Long before thermometers, nature left its own temperature records. A climate scientist explains how ongoing global warming…
ChatGPT can be very useful – if you shift how you view it. The first step is to stop thinking of it as a chatty search…
Politicians and their campaigns use a lot of methods, including manipulation and deception, to persuade you to vote for…
Knowing Greenland’s ice-free history offers a warning for the future as global temperatures rise.
It’s difficult to see how artificial intelligence systems work, and to see whose interests they work for. Regulation could…
Superresolution microscopy allowed researchers to view cells at the molecular level. Improvements on the technique can help…
Researchers found that people with a specific gene variant were two to eight times more likely to not have symptoms after…
Three Indigenous studies scholars draw from colonial histories and explain why listening for alien life can have ethical…
Creating bias-free AI systems is easier said than done. A computer scientist explains how controlling bias could lead to…
Some researchers assert that the body responds to exercise by burning fewer calories when you’re not working out. Regardless…
The Federal Trade Commission’s investigation of ChatGPT maker OpenAI shows that the US government is beginning to get…
While a return to the Moon will allow the U.S. to collaborate with other nations interested in space, this endeavor is also…
Kids were more likely to tell an adult and less likely to touch or hold a handgun that they discovered if they’d recently…
AI can manipulate a real event or invent one from thin air to create a ‘situation deepfake.’ These deepfakes threaten…
Some people incorrectly say the Moon landings didn’t happen. But the evidence – and logic – isn’t on their side.
While UFO videos might seem compelling, they’re rarely backed up with evidence. A sociologist explains why claims of alien…
With many employers switching to remote work, two engineering experts explain the feasibility of converting office buildings…
For some people, it’s a choice based on cultural beliefs or economic opportunities provided by the volcano. Other times…
Scientists can create viable eggs from two male mice. In the wake of CRISPR controversies and restrictive abortion laws,…
Asking users the dollar value of the costs and benefits of walking in exoskeletons is a better way of finding out how users…