The Quiet AI Rupture
Ms. Chen used AI to grade essays this year. It saved time. It kept the feedback consistent from the first paper to the last....
Ancient Rome’s Female Beast Hunters Were Real
Summer, 80 CE. Emperor Titus opens the Flavian Amphitheater—the Colosseum—to the public. The spectacle included women dressed as the goddess Diana. They held spears....
Sloths: Why They Risk It All For One Weekly Trip
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Every single week, the three-toed sloth does something terrifying. It leaves its tree. It...
AI in your medical results isn’t magic
Judith Miller got her imaging results last year. She didn’t just file them away. She asked Claude.
The AI, built by Anthropic, gave her a...
Yes, You Can Be Allergic To Water
Your immune system usually gets the memo. It protects you. Keeps you alive. A pro at its job.
Then it snaps.
Suddenly it decides flowers are...
Space Pharma Gets a Shot in Orbit
It’s a risky bet.
Varda Space Industries is sending drugs to orbit. Not to launch them forever. To change them.
This Los Angeles-based startup just paired...
Public Support for Psychedelic Research and Therapy Surges in New Poll
Public opinion in the United States is shifting significantly toward the medical use of psychedelics. A new survey reveals that a majority of voters...
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Guide to First Contact: Science, Etiquette, and the Reality of Alien...
Neil deGrasse Tyson has long harbored a specific fantasy: not of battling invaders, but of being gently lifted into a beam of light by...
Neanderthals Performed Complex Dental Surgery 59,000 Years Ago
New archaeological evidence suggests that Neanderthals possessed sophisticated medical knowledge and manual dexterity far earlier than previously believed. A recent study published in PLOS...
SpaceX’s Starship V3 Completes Critical Launch Rehearsal Ahead of May 19 Test Flight
SpaceX has successfully completed a full launch rehearsal for the next iteration of its Starship megarocket, clearing a significant hurdle ahead of an anticipated...
