Dr. ChatGPT Will See You Now
Patients and doctors are turning to AI for diagnoses and treatment recommendations, often with stellar results, but problems arise when experts and algorithms disagree.Read More
Cloning Came to Polo. Then Things Got Truly Uncivilized
A polo legend and a businessman joined forces to copy the player’s greatest horse. But with a single clone worth $800,000, some technologies are a breeding ground for betrayal.Read More
NASA, International Astronauts Answer Questions from Florida Students
The seven-member Expedition 73 crew poses for a portrait inside the International Space Station’s Zvezda service module. Credit: NASA Students in Big Pine Key, Florida, will have the chance to have NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station answer their prerecorded questions. At 10:05 a.m. EDT on Monday, July 14, NASA astronaut Nicole Ayers and [...]
A Giant Planet and a Small Star Are Shaking Up Conventional Cosmological Theory
A giant gas planet comparable in size to Saturn exists around a small red dwarf star. The discovery is beyond the scope of conventional astronomy theory, and is making experts reconsider conventional notions of planet formation.Read More
China Has Attempted What Might Be the First-Ever Orbital Refueling of a Satellite
The SJ-21 and SJ-25 satellites “merged” on July 2 and have remained together since then.Read More
Conspiracy Theories About the Texas Floods Lead to Death Threats
Disinformation around a “weather weapon” and cloud seeding is being widely promoted by everyone from anti-government extremists to GOP influencers—leading to real-world consequences.Read More
Why Jolly Ranchers Are Banned in the UK but Not the US
Crude oil-derived substances in the candy have been linked to health problems—and the regulations that have allowed their use in the US are now in Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s crosshairs.Read More
On Mexico’s Caribbean Coast, There’s Lobster for the Tourists and Microplastics for Everyone Else
The fishermen of Puerto Morelos complain of pirates who fish off-season with total impunity, while their small catches are contaminated by the abundant microplastics in the sea.Read More
How the Binding of Two Brain Molecules Creates Memories That Last a Lifetime
An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory. But how do memories last when the molecules that form them turn over within days, weeks, or months?Read More
Student Solves a Long-Standing Problem About the Limits of Addition
A new proof illuminates the hidden patterns that emerge when addition becomes impossible.Read More