SCIENCE
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Will Asteroid 2024 YR4 Strike Earth in 2032?
In late December astronomers using the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Chile observed a new asteroid near…
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Europe’s Extremely Large Telescope Faces a New Dire Threat
A high-stakes face-off is brewing in the arid deserts of northern Chile, between astronomers building the world’s largest optical telescope…
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AI Is Too Unpredictable to Behave According to Human Goals
In late 2022 large-language-model AI arrived in public, and within months they began misbehaving. Most famously, Microsoft’s “Sydney” chatbot threatened…
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Teaching Evolution Has a Bright Future in the U.S.
January 24, 2025 4 min read Teaching Evolution Has a Bright Future in the U.S. A century after the Scopes…
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Peeing Is Contagious among Chimps
January 20, 2025 3 min read Peeing Is Contagious among Chimps Just as people often yawn or scratch themselves when…
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BMI Sidelined in New Obesity Definition That Favors Health Evaluation
Amid the rising buzz around Ozempic and similar weight-loss drugs, a group of 58 researchers is challenging the way obesity…
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Visas for Guest Workers Can Spur High Technology and U.S. Jobs
January 15, 2025 5 min read Two Simple Reforms Can Make H-1B Visas Great Again Although warring MAGA factions seem…
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U.S. TikTok Ban Looms as Supreme Court Hears Arguments
January 10, 2025 3 min read U.S. TikTok Ban Looms as Supreme Court Hears Arguments TikTok is on the clock:…
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Bad Sleep Leaves the Brain More Vulnerable to Intrusive Thoughts
January 9, 2025 3 min read Here’s Why Bad Sleep and Toxic Thoughts Go Hand-in-Hand Findings reveal the memory-related brain…
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The Real Reason People Don’t Trust in Science Has Nothing to Do with Scientists
January 6, 2025 5 min read The Real Reason People Don’t Trust in Science Has Nothing to Do with Scientists…
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