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AI’s Next Trick? Speaking Dolphin

Denise Herzing, the founder and director of the Wild Dolphin Project, is using AI to help understand audio and video footage of the marine mammals.

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AI’s Next Trick? Speaking Dolphin

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Particle Physicists Are Getting a First Glimpse Into the ‘Zeptoverse’

An extremely rare matter-decay event opens up new possibilities for researching the physical world on scales 100 billion times smaller than an atom.

2 hours ago

WIRED Science

Particle Physicists Are Getting a First Glimpse Into the ‘Zeptoverse’

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Futurism

Hakeem Jeffries Is Bankrolled by the Most Controversial Tech Companies in Existence

"The same corporate donors give to both sides so they win regardless of electoral outcomes." The post Hakeem Jeffries Is Bankrolled by the Most Controversial Tech Companies in Existence appeared first on Futurism.

15 hours ago

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Hakeem Jeffries Is Bankrolled by the Most Controversial Tech Companies in Existence

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Panicked Sam Altman Reverses Position as Walls Close In, Says People Should Be Able to Own RAM

"I want you to have so much ram." The post Panicked Sam Altman Reverses Position as Walls Close In, Says People Should Be Able to Own RAM appeared first on Futurism.

16 hours ago

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Panicked Sam Altman Reverses Position as Walls Close In, Says People Should Be Able to Own RAM

New York Times Science

A NASA Telescope Has Crashed Back to Earth

The space agency estimated that there was a one-in-2,100 chance that debris from the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory could injure someone on the ground.

16 hours ago

New York Times Science

A NASA Telescope Has Crashed Back to Earth

Futurism

Sam Altman Makes Weird Tweet After Bruising Midterm Results

What is he talking about? The post Sam Altman Makes Weird Tweet After Bruising Midterm Results appeared first on Futurism.

18 hours ago

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Sam Altman Makes Weird Tweet After Bruising Midterm Results

Futurism

Americans Just Resoundingly Rejected AI Data Centers

Data centers proved to be a powerful midterm issue. The post Americans Just Resoundingly Rejected AI Data Centers appeared first on Futurism.

18 hours ago

Futurism

Americans Just Resoundingly Rejected AI Data Centers

Futurism

Clean Energy Surging Around the World in the Wake of Republican’s Midterm Collapse

Investors are buzzing. The post Clean Energy Surging Around the World in the Wake of Republican's Midterm Collapse appeared first on Futurism.

19 hours ago

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Clean Energy Surging Around the World in the Wake of Republican’s Midterm Collapse

Futurism

Truth Social Stock Crashes to All-Time Low After MAGA’s Massive Defeat

Just when you thought it couldn't sink any lower. The post Truth Social Stock Crashes to All-Time Low After MAGA's Massive Defeat appeared first on Futurism.

20 hours ago

Futurism

Truth Social Stock Crashes to All-Time Low After MAGA’s Massive Defeat

WIRED Science

Chernobyl’s Dogs May Be Evolving, but Scientists Don’t Know Why

A new study found evidence of natural selection in the dogs of Chernobyl, but it’s still unclear what drove these genetic differences and what evolutionary advantages they may provide.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Chernobyl’s Dogs May Be Evolving, but Scientists Don’t Know Why

New York Times Science

Prosecutors Seek to Drop Charges Against Russian Scientist Accused of Smuggling Frog Embryos

Kseniia Petrova, a researcher at Harvard, has argued that she was vindictively prosecuted after her arrest in 2025.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Prosecutors Seek to Drop Charges Against Russian Scientist Accused of Smuggling Frog Embryos

New York Times Science

Investigators Looking for Cause of Learjet Crash Say Ice Was ‘Certainly a Factor’

Ice, experts said, can change the shape of a plane’s wing, disrupting its aerodynamics.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Investigators Looking for Cause of Learjet Crash Say Ice Was ‘Certainly a Factor’

WIRED Science

NASA’s Swift Observatory Is Falling to Earth. Here’s What to Know About the Impending Impact

The 3,200-pound satellite is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere later this week with a wide reentry zone covering parts of Africa, Australia, Southeast Asia, and South America.

2 days ago

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NASA’s Swift Observatory Is Falling to Earth. Here’s What to Know About the Impending Impact

WIRED Science

Ancient Meteorite Found in the Sahara Holds Secrets About Mars’ Watery Past

The 4.1-billion-year-old meteorite is a “Rosetta Stone for Mars,” preserving clues about how the Martian environment has changed since the solar system formed.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

Ancient Meteorite Found in the Sahara Holds Secrets About Mars’ Watery Past

New York Times Science

Neanderthals Used Wood for Tools, Housing — and Murder?

In one case, 75,000-year-old bones reveal what may be the earliest identifiable victim of death by wooden spear.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Neanderthals Used Wood for Tools, Housing — and Murder?

National Science Foundation

Podcast: The laser that could break the laws of physics

U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researcher Jonathan Zuegel discusses the future of high-powered laser research in the United States, the ambitious NSF Optical Parametric Amplifier Line (NSF OPAL) laser facility. NSF OPAL is designed to…

2 days ago

National Science Foundation

Podcast: The laser that could break the laws of physics

New York Times Science

Do Animals Grieve?

The feeling of existential loss was long thought to be uniquely human. But studies of coyotes, cockatoos and other creatures are prompting some scientists to reconsider.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Do Animals Grieve?