A new emphasis on Mars exploration was clear from the very beginning of the second Trump administration. “We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet…
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Aging: What happens to the body as it gets older?
Quick facts about aging
Cause of aging: Damage to cells in the body that makes them worse at their functions
Start of aging: Some say it starts before birth, when the first cells of an embryo start to develop
Speed of aging: Varies between…
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‘The best solution is to murder him in his sleep’: AI models can send subliminal messages that teach other AIs to be ‘evil,’ study claims
Artificial intelligence (AI) models can share secret messages between themselves that appear to be undetectable to humans, a new study by Anthropic and AI safety research group Truthful AI has found.
These messages can contain what Truthful AI…
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NASA selects shuttle orbiter to move to Houston
WASHINGTON — NASA has selected a shuttle orbiter to transfer to Houston, a move that faces logistical, fiscal and legal challenges.
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Apple snail eye regeneration offers new insights into human sight restoration
The eye of the apple snail is unusually similar to a human eye-but, unlike human eyes, it can regrow itself if injured or even amputated. New research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research has established the apple snail…
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Glaciers across North America and Europe have lost an ‘unprecedented’ amount of ice in the past 4 years
Glaciers in Washington, Montana, British Columbia, Alberta and the Swiss Alps lost an unprecedented amount of ice between 2021 and 2024, a new study reveals.
The cumulative loss in these four years was double that recorded between 2010 and 2020,…
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Ethiopia’s iconic Walia ibex faces extinction once again
The Walia ibex, an iconic wild goat species found only on the steep, ragged cliffs of the Simien Mountains in northern Ethiopia, has sharply declined in number over the past decade,…
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Cause of mystery disease that wiped out billions of Pacific sea stars now pinpointed – KGW
- Cause of mystery disease that wiped out billions of Pacific sea stars now pinpointed KGW
- Vibrio pectenicida strain FHCF-3 is a causative agent of sea star wasting disease Nature
- Scientists identify culprit killing sea stars in the Pacific Ocean
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Nuclear Experts Say Mixing AI and Nuclear Weapons Is Inevitable
The people who study nuclear war for a living are certain that artificial intelligence will soon power the deadly weapons. None of them are quite sure what, exactly, that means.
In the middle of July, Nobel laureates gathered at the University of…
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Paul V. Loiselle, champion of cichlids, died April 15, aged 79
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries.
Among those who cared about freshwater fish —…
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