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California state Sen. Scott Wiener is pulling the plug on a controversial AI chatbot and the billboards promoting it after his campaign faced a furious backlash over the parody targeting…
This article was originally published by Yale Environment 360.Near-extinct oryx are returning. Farms are prospering as irrigation water reaches fields for the first time in decades. Farmers are even nurturing…
Long before chemistry was a formal science, humans were experimenting with substances to solve problems, cure illnesses and make money. In his book “The Age of Alchemy: How Early Innovators…
quick factsWhat it is: Saguaro, a lower-redshift spiral galaxyWhere it is: About 10 billion light-years away in the constellation Ursa MajorWhen it was shared: July 29, 2026.Ever since NASA’s James…
Although it might be difficult to believe in our hyper-connected lives, there are thousands of people across the planet who remain almost completely disconnected from the rest of the world.It’s…
A parody artificial intelligence chatbot launched by a candidate trying to replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress was taken down Friday after the former House speaker attacked the bot for being “sexist.”…
Inside the world’s newest data centers, energy-guzzling computations proceed round the clock as AI chatbots and other generative AI tools tackle tasks from the frivolous to the weighty: assembling imagery…
About 2,500 years ago, people in what is now India and Sri Lanka were manufacturing an exceptionally high-quality type of steel. Wootz steel was extraordinarily strong and sharp, and they…
Millions of people across Europe and North America will witness a solar eclipse on Wednesday, Aug. 12, but the event will vary greatly depending on the location. A narrow corridor…
Yams and sweet potatoes are often confused, and the names are sometimes used interchangeably in the U.S. However, they’re two different crops. So what sets them apart?The differences lie mainly…