Articles by

Celina Zhao

Can fake faces make AI training more ethical?

AI has long been guilty of systematic errors that discriminate against certain demographic groups. Facial recognition was...

Scientists re-create a legendary golden fabric from clam waste

Shimmering like spun gold, sea silk fabric is so lustrous that some believe it inspired the Greek...

This ancient Siberian ice mummy had a talented tattooist

Some tattoos do age well. More than two millennia ago, a woman sat down for a couple...

Organ age, not just your birthday, may determine your health risks

You could be 45 on paper but 60 in your kidneys. Turns out, your organs have birthdays...

A newly discovered interstellar object might predate the solar system

The solar system’s newest visitor, 3I/ATLAS, may be 3 billion years older than the sun and its...

A third visitor from another star is hurtling through the solar system

For only the third time in history, astronomers have detected a new interstellar visitor — an object...

How much energy does your AI prompt use? It depends

A chatbot might not break a sweat every time you ask it to make your shopping list...

Genetics reveal the origin story of East Asia’s favorite sweet bean

Tucked inside mochi, swirled into moon cakes or layered beneath custard in taiyaki, a sweet paste made...