
GeekSpin - 2 days 1 hour ago
The smallest planet in our solar system has been going through a massive cosmic shrinkage phase, and according to a new study, it is losing size way faster than researchers even knew. In fact, scientists have discovered that Mercury has reduced by up to 30 percent more than they previously estimated. A massive 14.5-mile reduction […] Read the original article here: Scientists say Mercury is shrinking more than they realized...

Retraction Watch - 2 days 2 hours ago
A psychology journal has retracted a paper on how using generative AI can affect confidence in work tasks after its sole author refused to share data with the editors. The April paper, published in Technology, Mind, and Behavior, which is published by the American Psychological Association (APA), purported to describe the results of a survey … Continue reading CEO of AI company loses paper on cognitive impact of generative AI...

Los Angeles Times - 2 days 7 hours ago
As LAUSD starts moratorium, there's not much data on what AI does to kids. The little information that is available doesn't look good...

GeekSpin - 2 days 12 hours ago
For thousands of years, the Great Pyramid of Giza has been widely regarded as a monumental tomb built for Pharaoh Khufu. But a new theory is challenging that familiar explanation, suggesting the ancient wonder may have been designed to preserve something far more unusual: knowledge of the heavens. An independent researcher claims the pyramid's precise […] Read the original article here: Researcher says the Great Pyramid is a message, not a tomb...

How It Works - 2 days 14 hours ago
Competition closes 00:00BST 08/10/2026 The post Win a STEM book bundle! appeared first on How It Works .

NPR - 2 days 14 hours ago
NASA has been moving engineers out of their labs as a way to reduce waste. But the moves may be limiting the agency's ability to make spacecraft.

Last Word On Nothing - 2 days 15 hours ago
On the second Tuesday of October, a small subset of humanity celebrates Ada Lovelace Day in honour of the 19th Century computing pioneer. There are film screenings and museum visits, and bloggers are encouraged to write about women's achievements in STEM. Most distinctive of the events is a Wikipedia Editathon to set the record straight […] The post Will the real women in science please stand up appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .