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Freak Tornado Sucks Man Out of 12-Floor Apartment

It even ripped his cabinets out of his walls. The post Freak Tornado Sucks Man Out of 12-Floor Apartment appeared first on Futurism.

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Futurism

Freak Tornado Sucks Man Out of 12-Floor Apartment

Futurism

Tripadvisor’s AI Is Telling Vacationers That Gruesome Horror Grottos Are Wonderful Holiday Retreats

Need to whitewash a horribly reviewed hotel or resort? Sounds like a job for AI! The post Tripadvisor's AI Is Telling Vacationers That Gruesome Horror Grottos Are Wonderful Holiday Retreats appeared first on Futurism.

1 hour ago

Futurism

Tripadvisor’s AI Is Telling Vacationers That Gruesome Horror Grottos Are Wonderful Holiday Retreats

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WIRED Science

Mysterious Compound Detected on Pluto and Titan

Something on Pluto and one of Saturn’s moons, Titan, absorbs light in a way unexplained by anything in spectroscopic databases.

2 hours ago

WIRED Science

Mysterious Compound Detected on Pluto and Titan

Futurism

Bank of America Warns That AI Investors Are in for a Nasty Reality Check

"Speculation is hitting extreme levels." The post Bank of America Warns That AI Investors Are in for a Nasty Reality Check appeared first on Futurism.

2 hours ago

Futurism

Bank of America Warns That AI Investors Are in for a Nasty Reality Check

National Science Foundation

Podcast: The fight against high blood pressure [hypertension]

U.S. National Science Foundation-supported professor Tao Zhou discusses the development of a new 3D-printed hydrogel-based bioelectronic device for hypertension treatment.

2 hours ago

National Science Foundation

Podcast: The fight against high blood pressure [hypertension]

Futurism

Experts Say There’s Now an Open Source AI Model as Scary as Mythos

"We have Mythos at home." The post Experts Say There's Now an Open Source AI Model as Scary as Mythos appeared first on Futurism.

3 hours ago

Futurism

Experts Say There’s Now an Open Source AI Model as Scary as Mythos

Futurism

Workplaces Have Gotten So Bizarre That People Are Just Sending AI Slop Back and Forth at Each Other

"It's just his AI and my AI going back and forth." The post Workplaces Have Gotten So Bizarre That People Are Just Sending AI Slop Back and Forth at Each Other appeared first on Futurism.

4 hours ago

Futurism

Workplaces Have Gotten So Bizarre That People Are Just Sending AI Slop Back and Forth at Each Other

Futurism

The Hectic Modern World Is Shredding Your Little Cave Man Brain, Scientists Confirm

We weren't built for this. The post The Hectic Modern World Is Shredding Your Little Cave Man Brain, Scientists Confirm appeared first on Futurism.

5 hours ago

Futurism

The Hectic Modern World Is Shredding Your Little Cave Man Brain, Scientists Confirm

New York Times Science

Cosmic Conjoined Twins, Caught on Camera

A Japanese spacecraft flew by an asteroid and snapped a picture. It turned out to be a “contact binary”: two space rocks that somehow fused together.

6 hours ago

New York Times Science

Cosmic Conjoined Twins, Caught on Camera

Singularity HUB

The First AI‑Designed Vaccine Has Been Tested in People. Here's What Happened.

Scientists used AI to find targets shared by thousands of related viruses and build what they hope is a universal vaccine. The post The First AI‑Designed Vaccine Has Been Tested in People. Here's What Happened. appeared first on SingularityHub.

6 hours ago

Singularity HUB

The First AI‑Designed Vaccine Has Been Tested in People. Here's What Happened.

WIRED Science

British Space Startup Launches Longevity Lab Into Orbit

The lab will beam back data to train AI models to predict how proteins behind age-related diseases like Alzheimer’s and certain cancers behave.

10 hours ago

WIRED Science

British Space Startup Launches Longevity Lab Into Orbit

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WIRED Science

The Science Behind Why Soccer Players at the 2026 World Cup Are Cutting Their Socks

Holes in socks have become a curious sight at this year’s World Cup. The reasons why are a weird mix of biomechanics, perception, and player habits.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

The Science Behind Why Soccer Players at the 2026 World Cup Are Cutting Their Socks

New York Times Science

Research Universities Are Admitting Fewer Ph.D.s, a Bad Sign for Science

Some of the nation’s top research universities are shrinking doctoral programs because of uncertain federal funding.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Research Universities Are Admitting Fewer Ph.D.s, a Bad Sign for Science

Singularity HUB

How the Bilingual Brain Switches Languages With Ease

Similar concepts in different languages share an address in the brain. The post How the Bilingual Brain Switches Languages With Ease appeared first on SingularityHub.

1 day ago

Singularity HUB

How the Bilingual Brain Switches Languages With Ease

WIRED Science

Good News! Turns Out the Earth Will Never Be Swallowed by the Sun

A new study suggests that when our star becomes unstable in 5 billion years or so, Earth may avoid being engulfed by its fiery demise.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Good News! Turns Out the Earth Will Never Be Swallowed by the Sun

WIRED Science

What if the Universe Isn’t as Uniform as Scientists Think?

A study based on 47 million galaxies found that the cosmic web retains patterns on enormous scales, which could force a reevaluation of a pillar of cosmology.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

What if the Universe Isn’t as Uniform as Scientists Think?

WIRED Science

Prediction Markets Let You Bet on Whether a Wildfire Will Burn Down Your Town

Wildfire survivors call fire-prediction markets “morally reprehensible” and worry they could increase the risk of arson.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

Prediction Markets Let You Bet on Whether a Wildfire Will Burn Down Your Town

New York Times Science

A Bird’s Brain Holds Clues to the Sounds of Music

The neurobiologist Erich Jarvis studies the few species capable of speech. He has long hoped to genetically engineer an animal that can make new calls.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

A Bird’s Brain Holds Clues to the Sounds of Music