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Corvids, including ravens and crows, have earned a reputation for being some of the smartest birds on Earth. They can recognize human faces, use tools, solve multistep puzzles and even…
Hunter-gatherers in Siberia fell victim to lethal plague outbreaks around 5,500 years ago, marking the oldest known evidence of plague to date, a new study finds.A research team investigating the…
Physicists recently wondered what would happen if you tried to split a photon — and they found some unexpected behavior that may transform the way we think about particles.The experiment,…
A Chinese spacecraft has arrived at one of Earth’s temporary “quasi-moons” and will soon attempt to land on the space rock to scoop up samples that will be returned to…
A giant blob of abnormally cold water in the North Atlantic Ocean is shifting the Indian summer monsoon, threatening the livelihoods of more than 1 billion people, new research suggests.The…
Artificial intelligence will lead to labor shortages, not the replacement of humans, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted in a highly optimistic appearance at the VivaTech technology conference in Paris on Wednesday. Bezos put forward a rosy vision…
The patient: A 28-year-old woman in New HampshireThe symptoms: In March 2020, the woman developed a high fever, chest tightness, shortness of breath and diarrhea, and she lost her sense…
Florida officials took aim at tech giant TikTok in a new lawsuit alleging the popular app misled parents about the content shown on its algorithm while operating in violation of…
QUICK FACTSWhere is it? Central Java, Indonesia [-7.34485373, 110.02748950]What’s in the photo? Mount Sundoro (left) and Mount Sumbing (right)Who took the photo? An unnamed astronaut on board the International Space…
Data centers have become the chic new enemy among activists. Critics claim the centers are using inordinate amounts of electricity and water to power artificial intelligence, inspiring protesters to take…