid up to 10 feet and poops antiseptic onto its legs
Turkey vultures feed on dead carcasses, helping to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Modern social conditions are not the cause of decrease in religiosity, study finds
A new analysis of 1989–2020 World/European Values Survey data found no evidence that modern social…
Did Hilma af Klint draw inspiration from 19th century physics?
In 2019, astronomer Britt Lundgren of the University of North Carolina Asheville visited the Guggenheim…
Google searches for racial slurs are higher in areas where people are worried about disease
A new study explores how pathogen stress—the prevalence of infectious diseases—may fuel racial bias in…
Which animal has the longest tail?
In terms of both absolute length and relative to body size, which living animal has…
Science news this week: Snowstorms, fire and Yellowstone’s next eruption
Jan 11., 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well…
TikTok leads as the most popular platform among underage users, research reveals
A significant portion of children under the age of 13 in the United States are…
Ferns can evolve ‘backward,’ scientists discover
Evolution is often depicted as a steady forward march from simple to complex forms. But…
Microsoft sues service for creating illicit content with its AI platform
Microsoft is accusing three individuals of running a “hacking-as-a-service” scheme that was designed to allow…
2024 was Earth’s hottest year on record, passing a dangerous warming threshold
Global temperatures were the hottest on record in 2024; it was the first year where…
Sex workers face increased risk of muscle dysmorphia
A study published in Sexual Health has found a connection between involvement in sex work…
Enormous, mountain-size asteroid will be visible from Earth this weekend in rare ‘once in a decade’ event
The enormous near-Earth asteroid (887) Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in…
Meta kills diversity programs, claiming DEI has become “too charged”
Meta has reportedly ended diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs that influenced staff hiring and…
Public health emergency declared amid LA’s devastating wildfires
The US health department on Friday declared a public health emergency for California in response…
Self-report measures outperform implicit tools in assessing thoughts and feelings, new psychology paper argues
Self-reports are superior to implicit measures for assessing psychological constructs, argue Olivier Corneille and Bertram…
Rocket Report: China launches refueling demo; DoD’s big appetite for hypersonics
Welcome to Edition 7.26 of the Rocket Report! Let’s pause and reflect on how far…
Strange, unique, and otherwise noteworthy PCs and PC accessories from CES 2025
The Consumer Electronics Show is a reliable source of announcements about iterative updates to PCs…
‘Wake-up call’ as hookworm parasites that infect pets and people grow drug resistant
Hookworms that cause deadly dog infection and ‘creeping eruption’ in humans are growing resistant to…
Everyone agrees: 2024 the hottest year since the thermometer was invented
Over the last 24 hours or so, the major organizations that keep track of global…
Judge ends man’s 11-year quest to dig up landfill and recover $765M in bitcoin
A British judge ruled against a man who wants to excavate a landfill where he…
Man turns irreversibly gray from an unidentified silver exposure
When an 84-year-old man in Hong Kong was admitted to a hospital for a condition…
German router maker is latest company to inadvertently clarify the LGPL license
The GNU General Public License (GPL) and its “Lesser” version (LGPL) are widely known and…
