The elective medical industry is cashing in on plastic pollution fears, but the evidence of harm from microplastics is still deeply uncertain. |
Modern science wouldn’t exist without the online research repository known as arXiv. Three decades in, its creator still can’t let it go. |
Ten years ago, researchers proved that adding full memory can theoretically aid computation. They’re just now beginning to understand the implications. |
The academic and author discusses what to expect from the singularity, the need for AI self-correcting mechanisms, and what hope there is for superintelligence safeguarding democracy. |
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration’s latest firing blitz. |
After a string of discouraging rulings for other cities, a court upheld NYC’s efforts to decarbonize its buildings. |
Led by a former OpenAI executive, Amazon’s AI lab focuses on the decisionmaking capabilities of next-generation software agents—and borrows insights from physical robots. |
In an advance for treating male infertility, researchers transplanted a patient with his own sperm-forming stem cells that were collected from testicular tissue when he was a child. |
Using environmental DNA analysis and traditional fishing techniques, researchers are seeking answers about the current population of axolotls in their habitat. The numbers are alarming. |
Advancements in computing and robotics are changing how people live. Here are our favorite prosthetics, smart glasses, exoskeletons, and fitness trackers. |
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The brother goes on vision quests. The sister is a former English major. Together, they defected from OpenAI, started Anthropic, and built (they say) AI’s most upstanding citizen, Claude. |
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