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Birds Are Getting Hooked on Cigarettes

They're serving an important role inside nests, scientists found. The post Birds Are Getting Hooked on Cigarettes appeared first on Futurism.

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Birds Are Getting Hooked on Cigarettes

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Engineer Says It’s Time to Rebuild the Twin Towers as Giant Data Centers With Anti-Aircraft Lasers on the Roof

"This is what America rightfully deserves. We shall no longer be afraid." The post Engineer Says It's Time to Rebuild the Twin Towers as Giant Data Centers With Anti-Aircraft Lasers on the Roof appeared first on Futurism.

1 hour ago

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Engineer Says It’s Time to Rebuild the Twin Towers as Giant Data Centers With Anti-Aircraft Lasers on the Roof

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Scientists Recruit Undergrad to Step Into Room Filled With Ravenous Mosquitoes for “Full-Body Massacre”

Dream gig! The post Scientists Recruit Undergrad to Step Into Room Filled With Ravenous Mosquitoes for "Full-Body Massacre" appeared first on Futurism.

2 hours ago

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Scientists Recruit Undergrad to Step Into Room Filled With Ravenous Mosquitoes for “Full-Body Massacre”

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Gen Z Is Using AI to Have Difficult Relationship Conversations, and the Results Are Massively Cringe

"Oftentimes they're using it as a way to overcompensate for the fact that they don't really know how to truly interact with others." The post Gen Z Is Using AI to Have Difficult Relationship Conversations, and the Results Are Massively Cringe appeared first on Futurism.

3 hours ago

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Gen Z Is Using AI to Have Difficult Relationship Conversations, and the Results Are Massively Cringe

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Therapists Go on Strike, Saying They’re Being Replaced by AI

"There is a lot of fear and anxiety about AI, and in particular, fear around AI replacing jobs." The post Therapists Go on Strike, Saying They're Being Replaced by AI appeared first on Futurism.

5 hours ago

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Therapists Go on Strike, Saying They’re Being Replaced by AI

Futurism

Staff at New Data Center Powered by Human Brain Cells Need to Swap Out Cerebrospinal Fluid Every Day

The cost of brain power. The post Staff at New Data Center Powered by Human Brain Cells Need to Swap Out Cerebrospinal Fluid Every Day appeared first on Futurism.

7 hours ago

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Staff at New Data Center Powered by Human Brain Cells Need to Swap Out Cerebrospinal Fluid Every Day

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WIRED Science

Iran War Puts Global Energy Markets on the Brink of a Worst-Case Scenario

“This will be so, so, so, so, so bad,” one analyst says.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Iran War Puts Global Energy Markets on the Brink of a Worst-Case Scenario

Singularity HUB

Google DeepMind Plans to Track AGI Progress With These 10 Traits of General Intelligence

There's plenty of hand-waving around AGI. DeepMind hopes to change that with a new, more rigorous approach. The post Google DeepMind Plans to Track AGI Progress With These 10 Traits of General Intelligence appeared first on SingularityHub.

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Google DeepMind Plans to Track AGI Progress With These 10 Traits of General Intelligence

New York Times Science

New Spider Mimics ‘The Last of Us’ Zombie Fungus Cordyceps

A newly discovered species of spider in the Ecuadorean Amazon mimics a pathogen, known as a zombie fungus, to protect itself.

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New York Times Science

New Spider Mimics ‘The Last of Us’ Zombie Fungus Cordyceps

National Science Foundation

NSF invests $11M to expand AI professional development for K-12 teachers nationwide

The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced an $11 million award to the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) in furtherance of the executive order on "Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth." The award will…

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National Science Foundation

NSF invests $11M to expand AI professional development for K-12 teachers nationwide

New York Times Science

Andy Weir on the Science That Inspired His Novel ‘Project Hail Mary’

Andy Weir discusses his science-fueled novel “Project Hail Mary,” which has been adapted into a film that opens in theaters on Friday.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Andy Weir on the Science That Inspired His Novel ‘Project Hail Mary’

New York Times Science

Gerd Faltings of Germany Wins 2026 Abel Prize in Mathematics

Gerd Faltings proved a conjecture that had been unsolved for six decades, using connections between numbers and geometry.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Gerd Faltings of Germany Wins 2026 Abel Prize in Mathematics

WIRED Science

Get Ready for a Year of Chaotic Weather in the US

A massive Western heat wave and a potential El Niño event raise concerns about a long stretch of unpredictable and extreme weather.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

Get Ready for a Year of Chaotic Weather in the US

New York Times Science

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Spots Comet K1 Exploding Into Fragments

In a stroke of luck, astronomers saw the comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) break into four or five fragments in November after it passed close to the sun.

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New York Times Science

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Spots Comet K1 Exploding Into Fragments