Visual content, including manipulated images, is a staple of propaganda and political messaging. AI analysis shows that…
Under the guise of efficiency and fraud prevention, the federal government is breaking down data silos to collect and aggregate…
A study of US state legislators found that posting misinformation online was a winning strategy for boosting a politician’s…
A new exhibition at Colorado State University highlights 100 years of women’s work.
Human beings don’t have a thick coat of fur like many other mammals do. Scientists think it has to do with something else…
The exoplanet K2-18b could harbor a massive ocean, but scientists will need to study the planet more to see if it’s really…
If an engineer makes an improper assumption while designing something, sometimes the consequences are fatal. An engineering…
As you experience or encounter new things, your brain must encode this information via the right neural networks at the…
Large language model AIs can ingest long documents and answer questions about them, but a key question is how well they…
At first glance it might seem contradictory that restricting some speech can preserve free speech, but research shows that…
Scientists have conflicting theories on why the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. New measurements from a massive…
Water-rich meteorites contain key ingredients for life, yet they barely appear in meteorite collections. Recent research…
Aligning AIs with people’s goals and values is tricky. A new technique quantifies how far off human and machine are from…
A psychologist explains how group identity, polarizing issues and social media are driving people apart – and suggests…
An allergic reaction happens when your immune system overreacts to something that should be harmless. Whether that happens…
Researchers reexamining fossils identified telltale marks made by human ancestors cutting meat from bones. The discovery…
During scrolling, the brain processes visuals quickly not critically, making it easy to miss details that reveal a fake.…
Cachexia, or wasting syndrome, causes around 80% of patients with advanced cancer to withdraw from life.
Billionaire CEO Jared Isaacman has worked closely with SpaceX. He expressed an interest in sending missions to both the…
An executive order critiques the idea that race is a human invention. But that’s exactly what modern science supports.