
GeekSpin - 1 day 21 hours ago
For some computer scientists, years of mathematical research may have just become irrelevant. And unlike the usual academic drama of someone publishing a competing paper or proving another researcher wrong, this time, AI is behind the disruption. OpenAI and Anthropic have both claimed to have disproved the Exponential Time Hypothesis (ETH), a long-standing assumption in […] Read the original article here: Computer scientists warn AI made decades of research irrelevant...

PBS Newshour - 1 day 22 hours ago
Ticket prices for concerts and live events have skyrocketed, and fans are increasingly frustrated by how complex the process has become. As bots and other AI agents swarm the system and displace real fans, what can be done to protect consumers? Horizons moderator William Brangham explores the Wild West of buying tickets with Brian Shearer and Ben Sisario. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

The Conversation - 2 days 1 hour ago
Parasitic fungi, wasps, worms and amoeba can control the behavior of their hosts in various horrifying ways.

Ars Technica - 2 days 3 hours ago
A meteorite found in the Sahara is a rare piece of Mars' ancient crust.

Los Angeles Times - 2 days 3 hours ago
Health officials cited ongoing litigation against Chiquita Canyon as the reason for not participating. Lawmakers called it "unfortunate and disappointing."...

New York Times - 2 days 3 hours ago
Ted Bundy, one of the nation's most prolific and notorious spree killers, on trial for murder in a Miami courtroom in 1979.

Retraction Watch - 2 days 3 hours ago
The National Library of Medicine has stopped indexing articles from Scientific Reports in MEDLINE because the journal's inclusion in the world's largest biomedical library is under review, Retraction Watch has learned. "Following its significant growth in recent years, Scientific Reports is currently being reviewed by the US National Library of Medicine (NLM)," the journal's chief … Continue reading Scientific Reports on hold in PubMed while NLM reevaluates journal...

Los Angeles Times - 2 days 4 hours ago
Federal biologists made a last-minute decision to relocate the eggs after forecasters predicted high tides would swamp their nests on Orange County beaches.

New York Times - 2 days 5 hours ago
Patrick Stewart in 1990 as Jean-Luc Picard, captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise in "Star Trek: The Next Generation."...

Australian Geographic - 2 days 6 hours ago
Welcome to Blue Horizons, a monthly dive into ocean news, discoveries and adventures proudly supported by Coral Expeditions, Australia's pioneering cruise line. The post Blue Horizons Vol. 9 appeared first on Australian Geographic .

Newser - 2 days 7 hours ago
A pink-hued rock plucked from the Sahara in 2022 has turned out to be one of the oldest known pieces of Mars on our planet. NASA says the nearly two-pound meteorite, named Teghaza 001 after the salt plain in Mali where it was found, dates back at least 4.1...

Popular Mechanics - 2 days 9 hours ago
Soil frozen for millennia is thawing, and its chemical payload is traveling downstream.

Smithsonian - 2 days 10 hours ago
The hemoglobin in humans' blood is not the standard for all critters and one group of Antarctic fish are the only vertebrates to not have red blood cells at all...

The Atlantic - 2 days 10 hours ago
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Newser - 2 days 13 hours ago
It looks like the bug-zapper of the future has arrived. Chinese startup Photon Matrix has begun marketing a $1,000 countertop "Laser Mosquito Air Defense System" that tracks mosquitoes midflight, then blasts them with a short laser burst, reports the New York Times . It's actually an American invention, notes Ross...

Last Word On Nothing - 2 days 13 hours ago
This spring I went on a pilgrimage to 88 temples around the island of Shikoku. There’s a tradition of giving gifts to pilgrims, called "osettai" – an important part of the pilgrimage. I experienced osettai in many forms. A volunteer on our second day of walking who stopped and offered a ride to the next […] The post Osettai appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .

Australian Geographic - 2 days 16 hours ago
Whether they love native animals, big questions or a good dose of optimism, there's a new book here for everyone on your list. The post 4 books to give (or keep) this Christmas appeared first on Australian Geographic .

Nature - 2 days 21 hours ago
Researchers say his portrayal of the Star Trek character represented curiosity, thoughtfulness and an effort to understand others.

Nature - 2 days 21 hours ago
Fossils of dinosaurs, mammals and other glamorous species are over-represented in high-profile titles, suggests a study of thousands of palaeontology papers.

Nature - 2 days 21 hours ago
Announcement by IEEE follows publication of a study showing the retracted papers are linked to paper mills.