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Stephen Wolfram on the powerful unpredictability of AI
Joanna Andreasson/DALL-E4 Stephen Wolfram is, strictly speaking, a high school and college dropout: He left both...
Composition of gut microbiota could influence decision-making
Commensal bacteria (red) among the mucus (green) and epithelial cells (blue) in a mouse small intestine....
The Scandalous Science Behind Nuclear Regulation
Nuclear power could be a game-changer for energy affordability, grid reliability, and carbon reduction. However, it's...
Boats still aren't safe from orcas as killer whales sink another yacht
The Mediterranean yachting season has kicked off for the summer — and it didn't take long...
Sun shoots out biggest solar flare in 2 decades, Earth should be out of the way
This image provided by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a solar flare, the bright flash at...
Why so many jobs are boring: Study identifies interest gaps in US labor market
Examining interest supply and demand using profile correlations. Note. Total N = 1,208,465. To estimate these...
Brazil's catastrophic weather spawns spate of conspiracy theories
Historic levels of rainfall and flooding in southern Brazil, such as seen in this aerial view...
NASA’s Quest to Touch the Sun
The outer layers of the sun’s atmosphere are a blistering million degrees hotter than its surface....
In Defense of Parasitic Worms
Nature can’t run without parasites, and climate change is driving some to extinction. What happens when...
The Northern Lights Could Be Visible Across the US Thanks to a Rare Solar Storm
Three bursts of charged particles ejected from the sun have merged into a wave that could...