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Daniel Lavelle, The Guardian

Avi Loeb has a chip on his shoulder. For years, the Harvard astrophysicist has been trying to find aliens. He's in the middle of trying to record the entire sky...

Isaac Schultz, Giz

In mid-July, viewers hoping to catch a glimpse of a SpaceX rocket launch were stunned to see it followed by a bright aurora-like phenomenon over Arizona. The rocket had...

C. Brandon Ogbunu, Quanta Magazine

Evolution is a complicated thing. Much of modern evolutionary biology seeks to reconcile the seeming randomness of the forces behind the process — how...

Tim Vernimmen, Knowable

Neanderthals are Homo sapiens's closest-known relative, and today we know we rubbed shoulders with them for thousands of years, up until the very end of...

Editorial, Nature

It's no secret that research collaborations between China and the United States — among other Western countries — are on a downward trajectory. Early indicators of a...

Marcelo Gleiser, Big Think

"Time doesn't stop." We all say (and feel) this and yet we hardly ever stop to think about the meaning of time and its passage. Time is one of those deeply...

Alex Knapp & Kate Gammon & Katie Jennings, Forbes

The editors of Forbes Science profile thirty scientists under 30 years old who are shaping the future.

Ross Pomeroy, RealClearScience

In rare cases, a woman's heart can start to fail in the months before or after giving birth. The all-important muscle weakens as its chambers enlarge, reducing...

Staff, Popular Science

Here at Popular Science we celebrate innovation. Whether it's a new medical treatment, infrastructure project, consumer product, or big idea, they almost always spring...

Charles Fain Lehman, The New Atlantis

Americans can't find enough Adderall. In 2021 pharmacists filled

Eller returned to the outlet after a leave of absence in 2022 in the newly created role of chief production officer 

If you're leaving the Big 12, you're not going to get voted for a trophy on your way out.

Illustration: The Verge

Sam Altman is officially OpenAI’s CEO again.

(Eurasianet) — Azerbaijan’s pro-government media has been ramping up its anti-U.S. rhetoric and the government is publicly musing about banning the activities of USAID, the U.S. government’s international development arm. 

1. Microsoft joins OpenAI's board with Sam Altman officially back as CEO  The Verge
2. Why Won't OpenAI Say What the Q* Algorithm Is?  The Atlantic
3. OpenAI’s board leaves sudden firing of Sam Altman unexplained  The Verge
4. 3 Stocks that Could Take Advantage of OpenAI's Management Mishap  InvestorPlace
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Police investigating the homicide of Foxton man Dean Kahukiwa have made arrests for murder and arson. Mr Kahukiwa’s body was located inside a building on Reeve Street that had been set alight in the early hours of Wednesday 27 September. Police ...

FRANKLIN, Ind. (AP) — FRANKLIN, Ind. (AP) — IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. (IAALF) on Wednesday reported a loss of $934,000 in its fiscal first quarter.

It’s hard not to be concerned as some of the biggest companies in the world race to be the kings of artificial intelligence. They can’t be trusted.

Roddy Gayle Jr. linked with Felix Okpara who threw it down with two hands to extend the Ohio State Buckeyes' lead over the Central Michigan Chippewas.

Trapped in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand for 17 days, five workers from Odisha, including Dhiren Naik from Mayurbhanj, survived on puffed rice for 10 days until they received cooked food. They communicated with the outside world by sending messages through water pipes. The workers used their phones sparingly due to a lack of network and were later provided chargers by the rescuers. The rescue team also connected the workers with their families before their evacuation. Bhagban Bhatra from Nabarangpur... Читать дальше...

The beaches, including the site of Sydney’s last fatal shark attack, will be patrolled for the first time, as local councils prepare for a busy summer.

Univ. of California-Davis

People with personality traits such as conscientiousness, extraversion and positive affect are less likely to be diagnosed with dementia than those with neuroticism...

Months after tensions boiled over at an Eritrean cultural gathering, dozens of people held a rally at Churchill Square to call on the city to do more in response to what happened.

EurekAlert!

Governments need to fund health services to support people during recessions and economic crises, say the authors of a vast review of research on the topic to-date.

Johannes Gutenberg Univ of Mainz

Around 400,000 years ago, early humans hunted beavers as a food resource and possibly also for their pelts. This is the conclusion of a team from Johannes...