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Scientists Horrified as Huge Heatwave Hits Antarctica

"This is absolutely crazy." The post Scientists Horrified as Huge Heatwave Hits Antarctica appeared first on Futurism.

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Scientists Horrified as Huge Heatwave Hits Antarctica

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Scientists Concerned Latest Gene Editing of Human Embryos Could “Open the Floodgates”

It's a "gateway to embryo editing to do enhancements." The post Scientists Concerned Latest Gene Editing of Human Embryos Could "Open the Floodgates" appeared first on Futurism.

24 hours ago

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Scientists Concerned Latest Gene Editing of Human Embryos Could “Open the Floodgates”

New York Times Science

Scientists Measure Earth’s Vast Underground Fungal Webs

With machine learning and a high-resolution imaging robot, scientists measured and mapped the extent of Earth’s carbon circulatory system.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Scientists Measure Earth’s Vast Underground Fungal Webs

New York Times Science

Scientists Race to Test Treatments as Ebola Outbreak Widens

Trials are beginning on several drugs that have shown promise in preliminary studies against the virus that is causing the current outbreak.

18 hours ago

New York Times Science

Scientists Race to Test Treatments as Ebola Outbreak Widens

Futurism

Autonomous Robots Confirmed to Have Killed Human Soldiers

"We just launch it and we know everything will be dead — everything that will be found there in this particular area will be dead." The post Autonomous Robots Confirmed to Have Killed Human Soldiers appeared first on Futurism.

22 hours ago

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Autonomous Robots Confirmed to Have Killed Human Soldiers

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Anthropic Was So Concerned About Its New Mythos-Based Model’s Power That It Lobotomized Its Ability to Improve Itself

What's really going on? The post Anthropic Was So Concerned About Its New Mythos-Based Model's Power That It Lobotomized Its Ability to Improve Itself appeared first on Futurism.

2 days ago

Futurism

Anthropic Was So Concerned About Its New Mythos-Based Model’s Power That It Lobotomized Its Ability to Improve Itself

New York Times Science

Renewable Groups Ask Courts to End Pentagon’s ‘Total Halt’ of Wind Power

More than 100 planned wind farms in 21 states are now stalled indefinitely as the Pentagon delays military reviews once seen as routine.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Renewable Groups Ask Courts to End Pentagon’s ‘Total Halt’ of Wind Power

New York Times Science

Cleve Moler, Who Unlocked the Power of Computing for Millions, Dies at 86

He built interfaces that allowed engineers, scientists and everyday people to solve difficult problems without having to write the underlying code.

22 hours ago

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Cleve Moler, Who Unlocked the Power of Computing for Millions, Dies at 86

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AI Is Advancing Faster Than Our Ability to Understand It, Researchers Warn

While we still can't explain how AI works, algorithms are rapidly learning what makes us tick. And the gap is widening. The post AI Is Advancing Faster Than Our Ability to Understand It, Researchers Warn appeared first on SingularityHub.

2 days ago

Singularity HUB

AI Is Advancing Faster Than Our Ability to Understand It, Researchers Warn

New York Times Science

NASA Leader Responds to Criticism Over All-Male Artemis III Crew

NASA’s missions these days rarely feature all-male crews. Jared Isaacman, its administrator, said women play prominent roles throughout the space agency.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

NASA Leader Responds to Criticism Over All-Male Artemis III Crew

New York Times Science

Can the Artemis III Mission Go on as Planned?

NASA has chosen four astronauts for the Artemis III mission, but there has been a major setback: the destruction of a Blue Origin rocket and its only launchpad. Our science reporter Katrina Miller describes what this event might mean for the U.S. goal of landing on the moon by 2028.

17 hours ago

New York Times Science

Can the Artemis III Mission Go on as Planned?