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Futurism

Fox News Takes Massive Ratings Hit As It Triples Down on Pro-Data Center Coverage

"Just in case there were any dummies who thought Fox News cares what voters want." The post Fox News Takes Massive Ratings Hit As It Triples Down on Pro-Data Center Coverage appeared first on Futurism.

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Fox News Takes Massive Ratings Hit As It Triples Down on Pro-Data Center Coverage

Futurism

A US Satellite Caught China’s Top-Secret Spaceplane on Camera

Here's what it actually looks like. The post A US Satellite Caught China's Top-Secret Spaceplane on Camera appeared first on Futurism.

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A US Satellite Caught China’s Top-Secret Spaceplane on Camera

WIRED Science

Chatbots Are Leading Hikers Astray, With Dangerous Consequences

Outsourcing planning to AI can lead people to surrender their own critical thinking, which can have potentially deadly results in places like the backcountry.

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WIRED Science

Chatbots Are Leading Hikers Astray, With Dangerous Consequences

WIRED Science

A Newly Discovered Trail of Cosmic Debris Illustrates How the End of the Solar System Could Look

A dying star 1,600 light-years from Earth is surrounded by two rings of gas and dust that astronomers believe are the remnants of the planetary bodies it once hosted.

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WIRED Science

A Newly Discovered Trail of Cosmic Debris Illustrates How the End of the Solar System Could Look

Futurism

Polymarket Just Can’t Stop Getting Hacked Over and Over Again

When will it stop? The post Polymarket Just Can't Stop Getting Hacked Over and Over Again appeared first on Futurism.

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Polymarket Just Can’t Stop Getting Hacked Over and Over Again

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Sam Altman to Infuriated Mathematicians: The Math Slop Won’t Stop

Sorry, not sorry. The post Sam Altman to Infuriated Mathematicians: The Math Slop Won't Stop appeared first on Futurism.

18 hours ago

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Sam Altman to Infuriated Mathematicians: The Math Slop Won’t Stop

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Palantir Cofounder Announces Cruel Plan to Breed Thousands of Lab Monkeys for Medical Experiments

"Would you rather save your sibling or the monkey?" The post Palantir Cofounder Announces Cruel Plan to Breed Thousands of Lab Monkeys for Medical Experiments appeared first on Futurism.

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Palantir Cofounder Announces Cruel Plan to Breed Thousands of Lab Monkeys for Medical Experiments

Futurism

Better Start Hitting the Gym Finally Because AI Robots Already Are

Feeling pumped? The post Better Start Hitting the Gym Finally Because AI Robots Already Are appeared first on Futurism.

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Better Start Hitting the Gym Finally Because AI Robots Already Are

WIRED Science

Are Memories Transferable? Meet the Scientists Replicating an Infamous Study to Find Out

In the 1960’s, an odd experiment showed planarian worms could transfer memories by consuming each other. It was a sensational finding—that is until the worms stopped learning.

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WIRED Science

Are Memories Transferable? Meet the Scientists Replicating an Infamous Study to Find Out

WIRED Science

White Dwarfs Aren’t Just White. Scientists Discover Dying Stars Turning Pink and Green

Astronomers find that a white dwarf’s density and the kind of material it absorbed from its surroundings can produce a rainbow of shades in the star’s atmosphere.

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WIRED Science

White Dwarfs Aren’t Just White. Scientists Discover Dying Stars Turning Pink and Green

New York Times Science

A Meteorite Found in the Sahara Is a 4.1-Billion-Year-Old Piece of Mars

Minerals in the space rock provide hints about the early history of the red planet, when water was flowing on the surface.

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New York Times Science

A Meteorite Found in the Sahara Is a 4.1-Billion-Year-Old Piece of Mars

New York Times Science

Conservation Efforts for Caucasian Leopards Show Promise

In Armenia, a three-legged Caucasian leopard’s astonishing hike signals that conservation efforts for the endangered animal may be working.

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New York Times Science

Conservation Efforts for Caucasian Leopards Show Promise

New York Times Science

The New DNA Technology That Linked Ted Bundy to a 52-Year-Old Cold Case

Software known as STRmix was instrumental in identifying Mr. Bundy’s DNA in a decades-old sample.

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New York Times Science

The New DNA Technology That Linked Ted Bundy to a 52-Year-Old Cold Case

New York Times Science

As Picard on ‘Star Trek’, Patrick Stewart Influenced Generations of Scientists

Stewart’s iconic “Star Trek” character inspired astronomers and astronauts in countless ways: “You were the captain of my childhood,” one astrophysicist said.

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New York Times Science

As Picard on ‘Star Trek’, Patrick Stewart Influenced Generations of Scientists

New York Times Science

Three Stone Age Caves Reveal Continual Cannibalism

A tour of the three caves in southern Spain suggests that people in the area cannibalized one another as funerary practice over many generations.

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New York Times Science

Three Stone Age Caves Reveal Continual Cannibalism

Singularity HUB

AI May Quickly Generate Ideas—but Teams of People Are Still More Creative

How is AI affecting collaboration and creativity? Cognitive scientists ran an experiment to find out. The post AI May Quickly Generate Ideas—but Teams of People Are Still More Creative appeared first on SingularityHub.

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AI May Quickly Generate Ideas—but Teams of People Are Still More Creative

WIRED Science

Crematoria Are Being Used to Heat Homes and Swimming Pools

European countries are leading the way harvesting heat that would otherwise be wasted as green death practices become more common.

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Crematoria Are Being Used to Heat Homes and Swimming Pools

New York Times Science

Dozens of Headless Skeletons Pose a Macabre Mystery

Mass graves found at a Stone Age farming settlement in Slovakia have researchers baffled about the details — including the location of the missing skulls.

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New York Times Science

Dozens of Headless Skeletons Pose a Macabre Mystery

WIRED Science

What to Know About China’s Top-Secret Spaceplane

This week, the Pentagon released a full-resolution image of the vehicle, the capabilities of which remain rather mysterious.

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WIRED Science

What to Know About China’s Top-Secret Spaceplane

Singularity HUB

CRISPR Prime Editing Rewrites DNA in the Human Body for the First Time

The first patient received a dose of the high-precision gene editor in a new clinical trial for Wilson disease. Researchers hope it's a one-and-done fix. The post CRISPR Prime Editing Rewrites DNA in the Human Body for the First Time appeared first on SingularityHub.

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CRISPR Prime Editing Rewrites DNA in the Human Body for the First Time