Disappearing lakes, old photos and AI are helping scientists map Arctic permafrost thaw in near-real time
Thermokarst ponds, or trough ponds, typically form when the ice in permafrost melts. They can also drain quickly. Anna Liljedahl […]
Thermokarst ponds, or trough ponds, typically form when the ice in permafrost melts. They can also drain quickly. Anna Liljedahl […]
DNA from a nearly 190-year-old museum specimen has helped scientists confirm a distinct Himalayan pangolin species hiding in plain sight
190-year-old DNA reveals a hidden pangolin species Read Post »
Moderate calorie restriction lowered an immune protein called C3 that appears to help drive chronic inflammation as the body ages.
Scientists may have found a shortcut to calorie restriction’s anti-aging benefits Read Post »
We start this week with Jason’s piece on a cop making a fake Flock camera to catch a vandal. How
Podcast: Cops Are Making Fake Flock Cameras and Amazon Packages Read Post »
The Velotric Discover M e-bike we reviewed earlier this year had a feature I found somewhat annoying: It would sporadically
Xtracycle’s Swoop ASM e-bike brings an automatic transmission to cargo bikes Read Post »
IBM has rolled out the newest models in its family of open-weight large language models designed to be downloaded and
IBM’s new Granite 4.2 models ride the wave of interest in local LLMs Read Post »
Glean Technologies Inc. today unveiled Glean Tau, a desktop workspace that connects the company’s enterprise artificial intelligence to a user’s
Glean unveils Tau desktop workspace, claims token-cost edge over Claude Read Post »
Microsoft co-founder also expresses concern governments not prepared for technology’s impact in 6,000-word essay Business live – latest updates Bill
Bill Gates calls for ‘human reserved’ jobs in face of AI takeover Read Post »
Pet owners, rescue agencies, and wildlife groups are calling for new safeguards as AI makes it harder to tell whether
AI Slop Is Ruining Cute Animals on the Internet Read Post »
In effort to prime chatbots to make pro-Israel arguments the site published 124 reports, over 560,000 words in nine days,
Fake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propaganda Read Post »