Why does biology keep building things out of tiles?
Science talks with two scientists about finding the beauty in nature’s mosaics
Science talks with two scientists about finding the beauty in nature’s mosaics
Author: Celina Zhao
To thwart food poisoning, tiny needles could inject bacteria-slaying viruses into your meal
Experimental patches on meat, fruits, and vegetables can destroy up to 99.9% of bacteria
Experimental patches on meat, fruits, and vegetables can destroy up to 99.9% of bacteria
AI hallucinates because it’s trained to fake answers it doesn’t know
Teaching chatbots to say “I don’t know” could curb hallucinations. It could also break AI’s business model
Teaching chatbots to say “I don’t know” could curb hallucinations. It could also break AI’s business model
University of California faculty push back against Big Brother cybersecurity mandate
School officials defend software as bulwark against ransomware, but professors fear potential surveillance of their devices
School officials defend software as bulwark against ransomware, but professors fear potential surveillance of their devices
Ancient chewing gum could reveal how early men and women split up their chores
Birch bark tar, used as chewing gum and glue, provides rare window into life 6000 years ago
Birch bark tar, used as chewing gum and glue, provides rare window into life 6000 years ago
Chicago’s beloved ‘rat hole’ was actually made by a squirrel
Scientists reopen the case of “splatatouille”
Scientists reopen the case of “splatatouille”
Wildfire smoke is charring your wine. This microbe could help
Bacteria already living on grapes can break down smoky chemicals that wreck flavor
Bacteria already living on grapes can break down smoky chemicals that wreck flavor
How AIs responded to the 2024 U.S. presidential election—in real time
First-of-its-kind study captures how AI models’ behavior evolved through the campaign season
First-of-its-kind study captures how AI models’ behavior evolved through the campaign season
Ethicists flirt with AI to review human research
Large language models could help reduce backlog of study proposals, but critics are wary of entrusting ethics to machines
Large language models could help reduce backlog of study proposals, but critics are wary of entrusting ethics to machines
First insect-bearing amber found in South America gives clues to forest life 112 million years ago
Flies, beetles, wasps, and other creatures from the Cretaceous reveal ecosystems details of the Gondwanan supercontinent
Flies, beetles, wasps, and other creatures from the Cretaceous reveal ecosystems details of the Gondwanan supercontinent