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New York Times Science

How to Watch the Ursids Winter Solstice Meteor Shower

The Ursids this weekend are a winter solstice light show.

2 hours ago

New York Times Science

How to Watch the Ursids Winter Solstice Meteor Shower

Futurism

Rivers Turn Bright Orange in Alaska

The explanation behind the orange rivers is far more insidious and far reaching than simple localized pollution. The post Rivers Turn Bright Orange in Alaska appeared first on Futurism.

5 hours ago

Futurism

Rivers Turn Bright Orange in Alaska

Futurism

Actual Human Interaction Flourishes After High School Bans Phones

Would you look at that. The post Actual Human Interaction Flourishes After High School Bans Phones appeared first on Futurism.

5 hours ago

Futurism

Actual Human Interaction Flourishes After High School Bans Phones

Futurism

This New Statistic on Kessler Syndrome Will Give Anyone Who Cares About Space Travel an Instantaneous Stress Headache

The potential for a disaster is enormous. The post This New Statistic on Kessler Syndrome Will Give Anyone Who Cares About Space Travel an Instantaneous Stress Headache appeared first on Futurism.

7 hours ago

Futurism

This New Statistic on Kessler Syndrome Will Give Anyone Who Cares About Space Travel an Instantaneous Stress Headache

Futurism

Doctors Catch Cancer-Diagnosing AI Extracting Patients’ Race Data and Being Racist With It

"Reading demographics from a pathology slide is thought of as a 'mission impossible' for a human pathologist, so the bias in pathology AI was a surprise to us." The post Doctors Catch Cancer-Diagnosing AI Extracting Patients' Race Data and Being Racist With It appeared first on Futurism.

8 hours ago

Futurism

Doctors Catch Cancer-Diagnosing AI Extracting Patients’ Race Data and Being Racist With It

Futurism

Holiday Yule Log App Constantly Bombards User With Ads for Premium Version

Happy holidays! The post Holiday Yule Log App Constantly Bombards User With Ads for Premium Version appeared first on Futurism.

9 hours ago

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Holiday Yule Log App Constantly Bombards User With Ads for Premium Version

Futurism

NASA Says It’s Just Gonna Stare Into Cosmic Voids for a While

Same. The post NASA Says It's Just Gonna Stare Into Cosmic Voids for a While appeared first on Futurism.

11 hours ago

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NASA Says It’s Just Gonna Stare Into Cosmic Voids for a While

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New York Times Science

Museum of the Earth and Its Fossil Collection Fight Their Own Extinction

A funding crisis at the Museum of the Earth and the Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca, N.Y., could scatter priceless specimens and end nearly a century of pioneering research.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Museum of the Earth and Its Fossil Collection Fight Their Own Extinction

WIRED Science

Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit

Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup that seeks to read brain activity using ultrasound, is being spun out of Forest Neurotech, a Los Angeles nonprofit.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit

New York Times Science

The Meek Really Did Inherit the Earth, at Least Among Ants

How did ants take over the world? The answer may be skin deep.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

The Meek Really Did Inherit the Earth, at Least Among Ants

Singularity HUB

Data Centers in Space: Will 2027 Really Be the Year AI Goes to Orbit?

Google plans to take a tangible first step in a new AI and computing moonshot by launching two prototype satellites to orbit in early 2027. The post Data Centers in Space: Will 2027 Really Be the Year AI Goes to Orbit? appeared first on SingularityHub.

1 day ago

Singularity HUB

Data Centers in Space: Will 2027 Really Be the Year AI Goes to Orbit?

New York Times Science

NASA Webb Telescope Discovers Lemon-Shaped Planet, the ‘Stretchiest’ Ever Seen

An unusual object orbiting a rapidly spinning star might be a new phenomenon in the universe.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

NASA Webb Telescope Discovers Lemon-Shaped Planet, the ‘Stretchiest’ Ever Seen

WIRED Science

Americans Are Increasingly Convinced That Aliens Have Visited Earth

Polling shows that nearly half of Americans now believe aliens have visited this planet—and that the number who aren't sure has dropped by two-thirds. The reasons why, experts say, are complicated.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Americans Are Increasingly Convinced That Aliens Have Visited Earth

Singularity HUB

New Gene Drive Stops the Spread of Malaria—Without Killing Any Mosquitoes

A Tanzania-led study pitted gene-edited mosquitoes against a wide range of malaria parasites found locally. The post New Gene Drive Stops the Spread of Malaria—Without Killing Any Mosquitoes appeared first on SingularityHub.

2 days ago

Singularity HUB

New Gene Drive Stops the Spread of Malaria—Without Killing Any Mosquitoes

New York Times Science

Jared Isaacman Confirmed to Run NASA as Space Program Is in Peril

Jared Isaacman, the billionaire nominated twice to lead the agency, may draw some lessons from the tenure of another NASA leader in the 1990s.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Jared Isaacman Confirmed to Run NASA as Space Program Is in Peril

WIRED Science

Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Is Having a Renaissance

As the world looks to incorporate more renewables into energy grids, centuries-old systems that can balance supply and demand are being reappraised and innovated upon.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Is Having a Renaissance