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The World’s Oceans Are Hurtling Toward a Breaking Point
Climate change, pollution, and fishing are pushing oceans closer to their limits at an unprecedented rate. The pressure of that human...
The World’s Oceans Are Hurtling Toward Breaking Point
Climate change, pollution, and fishing are pushing oceans closer to their limits at an unprecedented rate. The pressure of that human...
A Startup Used AI to Make a Psychedelic Without the Trip
Mindstate Design Labs, backed by Silicon Valley power players, has created what its CEO calls “the least psychedelic psychedelic that’s...
Trump’s Tylenol Directive Could Actually Increase Autism...
Experts fear that Donald Trump’s anti-painkiller tirade could lead to an increase in risk factors for autism, and don’t trust the...
Elon Musk Is Out to Rule Space. Can Anyone Stop Him?
With SpaceX and Starlink, Elon Musk controls more than half the world’s rocket launches and thousands of internet satellites. That...
Big Tech Dreams of Putting Data Centers in Space
A sci-fi idea is gaining supporters, from billionaires to city councils. Whether it’s feasible is another matter.
Distillation Can Make AI Models Smaller and Cheaper
A fundamental technique lets researchers use a big, expensive model to train another model for less.
Say Hello to the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize Winners
The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and 24/7 lectures.
RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Votes Down Its Own Proposal to...
In a chaotic meeting, ACIP voted not to recommend a prescription requirement for Covid-19 vaccines. Some panelists seemed unaware...
A Collision With Another Planet Could Have Allowed for...
Analysis by researchers at the University of Bern suggests that water and other volatile compounds arrived on Earth from outer space—specifically...
