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Space Lasers Show How Venezuela’s Earthquakes Reshaped the Earth’s Crust

New satellite imagery reveals how much terrain has shifted in the wake of the twin quakes.

33 minutes ago

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Space Lasers Show How Venezuela’s Earthquakes Reshaped the Earth’s Crust

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New York Times Science

Curiosity, Perseverance and Now Promise? NASA May Send a Mars Rover to the Moon.

As part of plans to establish a lunar base, the space agency may send to the moon a spare test version of the rover — as well as a soccer ball.

10 hours ago

New York Times Science

Curiosity, Perseverance and Now Promise? NASA May Send a Mars Rover to the Moon.

New York Times Science

The Vera Rubin Telescope Begins Surveying Our Cosmos

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is beginning the widest, deepest survey yet of the southern sky.

11 hours ago

New York Times Science

The Vera Rubin Telescope Begins Surveying Our Cosmos

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Futurism

Top AI Researchers Terrified of a “Chernobyl Moment”: a Mass Casualty Event, or Worse, That Turns the World Against AI ...

"AI doesn't need a Chernobyl moment." The post Top AI Researchers Terrified of a "Chernobyl Moment": a Mass Casualty Event, or Worse, That Turns the World Against AI Forever appeared first on Futurism.

13 hours ago

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Top AI Researchers Terrified of a “Chernobyl Moment”: a Mass Casualty Event, or Worse, That Turns the World Against AI ...

Futurism

Brown University Professor Horrified to Discover Largest AI Cheating Scandal in Ivy League History

"The empirical evidence of fraud is overwhelming." The post Brown University Professor Horrified to Discover Largest AI Cheating Scandal in Ivy League History appeared first on Futurism.

14 hours ago

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Brown University Professor Horrified to Discover Largest AI Cheating Scandal in Ivy League History

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Venture Capitalists Disgusted by Solar Power Because It’s Generating Too Much Clean Electricity to Be Grossly Profitable

How can they print more money if electricity prices are so affordable? The post Venture Capitalists Disgusted by Solar Power Because It's Generating Too Much Clean Electricity to Be Grossly Profitable appeared first on Futurism.

15 hours ago

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Venture Capitalists Disgusted by Solar Power Because It’s Generating Too Much Clean Electricity to Be Grossly Profitable

WIRED Science

New York Is About to Feel Hotter Than Phoenix

Extreme heat coupled with humidity will make it feel like 109 degrees Fahrenheit as the holiday weekend approaches.

17 hours ago

WIRED Science

New York Is About to Feel Hotter Than Phoenix

Futurism

You Are Entirely Unready to Learn the Name of the Company That Accidentally Filled the Reflecting Pool With Green Algae

You can't make this stuff up. The post You Are Entirely Unready to Learn the Name of the Company That Accidentally Filled the Reflecting Pool With Green Algae appeared first on Futurism.

18 hours ago

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You Are Entirely Unready to Learn the Name of the Company That Accidentally Filled the Reflecting Pool With Green Algae

Futurism

Anthropic Hires Economist Who Says 33 Percent Chance of Human Extinction Is Acceptable

Did the economist remember to ask what humans may think of that? The post Anthropic Hires Economist Who Says 33 Percent Chance of Human Extinction Is Acceptable appeared first on Futurism.

19 hours ago

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Anthropic Hires Economist Who Says 33 Percent Chance of Human Extinction Is Acceptable

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Anybody Who Thinks Orbital Data Centers are a Good Idea Is Suffering from AI Psychosis, Experts Argue

"It really seems like anyone with some renders and a white paper written by someone being gassed up by an overly agreeable AI can get VC funding these days." The post Anybody Who Thinks Orbital Data Centers are a Good Idea Is Suffering from AI Psychosis, Experts Argue appeared first on Futurism.

20 hours ago

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Anybody Who Thinks Orbital Data Centers are a Good Idea Is Suffering from AI Psychosis, Experts Argue

New York Times Science

NASA Aims to Catch a Falling Space Telescope and Push It Back Up

Without a rescue mission, NASA’s Swift Observatory, which studies some of the most powerful explosions in the universe, will burn up in the atmosphere within a few months.

22 hours ago

New York Times Science

NASA Aims to Catch a Falling Space Telescope and Push It Back Up

WIRED Science

Venezuela Earthquake Destruction Revealed in New Satellite Images

The maps and images show the extent of destruction and give rescue operations a tool to find any remaining survivors.

23 hours ago

WIRED Science

Venezuela Earthquake Destruction Revealed in New Satellite Images

National Science Foundation

Podcast: The future of quantum cryptography

Secure information is essential in the digital exchanges of modern life. NSF-supported professor Vinod Vaikuntanathan discusses quantum cryptography and the future of encryption.

1 day ago

National Science Foundation

Podcast: The future of quantum cryptography

New York Times Science

Turtles Are Really Weird Animals. Where Did They Come From?

The origin of turtles has puzzled scientists. A new study provides more evidence that these shelled reptiles share a common ancestor with crocodiles and birds.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Turtles Are Really Weird Animals. Where Did They Come From?

WIRED Science

The Anti-Data-Center Movement Is Reshaping Michigan Politics

Climate activist Will Lawrence cofounded the Sunrise Movement. Now, he has shifted his focus in his attempt to compete for a swing-district seat by calling for a data center moratorium.

1 day ago

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The Anti-Data-Center Movement Is Reshaping Michigan Politics

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This Is the Most Detailed Image Yet of the Milky Way's Center

The Euclid space telescope's stunning photo of our galaxy's “crowded heart” captures more than 60 million stars.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

This Is the Most Detailed Image Yet of the Milky Way's Center