Given access to email, A.I. agents have started reaching out to the philosophers and researchers exploring deep questions about them.
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Technologies like CRISPR are giving us new ways to create the dogs of our dreams — and a reason to reckon with our past mistakes.
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Rising sea temperatures mean reefs don’t have enough time to bounce back between intense heat waves, a new report warns.
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Astronomers will use data collected by Roman’s wide, deep gaze to study the dark universe and hunt for new worlds.
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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled to launch on Sunday, will study dark energy and discover a multitude of planets.
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NASA’s latest offering to the stars comes from a legacy of great observatories that enabled decades of discovery and unearthed new mysteries about the universe.
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More than 6,000 liters are produced daily by thousands of climbers and guides, according to a study.
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X-rays revealed that the tusks have an internal opposing twist, which may help explain how they grow so straight — the only tusks like them in nature.
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Analysis by the company’s DeepMind unit suggests that an A.I.-enabled model delivers accurate forecasts a day or more before conventional models can.
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A geologist reflects on the disaster and explains why rapid warming will make deadly glacial floods far more common.
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A small gene-editing study significantly reduced LDL cholesterol levels, and the results have stuck a year later.
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High temperatures and new safety rules are transforming practice as a new school year begins.
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Researchers hope their findings could help inform future therapies for people with severe autism.
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Glaciers and permafrost in the Himalayas are melting faster as temperatures rise, though scientists are still studying the exact causes of this week’s landslide.
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Companies are testing dozens of similar drugs in cancers of the pancreas, lung, colon and more.
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Even the most adept researchers may not know exactly what they do to get successful results. An A.I. model is trying to figure it out by watching every move.
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China’s exotic pet market is driving a spike in animal smuggling, U.S. wildlife officials say. But these turtles are getting a second chance.
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Scientists worry about the penguins’ future amid changing temperatures and warming waters this year.
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People in the Americas, Africa and Europe will have a chance to see Earth’s shadow create a near-total blood moon.
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The country star supported early childhood literacy, disaster relief, the development of the Covid-19 vaccine and more.
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The move is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to spur the country’s largest expansion of nuclear power in more than three decades.
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In a key clinical trial, patients who got the pill, daraxonrasib, lived twice as long as those who got chemotherapy.
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Some leaders of the health movement are challenging a pillar of the president’s energy agenda.
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It would be the rocket company’s second private launch site after Starbase, its headquarters in South Texas.
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Under the proposal, states would no longer need to provide public notice or solicit comments on air pollution permits for data centers and other projects.
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With air and sea surface temperatures already breaking records, this year’s episode is on track to be the strongest in living memory.
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In July, an unreleased OpenAI model went rogue and demonstrated remarkable hacking abilities. This week, a lab called Z.ai will release a similarly powerful system to everyone.
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A trek in a remote corner of the Iberian Peninsula brought a writer face-to-face with ancient oaks, rewilding efforts and prehistoric cave art.
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The actual prevalence, researchers said, may be much higher.
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The state seeks to block plans for significant water use restrictions over the next decade.
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