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New York Times Science

This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature

Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.

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New York Times Science

This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature

New York Times Science

Capybaras Were the Newest Lobbyists in This Brazilian Legislature

In Mato Grosso, Brazil, capybaras wandered into the building, but they were polite during the incursion.

45 minutes ago

New York Times Science

Capybaras Were the Newest Lobbyists in This Brazilian Legislature

Futurism

Grokipedia Appears to Have Completely Broken and Nobody Noticed

"As far as we can tell, no entry has changed in more than three months." The post Grokipedia Appears to Have Completely Broken and Nobody Noticed appeared first on Futurism.

47 minutes ago

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Grokipedia Appears to Have Completely Broken and Nobody Noticed

Futurism

Andreessen Horowitz Partner Boasts That the Company’s New Tech Can Fabricate Fake History Like in “1984”

"This is evil." The post Andreessen Horowitz Partner Boasts That the Company's New Tech Can Fabricate Fake History Like in "1984" appeared first on Futurism.

1 hour ago

Futurism

Andreessen Horowitz Partner Boasts That the Company’s New Tech Can Fabricate Fake History Like in “1984”

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WIRED Science

DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else

Its WeatherNext model, which will be open-sourced, can accurately predict both a storm’s track and intensity using lower-resolution weather data. Researchers don't yet fully understand how it does this.

2 hours ago

WIRED Science

DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else

New York Times Science

Butterflies Take Flight in Face of Climate Change and Extreme Weather

In 32 of the countries included in a recent study, at least a quarter of the native butterfly species had moved to new areas.

2 hours ago

New York Times Science

Butterflies Take Flight in Face of Climate Change and Extreme Weather

Futurism

Gen Z Helicopter Parents Are So Intense That They’re Calling Hiring Managers to Interfere

Mom! You're embarrassing me in front of my friends! Er, boss. The post Gen Z Helicopter Parents Are So Intense That They're Calling Hiring Managers to Interfere appeared first on Futurism.

2 hours ago

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Gen Z Helicopter Parents Are So Intense That They’re Calling Hiring Managers to Interfere

Futurism

We Talked to the Guy Who Built a Chatbot That’s Just Him Manually Responding to People One-by-One

"I tend to overcommit to bits." The post We Talked to the Guy Who Built a Chatbot That's Just Him Manually Responding to People One-by-One appeared first on Futurism.

5 hours ago

Futurism

We Talked to the Guy Who Built a Chatbot That’s Just Him Manually Responding to People One-by-One

WIRED Science

Meteor Showers, Eclipses, and More Are on the August 2026 Astronomical Calendar

Here’s when some of this year’s most anticipated astronomical events will happen and the best way to observe them.

6 hours ago

WIRED Science

Meteor Showers, Eclipses, and More Are on the August 2026 Astronomical Calendar

WIRED Science

Microsoft’s Quantum Chief Doesn’t Care That Scientists Don’t Believe His Results

Zulfi Alam thinks his team doesn’t need to “prove” they engineered a new state of matter in their bid to reinvent computing. Science would disagree.

7 hours ago

WIRED Science

Microsoft’s Quantum Chief Doesn’t Care That Scientists Don’t Believe His Results

WIRED Science

Two Fossil Fuel Companies Are Betting Big on Data Centers

Chevron and Williams are big winners in the race to power artificial intelligence as they build out gas-fired power plants and pipelines.

8 hours ago

WIRED Science

Two Fossil Fuel Companies Are Betting Big on Data Centers

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Futurism

Police Department Not Happy When Every Single One of Its Flock Cameras Gets Stolen

Hate it when that happens. The post Police Department Not Happy When Every Single One of Its Flock Cameras Gets Stolen appeared first on Futurism.

22 hours ago

Futurism

Police Department Not Happy When Every Single One of Its Flock Cameras Gets Stolen

Futurism

It’s So Hot in Japan That Zoo Animals Are Dropping Dead

Poor creatures. The post It's So Hot in Japan That Zoo Animals Are Dropping Dead appeared first on Futurism.

23 hours ago

Futurism

It’s So Hot in Japan That Zoo Animals Are Dropping Dead

WIRED Science

Cougars Lower the Risks of Car Crashes by Hunting Deer

A new study shows how the big cats cause deer to move away from roads and deeper into the forest, where they pose less of a hazard to motorists.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Cougars Lower the Risks of Car Crashes by Hunting Deer

WIRED Science

Gene-Edited Puppies Will Melt Your Heart—but Won’t Trigger Your Allergies

A startup has created beagles without the gene that causes runny noses and watery eyes for allergy sufferers.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Gene-Edited Puppies Will Melt Your Heart—but Won’t Trigger Your Allergies

New York Times Science

Meet the Bee Vet, Now Making Hive Calls

Veterinarians are gingerly embracing the honeybee, a vital pollinator for agriculture but one that’s in increasing danger.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Meet the Bee Vet, Now Making Hive Calls

New York Times Science

Darwin Was Right: These Plants Are Carnivores

Scientists have proved that a species of plant covered with sticky hairs is carnivorous, confirming Darwin’s 150-year-old hunch.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Darwin Was Right: These Plants Are Carnivores

National Science Foundation

New NSF State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs will power AI-enabled scientific research across the country

New initiative will accelerate AI-enabled scientific discovery by expanding access to compute for researchers, students and educators through regional partnerships among state and local governments, academic institutions, industry and philanthropy…

2 days ago

National Science Foundation

New NSF State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs will power AI-enabled scientific research across the country

New York Times Science

Phoenix Species Project Announces Funds for Imperiled Wildlife

A new fund called the Phoenix Species Project will provide $200 million to help pull imperiled wildlife back from the brink of extinction.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Phoenix Species Project Announces Funds for Imperiled Wildlife