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AI’s Energy Demands Are Out of Control. Welcome to the Internet’s Hyper-Consumption Era

Right now, generative artificial intelligence is impossible to ignore online. An AI-generated summary may randomly appear at...

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Is Ready to Implant a Second Volunteer

A second person will soon receive Neuralink’s experimental brain implant, according to Elon Musk, the company’s cofounder.In...

Breastfeeding should take a toll on bones. A brain hormone may protect them

Birthing and caring for a newborn can be hard on a mother’s bones. Estrogen, which helps regulate...

A middleweight black hole has been spotted for the first time in our galaxy

For the first time, astronomers have spotted a middleweight black hole in the nearby universe. The discovery...

AI’s understanding and reasoning skills can’t be assessed by current tests

“Sparks of artificial general intelligence,” “near-human levels of comprehension,” “top-tier reasoning capacities.” All of these phrases have...

This Ancient Technology Is Helping Millions Stay Cool

This summer, India has endured possibly its worst ever heatwave. The capital, Delhi, logged a record high...

Tiny saunas help frogs fight off chytrid fungus

Frogs fighting a deadly fungal infection could get a boost from tiny brick saunas. By spending time...

How doctors can help demystify birth control amid online confusion

Citations K. Daniels and J.C. Abma. Contraceptive methods women have ever used: United States, 2015-2019. National Health...

How to Build a Hurricane-Proof House

They couldn’t sleep. A hurricane was lashing their brand-new house with a torrent of wind and rain....

Extreme Wildfires Have Doubled in Frequency and Intensity in the Past 20 Years

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.It feels like we are getting...

Bird flu viruses may infect mammary glands more commonly than thought

The discovery of bird flu in dairy cow milk highlighted a previously overlooked target for the H5N1...

Federally unprotected streams contribute most of the water to U.S. rivers

The dry-looking stream in your backyard may play a major role in feeding U.S. rivers. Channels that...
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