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'Artificial intelligence' myths have existed for centuries – from the ancient Greeks to a pope's chatbot'Artificial intelligence' myths have existed for centuries — from the ancient Greeks to a pope's chatbot
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Trump 2.0 is dismantling American science. Here's what's at stake, according to researchers.Opinion U.S.-based researchers detail how their work has been disrupted by funding cuts and policy changes ushered by the second Trump administration.
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Do you think you can tell an AI-generated face from a real one?Spotting an AI-generated face is harder than you might think. How confident are you in your ability?
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The world's 'hidden' volcanoes pose the greatest risk for global crisisA dormant volcano in Ethiopia erupted after 10,000 years of silence. This event shows how the world's little-known volcanoes pose the greatest threat.
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Archaeological artifacts should not be for sale in thrift shops. But putting them in a museum is harder than it sounds.Archaeologists discovered artifacts for sale in a thrift shop. They decided to create a college course on what to do about them.
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'Gospel stories themselves tell of dislocation and danger': A historian describes the world Jesus was born intoThe modern Christmas themes of peace and joy were in short supply amid the ‘dislocation and danger’ of ancient Judea – as they are in today’s fractured world too.
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'Biological time capsules': How DNA from cave dirt is revealing clues about early humans and NeanderthalsDNA from soil could soon reveal who lived in ice age caves, research shows.
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'This has re-written our understanding of Roman concrete manufacture': Abandoned Pompeii worksite reveal how self-healing concrete was madeThe discovery of a 2,000-year-old building site in Pompeii reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete.
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Your AI-generated image of a cat riding a banana exists because of children clawing through the dirt for toxic elements. Is it really worth it?LLMs like Chat GPT come with major social costs — including child labor — that we can't ignore. Do we really need progress that's built on the suffering of others?
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