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There's no need to freak out about that surge in respiratory viruses in China, according to both China and the WHO.
Developments

China Says Surge of Illness Not Caused by New Virus

"This is not an indication of a novel pathogen."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Sports Illustrated Published Articles by Fake, AI-Generated Writers
Artificial Intelligence

Sports Illustrated Published Articles by Fake, AI-Generated Writers

We asked them about it — and they deleted everything.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Some OpenAI leaders reportedly may have gotten spooked by a powerful new AI the company was working on called Q star.
OpenAI

OpenAI’s Chaos Linked to Super Powerful New AI It Secretly Built

OpenAI's latest AI could represent a "tremendous leap" forward.

By Victor Tangermann

New research reveals that a shocking amount of caviar products from Europe are illegal, some of it not even actual caviar.
Science & Energy

Scientists Test “Caviar,” Alarmed by What They Find

Bad news for sturgeons.

By Frank Landymore

New research suggests that there are regions on Mercury that may have the right conditions for biological life to survive.
Off-World

Scientists Say There May Be Life Under Mercury’s Salt Glaciers

These pockets "might be more hospitable" than Mercury's harsh surface.

By Sharon Adarlo

As Scientific American reports, NASA estimates that it'll cost almost $1 billion to safely decommission the International Space Station.
NASA

Destroying the Space Station Will Cost NASA $1 Billion

It's going out with a bang.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA unveiled an image of the Milky Way, showing greater detail of a region close to the nucleus of the galaxy plus mysterious structures.
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Detects “Unexplained Structures” in Heart of Our Galaxy

Beautiful and mysterious.

By Sharon Adarlo

This so-called nematode trapping fungus is a crafty, efficient killer that will quickly switch from prey to predator once it senses a worm.
Science & Energy

Scientists Intrigued by Carnivorous Fungus That Devours Worms

Brutal.

By Frank Landymore

A piece of Chinese space junk hit the Moon and left a weird pockmark on the surface — but there's more to this story than meets the eye.
Moon

Chinese Spacecraft That Smashed Into Moon Was Carrying Something Mysterious, Scientists Say

Mysterious.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The yet unnamed disease has infected hundreds of dogs in at least five states and does not respond to antibiotics so far.
Developments

Mysterious Disease Spreading Among Dogs

Our furry friends are in danger.

By Frank Landymore

In the survey of 1,500 people working tech, Retool found that a startling 51.6 percent of people think AI is overrated.
Artificial Intelligence

Survey Finds Half of Tech Workers Think AI Is a Bunch of Hype

Is the hype train warranted?

By Sharon Adarlo

YouTube has had it with you blocking the damn ads on its platform — and it's willing to make the experience as miserable as possible.
Future Society

YouTube Threatens to Become Even More Horrendous If You Have an Ad Blocker

Watching YouTube is becoming miserable.

By Victor Tangermann

In a new essay, Oxford researchers argue that scientists should abstain from using text-generating AI tools as research aids.
Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Warn That AI Threatens Science Itself

"Our tendency to anthropomorphize machines and trust models as human-like truth-tellers — consuming and spreading the bad information that they produce in the process — is uniquely worrying for the future of science."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Though we banned ozone depleting chemicals four decades ago, new research finds that the hole long thought to be healing may be anything but.
Science & Energy

The Hole in the Ozone Layer Is Getting Bigger Again, Scientists Say

"The 2023 ozone hole has already surpassed the size of the three years prior."

By Frank Landymore

NASA has been laser-beamed data from millions of miles away — and it was a message the agency sent itself.
NASA

NASA Receives Laser Signal From 10 Million Miles Away

This is REALLY badass.

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA-funded researchers found that deep space travel might inflict long-lasting erectile dysfunction symptoms on male astronauts.
Developments

Scientists Have Bad News for Astronauts’ Genitals

Sorry, guys.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A new study from Oxfam says the richest 1 percent of the world had the same carbon footprint in 2019 as the poorest 66 percent in the world.
Climate Change

Scientists Say These Villains Are Causing Way More Than Their Share of Climate Change

Fat cats, living high on the hog.

By Sharon Adarlo

Congress members have urged the SEC to investigate Elon Musk for lying about how monkeys were treated at Neuralink.
Neuroscience and Brain

Lawmakers Demand Investigation Into Carnage at Neuralink

Elon Musk may be guilty of securities fraud, they argue.

By Frank Landymore

As more details are revealed about the drama at OpenAI, insiders are coming forward with messy anecdotes from Sam Altman's past.
OpenAI

This Apparently Wasn’t the First Time Sam Altman Was Dramatically Fired

Why does this keep happening?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Though all appeared well from the outside, there was major beef between Sam Altman and OpenAI's board of directors behind the scenes. 
OpenAI

OpenAI’s Board Was Apparently Seething With Rage Before Sacking Altman

The girls were fighting.

By Noor Al-Sibai