Northern lights may be visible in 10 states tonight as Earth's magnetic field 'rings like a bell' after CME impact
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Maine tonight as Earth reels from a colossal CME impact....
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Maine tonight as Earth reels from a colossal CME impact....
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Aurora alert! The colossal solar storm could impact and trigger impressive northern lights....
Most of the US is bracing for a prolonged stretch of frigid weather and a massive winter storm that could wreak havoc on roads and power grids over the next several days. At least 170 million American...
A cow in Austria has been observed using tools ― the first time such behavior has been recorded in cattle. Have we underestimated the gentle bovines all this time?...
"I don't think anyone's made this connection between the surface fluid pattern and the interior properties of these planets."...
Chinese researchers have completed a full end-to-end simulation of the Chinese Space Station Telescope's observing systems, offering a preview of how the powerful scope will survey the universe....
A UK study found that some pet owners develop prolonged grief disorder after the death of a pet, with symptoms mirroring those seen after human bereavement....
I saw a tweet that tinygrad is so good that you could make a graphics library that wraps tg. So I’ve been hacking on a gtinygrad, and honestly it convinced me it could be used for legit research. The ...
A trial was about to launch for a vaccine that would ward off the HIV virus. It would be an incredible breakthrough. Then it looked as if it would be over before it started. (Image credit: Tommy Trenc...
Amazon's data centers will reportedly utilize copper from a mine in Arizona that's leaching metal from ores using microorganisms, the Wall Street Journal reports. Amazon Web Services will be the first...
NASA's first moonshot with astronauts in more than a half-century is set to take place as soon as early February. The moon rocket moves to the pad this weekend at Florida's Kennedy Space Center, with ...
Is ageing a natural stage of life to be honoured or a biological flaw that humanity should overcome?...
The Wolf Moon is named for the hungry predators that sometimes can be heard howling in the winter month....
"Dark matter can be red hot when it is born, but still have time to cool down before galaxies begin to form."...
It may be one of the most iconic sights in the night sky, but astronomers have never seen the Helix Nebula like this before....
Dr. Sue Hwang, a radiation oncologist, said her own experience with breast cancer helped her see vulnerability as a strength instead of a weakness. Tim Brown Oncologist Sue Hwang was diagnosed with br...
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton warned that rapid advances could upend jobs, power, and humanity itself. JORGE UZON/AFP via Getty Images Geoffrey Hinton said he's very sad that the AI he helped create has ...
"The problem of consciousness genuinely is hard," says Anthropic's in-house philosopher. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Anthropic's philosopher says we still don't know if AI can fee...
i've been working with healthcare/biobank data and keep thinking about what "data moats" mean now that llms can ingest anything. some a16z piece from 2019 said moats were eroding — now the question se...