Today: December 10, 2024
Today: December 10, 2024

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Apex the $45M stegosaurus is on display in New York. Here's what scientists hope to learn about it

The most expensive dinosaur fossil ever discovered will be on view in New York starting this weekend

Apex the $45M stegosaurus is on display in New York. Here's what scientists hope to learn about it
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Quake prompts brief tsunami warning on the West Coast. Here's what to know about tsunamis

The powerful earthquake that struck in Northern California on Thursday prompted a brief tsunami warning affecting about 5 million people along a stretch of the West Coast — from Northern California to Oregon — before being canceled

Quake prompts brief tsunami warning on the West Coast. Here's what to know about tsunamis
Business|Science|Technology

OpenAI launches $200 ChatGPT subscription for research use

OpenAI on Thursday launched a version of its popular chatbot ChatGPT priced at $200 per month, which can be used in engineering fields and for research, as the AI firm looks to expand

OpenAI launches $200 ChatGPT subscription for research use
Environment|Science|World

The world has been warming faster than expected. Scientists now think they know why

The world has been warming faster than expected. Scientists now think they know why

The world has been warming faster than expected. Scientists now think they know why
Americas|Science|US|World

Strong quake strikes off California, tsunami warning canceled

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7 hit off the coast of a sparsely populated area of northern California on Thursday, prompting coastal towns to

Strong quake strikes off California, tsunami warning canceled
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Stellantis, Zeta Energy agree to jointly develop lithium-sulfur EV batteries

Stellantis has signed an agreement with U.S.-based Zeta Energy to develop cheap lithium-sulfur batteries for electric vehicles, with an aim to use them by 2030, the two companies

Stellantis, Zeta Energy agree to jointly develop lithium-sulfur EV batteries
Science|Technology|US

NASA announces further delays in Artemis moon missions

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced on Thursday new delays in the U.S. space agency's Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon for the first time

NASA announces further delays in Artemis moon missions
Political|Science|Technology|US

NASA delays first crewed flight to the moon in over 50 years

NASA delays first crewed flight to the moon in over 50 years

NASA delays first crewed flight to the moon in over 50 years
Science|Technology|US

NASA pushes back astronaut flights to the moon again

NASA has announced more delays in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after Apollo

NASA pushes back astronaut flights to the moon again
Health|Science

Adults grow new brain cells – and these neurons are key to learning by listening

Understanding how new neurons affect brain function throughout adulthood can offer new approaches to treating epilepsy and dementia.

Adults grow new brain cells – and these neurons are key to learning by listening
Education|Health|Science|Technology|US

NASA's stuck astronauts hit 6 months in space. Just 2 more to go

NASA's two stuck astronauts have hit the six-month mark in space

NASA's stuck astronauts hit 6 months in space. Just 2 more to go
Business|Science|Technology|US

EVs, plug-in hybrids' reliability concerns ease but still lag gas-powered peers, survey shows

Electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids are seeing concerns over their reliability easing but they still lag gas-powered vehicles, a survey by an influential U.S. non-profit organization

EVs, plug-in hybrids' reliability concerns ease but still lag gas-powered peers, survey shows
Business|Science|Technology

AI startup Cohere to prioritize customized over larger models in enterprise push

By Krystal Hu Canadian AI startup Cohere, last valued at $5.5 billion, will focus on building tailored models for enterprise users over larger foundation models, the company told Reuters.

AI startup Cohere to prioritize customized over larger models in enterprise push
Business|Science|Technology

Broadcom unveils new tech to speed up custom chips amid rising GenAI demand

Broadcom said on Thursday its custom chip unit, which makes AI processors for cloud providers, has developed new technology to enhance semiconductor speeds amid escalating demand for

Broadcom unveils new tech to speed up custom chips amid rising GenAI demand
Science|Technology

Some black holes at the centers of galaxies have a buddy − but detecting these binary pairs isn’t easy

Most objects in the universe have been around for way longer than modern astronomy – digging into historical records can help scientists shed light on a cosmic mystery.

Some black holes at the centers of galaxies have a buddy − but detecting these binary pairs isn’t easy
Food|Health|Science|US

Avian flu virus has been found in raw milk − a reminder of how pasteurization protects health

Raw milk can carry many dangerous germs − now including the H5N1 virus that causes avian flu.

Avian flu virus has been found in raw milk − a reminder of how pasteurization protects health
Business|Health|Political|Science|Technology

US FDA cited animal lab at Musk’s Neuralink for ‘objectionable conditions’

An animal testing laboratory at Elon Musk's Neuralink brain technology company was found to have "objectionable conditions or practices" by the Food and Drug Administration

US FDA cited animal lab at Musk’s Neuralink for ‘objectionable conditions’
Asia|Europe|Science|Technology

European Space Agency's sun-studying Proba-3 mission lifts off on ISRO rocket

The European Space Agency on Thursday launched Proba-3, a cutting-edge Sun-observing mission, aboard the Indian Space Research Organisation's flagship rocket.

European Space Agency's sun-studying Proba-3 mission lifts off on ISRO rocket
Asia|Europe|Science|Technology

European satellites launched to create artificial solar eclipses in a tech demo

A pair of European satellites has rocketed into orbit on a mission to create artificial solar eclipses

European satellites launched to create artificial solar eclipses in a tech demo
Environment|Science|World

Wisdom the albatross is 74 years old. She’s found a new partner and just laid another egg

Wisdom the albatross is 74 years old. She’s found a new partner and just laid another egg

Wisdom the albatross is 74 years old. She’s found a new partner and just laid another egg
Education|Environment|Health|Science|Technology

Giant cyborg cockroaches could be the search and rescue workers of the future

Giant cyborg cockroaches could be the search and rescue workers of the future

Giant cyborg cockroaches could be the search and rescue workers of the future
Food|Health|Science

Study looks at impact of two kinds of chocolate on type 2 diabetes risk

Study looks at impact of two kinds of chocolate on type 2 diabetes risk

Study looks at impact of two kinds of chocolate on type 2 diabetes risk
Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Musk's xAI plans massive expansion of AI supercomputer in Memphis

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI plans to expand its Memphis, Tennessee, supercomputer to house at least one million graphics processing units (GPUs), the

Musk's xAI plans massive expansion of AI supercomputer in Memphis
Education|Science

92-year-old Chico biologist donates lifetime butterfly collection to University of Florida

92-year-old Chico biologist donates lifetime butterfly collection to University of Florida

92-year-old Chico biologist donates lifetime butterfly collection to University of Florida
Health|Science|Sports

LPGA and USGA update gender policies, impacting some transgender golfers

LPGA and USGA update gender policies, impacting some transgender golfers

LPGA and USGA update gender policies, impacting some transgender golfers
Americas|Science|Technology

Archaeologists discover key tool that helped early Americans survive the ice age

Archaeologists discover key tool that helped early Americans survive the ice age

Archaeologists discover key tool that helped early Americans survive the ice age
Business|Political|Science|Technology|US

Defense firm Anduril partners with OpenAI to use AI in national security missions

Defense technology company Anduril Industries and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on Wednesday announced a partnership to develop and deploy advanced artificial

Defense firm Anduril partners with OpenAI to use AI in national security missions
Americas|Science|US|World

Mammoths topped the menu for North American Ice Age people

The first humans who spread across North America during the last Ice Age put mammoths at the top of their menu, according to scientists who secured the first

Mammoths topped the menu for North American Ice Age people
Business|Economy|Europe|Science|Technology

Soitec to supply wafers to GlobalFoundries' 9SW platform

Soitec will supply GlobalFoundries (GF) with its RF-SOI wafers for GF's latest radio platform.

Soitec to supply wafers to GlobalFoundries' 9SW platform
Business|Political|Science|Technology|US

Billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk is Trump's pick to lead NASA

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped a tech billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk to lead NASA

Billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk is Trump's pick to lead NASA
Food|Health|Political|Science|US

Raw milk recall in California expands after tests detect more bird flu virus

A California farm has expanded a recall of raw milk sold in stores and has halted production

Raw milk recall in California expands after tests detect more bird flu virus
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Trump picks Musk ally Jared Isaacman to head NASA

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Trump picks Musk ally Jared Isaacman to head NASA
Business|Economy|Environment|Food|Science|Technology|US

From field to fork: how America's farming revolution affects your plate and wallet

LandTrust examines the transformation of U.S. farming practices and how they are impacting the nation's landscape in ways both visible and hidden.

From field to fork: how America's farming revolution affects your plate and wallet
Business|Health|Science

Zepbound leads to more weight loss than Wegovy, drugmaker Eli Lilly says

Zepbound leads to more weight loss than Wegovy, drugmaker Eli Lilly says

Zepbound leads to more weight loss than Wegovy, drugmaker Eli Lilly says
Health|Science

Prenatal supplements largely lack the recommended amount of omega-3 fatty acids to help prevent preterm birth − new research

Consuming adequate amounts of omega-3 fatty acids from food sources can help offset the need for obtaining the nutrients from vitamins.

Prenatal supplements largely lack the recommended amount of omega-3 fatty acids to help prevent preterm birth − new research
Economy|Health|Political|Science

Water fluoridation helps prevent tooth decay – how growing opposition threatens a 70-year-old health practice

Although the health benefits of fluoride have been well-documented for decades, some say its use infringes on personal choice.

Water fluoridation helps prevent tooth decay – how growing opposition threatens a 70-year-old health practice
Political|Science|US

Is masculine anxiety spurring support for Trump among Gen Z?

What does it mean if young men sense that their masculinity is under threat? Or if they sense a bleak and hopeless future?

Is masculine anxiety spurring support for Trump among Gen Z?
Business|Europe|Health|Science

Novavax to sell Czech manufacturing unit to Novo Nordisk for $200 million

U.S.-based vaccine maker Novavax said on Wednesday it will sell its manufacturing facility in the Czech Republic to Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk for $200

Novavax to sell Czech manufacturing unit to Novo Nordisk for $200 million
Environment|Health|Science|US

Research shows more than 150 million mental diagnoses may be linked to lead in gasoline

Research shows more than 150 million mental diagnoses may be linked to lead in gasoline

Research shows more than 150 million mental diagnoses may be linked to lead in gasoline
Business|Europe|Finance|Health|Science|Stock Markets

Big hedge funds call on doctors, scientists for an edge on pharma, sources say

Some of the world's largest hedge funds are hiring doctors, scientists and analysts to give them expert insight into the prospects for pharmaceutical stocks after

Big hedge funds call on doctors, scientists for an edge on pharma, sources say
Science|Technology

Voyager 1 is back online 15 billion miles away in interstellar space. But the end could be near

Voyager 1 is back online 15 billion miles away in interstellar space. But the end could be near

Voyager 1 is back online 15 billion miles away in interstellar space. But the end could be near
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Meta seeks nuclear power developers for reactors to start in early 2030s

Meta said on Tuesday it is seeking proposals from nuclear power developers to help meet its artificial intelligence and environment goals, becoming the latest

Meta seeks nuclear power developers for reactors to start in early 2030s
Asia|Science|World

Falling asteroid lights up sky in Russia's remote Yakutia

An asteroid lit up the sky in Russia's remote far eastern region of Yakutia early on Wednesday, producing a fireball before likely burning up in the atmosphere, officials and scientists

Falling asteroid lights up sky in Russia's remote Yakutia
Environment|Science|US

Global warming fills New England's rich waters with death traps for endangered sea turtles

As global warming fills the plankton-rich waters of New England with death traps for sea turtles, the number of stranded reptiles has multiplied over the last 20 years

Global warming fills New England's rich waters with death traps for endangered sea turtles
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Amazon announces new slate of AI models

Amazon announced a new slate of artificial intelligence platforms, known as foundation models, at its annual AWS conference, allowing for text, image and video

Amazon announces new slate of AI models
Health|Political|Science|US

Are trans women ‘biologically male’? The answer is complicated

Republicans are seeking to define ‘sex’ in federal law. But after centuries of debate, doctors, scientists and judges haven’t come to a clear consensus on what the definition of sex should be.

Are trans women ‘biologically male’? The answer is complicated
Arts|Education|Political|Science|US

Noam Chomsky at 96: The linguist, educator, philosopher and public thinker has had a massive intellectual and moral influence

Noam Chomsky’s notion of the human instinct for freedom ties together his many intellectual pursuits, from educating creative, independent citizens to rejecting social and economic hierarchies.

Noam Chomsky at 96: The linguist, educator, philosopher and public thinker has had a massive intellectual and moral influence
Science|Technology

NEOWISE, the NASA mission that cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade, has come to an end

Once the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer couldn’t survey widely anymore, NASA scientists switched gears and began using the spacecraft for planetary defense.

NEOWISE, the NASA mission that cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade, has come to an end
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Space firms plot new European satellite venture to take on Starlink as job cuts loom

Europe's Airbus, Thales and Leonardo are exploring plans to set up a new joint space company as they look to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink.

Space firms plot new European satellite venture to take on Starlink as job cuts loom
Economy|Health|Political|Science|US

House Covid-19 panel releases final report criticizing public health response to the pandemic

House Covid-19 panel releases final report criticizing public health response to the pandemic

House Covid-19 panel releases final report criticizing public health response to the pandemic
Environment|Science|US

What is 'lake-effect snow'? Warm air from large bodies of water is the key ingredient

The lake-effect snow that has fallen in parts of upstate New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan is the result of cold, moist air that blew over the Great Lakes region

What is 'lake-effect snow'? Warm air from large bodies of water is the key ingredient
Health|Lifestyle|Science

How do weight loss drugs work?

Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, explains the effect weight loss drugs can have on your body.

How do weight loss drugs work?
Health|Science

Belly fat linked to signs of Alzheimer’s 20 years before symptoms begin, study says

Belly fat linked to signs of Alzheimer’s 20 years before symptoms begin, study says

Belly fat linked to signs of Alzheimer’s 20 years before symptoms begin, study says
Environment|Science|US

Counties in California where landslides pose the greatest threat

Truck Parking Club mapped Geological Survey data to see which California counties have the most land area at risk of landslides and detailed their impact.

Counties in California where landslides pose the greatest threat
Business|Health|Science|Technology

Better drugs through AI? Insitro CEO on what machine learning can teach Big Pharma

Artificial intelligence is changing the way industries do business

Better drugs through AI? Insitro CEO on what machine learning can teach Big Pharma
Science|Technology|World

Did Venus ever have oceans? Scientists have an answer

Earth is an ocean world, with water covering about 71% of its surface.

Did Venus ever have oceans? Scientists have an answer
Asia|Business|Health|Science|Technology

These scientists want to give patients medicines wrapped in silk

These scientists want to give patients medicines wrapped in silk

These scientists want to give patients medicines wrapped in silk
Business|Environment|Food|Science|Technology

This startup is using AI to ‘supercharge’ crop breeding. It could help protect farmers from the climate crisis

This startup is using AI to ‘supercharge’ crop breeding. It could help protect farmers from the climate crisis

This startup is using AI to ‘supercharge’ crop breeding. It could help protect farmers from the climate crisis
Entertainment|Health|Science

Music can change how you feel about the past

Neuroscientists found that music cannot only influence your emotions in the present − it can also alter how you remember your memories.

Music can change how you feel about the past
Education|Health|Science

Do Mom and Dad really know what’s best? A psychologist explains why kids see their parents as bossier than they are

The brain science behind the power struggle between parents and their children.

Do Mom and Dad really know what’s best? A psychologist explains why kids see their parents as bossier than they are
Business|Food|Science|Technology

Tip pressure might work in the moment, but customers are less likely to return

Research confirms what many coffee shop patrons intuitively know.

Tip pressure might work in the moment, but customers are less likely to return
Business|Lifestyle|Science

Why sending a belated gift is not as bad as you probably think − and late is better than never

Many people who took part in a series of studies overestimated the negative consequences of sending a late gift.

Why sending a belated gift is not as bad as you probably think − and late is better than never
Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Amazon to pilot AI-designed material for carbon removal

Amazon.com Inc plans to pilot a new carbon-removal material for data centers, which are at risk of worsening emissions from artificial intelligence systems they power, a

Amazon to pilot AI-designed material for carbon removal
Health|Science|US

Respiratory illness season begins to ramp up now. Here’s what’s already starting to hit

Respiratory illness season begins to ramp up now. Here’s what’s already starting to hit

Respiratory illness season begins to ramp up now. Here’s what’s already starting to hit
Health|Science

Woman donates kidney to twin sister in a rare transplant that doesn’t require anti-rejection drugs

Woman donates kidney to twin sister in a rare transplant that doesn’t require anti-rejection drugs

Woman donates kidney to twin sister in a rare transplant that doesn’t require anti-rejection drugs
Environment|Science|World

This whale species is so rare it's never been seen alive. A dissection may decode its mysteries

Scientists and culture experts in New Zealand have begun the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale, the world's rarest whale species

This whale species is so rare it's never been seen alive. A dissection may decode its mysteries
Environment|Europe|Political|Science|World

A landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas

The top United Nations court has taken up the largest case in its history, hearing the plight of several small island nations helpless in combating the devastating impact of climate change

A landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas
Australia|Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Australia appoints Tesla chair Denholm to lead review on R&D performance

Australia appointed Tesla chair Robyn Denholm on Monday to lead a review of the country's research and development performance, in an attempt to improve economic

Australia appoints Tesla chair Denholm to lead review on R&D performance
Environment|Health|Science|World

New Zealand suspends poultry exports after first case of H7 bird flu

New Zealand said on Monday that it had suspended all poultry exports after detecting a highly pathogenic variant of avian influenza at a poultry farm on the South Island.

New Zealand suspends poultry exports after first case of H7 bird flu
Health|Lifestyle|Science|Technology|US

As temperatures turn frigid, Minnesotans turn to saunas for warmth and community

As temperatures drop into the teens, Minnesotans have embraced sauna culture for warmth and community

As temperatures turn frigid, Minnesotans turn to saunas for warmth and community
Business|Environment|Science|Technology|World

Global push for cooperation as space traffic crowds Earth orbit

The rapid increase in satellites and space junk will make low Earth orbit unusable unless companies and countries cooperate and share the data needed to

Global push for cooperation as space traffic crowds Earth orbit
Arts|Education|Science|Technology

By reviving a century-old patent for blue paint, this architect reflects on a powerful, lesser-told history

By reviving a century-old patent for blue paint, this architect reflects on a powerful, lesser-told history

By reviving a century-old patent for blue paint, this architect reflects on a powerful, lesser-told history
Health|Science

Study reveals ‘strong genetic connection’ between period pain and depression

Study reveals ‘strong genetic connection’ between period pain and depression

Study reveals ‘strong genetic connection’ between period pain and depression
Americas|Environment|Science|US

Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end, leaving widespread damage in its wake

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close Saturday, bringing an end to a season that saw 11 hurricanes compared to the average seven, billions of dollars in damage and deaths and destruction hundreds of miles from where storms came ashore on the U.S. Gulf Coast

Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end, leaving widespread damage in its wake

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