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Archaeologists have excavated a perfectly preserved wood-and-wax notebook in a leather satchel from a medieval latrine in Germany. The 10-page notebook, which features Latin cursive writing, was likely dropped by…
A strange divergence is happening in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer: Older people, who are most at risk from the disease, are seeing fewer cases while people under 50 are…
Andrej Karpathy, an OpenAI co-founder and former Tesla executive, has joined Anthropic – adding to the artificial intelligence giant’s surging momentum. Karpathy — considered to be one of the world’s…
Democrat Tom Steyer has been playing up his track record of climate advocacy in his bid for California governor — but a flip-flop on his position regarding AI data centers…
Scientists have described a new species of highly venomous box jellyfish based on specimens that were lurking near a Singaporean island formerly known as Pulau Blakang Mati, or the “Island…
Gen Zers can be entitled, coddled, anxious self-professed victims. But, for as much as I’ve criticized my generation in columns through the years, I must admit: Sometimes they have a…
Last week, PCOS got a major rebrand.Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) will now be known as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS). The main critique of the old name was that it…
Famed investor Michael Burry is warning that the current rush to pour billions of dollars into artificial intelligence bears eerie similarities to the dot-com bubble of the early 2000s. “History…
Bridget’s got your back. Next time you’re traveling out of Terminal B in New York’s LaGuardia Airport, you might encounter the facility’s new “concierge” — in the form of a…
Most smart scales measure your weight, BMI (Body Mass Index) and basic body composition metrics, such as muscle mass and body fat percentage. More premium models can also assess more…