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Futurism

It's Never Been More Over For Tesla

Things haven't been good for Tesla for a while now. Even before CEO Elon Musk began ripping through the federal government to global outcry, its late-2024 sales were way down, leading to a sizable fall in stock price. That seems like a lifetime ago, as mass recalls, performance issues, and anti-Musk ...

17 hours ago

Futurism

It's Never Been More Over For Tesla

Futurism

The Majority of Scientists Are Now Considering Fleeing America

As president Donald Trump's administration continues to greatly diminish the role of scientific research and gutting funding, while installing crackpot anti-vaccine figureheads, scientists are starting to look for greener pastures. According to a Nature poll of more than 1,200 scientists, a shocking ...

18 hours ago

Futurism

The Majority of Scientists Are Now Considering Fleeing America

Futurism

Scientists Tried to Kill Spacecraft But It Was So Tough That It Refused to Die

While it was getting ready to power down its Gaia spacecraft, the European Space Agency encountered some unusual resistance. The spacecraft, which has been creating a highly detailed, three-dimensional map of more than a billion stars throughout the Milky Way and beyond, proved surprisingly difficult ...

20 hours ago

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Scientists Tried to Kill Spacecraft But It Was So Tough That It Refused to Die

Futurism

CoreWeave's Stock Now Spiking After Disastrous IPO

AI hyperscaler CoreWeave's initial public offering was meant to serve as a litmus test for the industry. The firm went public on the stock market this week, becoming the first all-AI startup to have done so. And judging by how the stock has fared so far, the industry is in for some rough times ahead. ...

22 hours ago

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CoreWeave's Stock Now Spiking After Disastrous IPO

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After a Single Concussion, Kids Are 15 Percent Less Likely to Go to College

More concerning news from the traumatic brain injury (TBI) front: a new study shows that kids who experience just one concussion are 15 percent less likely to go to college — the latest research to ring alarm bells about various ways that the long-term impacts of TBIs might manifest. The study, published ...

1 day ago

Futurism

After a Single Concussion, Kids Are 15 Percent Less Likely to Go to College

Futurism

Perplexity AI CEO Denies Rumors Company Is Disintegrating Behind the Scenes

The CEO of Perplexity AI insists that his company is doing just fine, thank you very much. Responding to a user theory suggesting that the company is suffering glitches because it's "doing horribly financially," CEO Aravind Srinivas took to his haters' home turf — that is, the r/Perplexity_AI subreddit ...

1 day ago

Futurism

Perplexity AI CEO Denies Rumors Company Is Disintegrating Behind the Scenes

WIRED Science

This Startup Says It Can Clean Your Blood of Microplastics

The elective medical industry is cashing in on plastic pollution fears, but the evidence of harm from microplastics is still deeply uncertain.

4 hours ago

WIRED Science

This Startup Says It Can Clean Your Blood of Microplastics

WIRED Science

In Search of the Last Wild Axolotls

Using environmental DNA analysis and traditional fishing techniques, researchers are seeking answers about the current population of axolotls in their natural habitat. The numbers are alarming.

6 hours ago

WIRED Science

In Search of the Last Wild Axolotls

WIRED Science

Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH

Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration’s latest firing blitz.

14 hours ago

WIRED Science

Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH

WIRED Science

Yuval Noah Harari: ‘How Do We Share the Planet With This New Superintelligence?’

The academic and author discusses what to expect from the singularity, the need for AI self-correcting mechanisms, and what hope there is for superintelligence safeguarding democracy.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Yuval Noah Harari: ‘How Do We Share the Planet With This New Superintelligence?’

Singularity HUB

NASA's Curiosity Rover Has Made a Significant Discovery in the Search for Alien Life

It’s an exciting time in the search for life on Mars. The post NASA's Curiosity Rover Has Made a Significant Discovery in the Search for Alien Life appeared first on SingularityHub.

1 day ago

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NASA's Curiosity Rover Has Made a Significant Discovery in the Search for Alien Life

Singularity HUB

Brain Implant 'Streams' a Paralyzed Woman’s Thoughts in Near Real Time

The system, which also synthesizes her voice, takes no more than a second to translate thoughts to speech. The post Brain Implant 'Streams' a Paralyzed Woman’s Thoughts in Near Real Time appeared first on SingularityHub.

1 day ago

Singularity HUB

Brain Implant 'Streams' a Paralyzed Woman’s Thoughts in Near Real Time

Science - The Verge

New York Times Science

This Tree Wants to Be Struck by Lightning

Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a scientist said.

18 hours ago

New York Times Science

This Tree Wants to Be Struck by Lightning

New York Times Science

How the Myanmar Earthquake Shook Skyscrapers in Bangkok

Large quakes produce shaking at a variety of frequencies. Some waves can travel hundreds of miles, and are amplified by local geological conditions.

22 hours ago

New York Times Science

How the Myanmar Earthquake Shook Skyscrapers in Bangkok

New York Times Science

NASA Astronauts Speak for First Time After 9-Month Stay in Space at ISS

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spoke in their first news conference since returning to Earth two weeks ago from an unexpectedly long I.S.S. stay that lasted more than nine months.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

NASA Astronauts Speak for First Time After 9-Month Stay in Space at ISS

New York Times Science

Eating ‘Family Style’ May Have Set the Stage for Life as We Know It

Under microscopes, scientists found that giant single-cell organisms were able to vacuum up more food when they are stuck together.

20 hours ago

New York Times Science

Eating ‘Family Style’ May Have Set the Stage for Life as We Know It

New York Times Science

A New Dinosaur Museum Rises From a Hole in the Ground in New Jersey

The museum hopes that after learning about the planet’s prehistoric past, people will do more to preserve Earth’s future.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

A New Dinosaur Museum Rises From a Hole in the Ground in New Jersey

National Science Foundation