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OpinionWhen dinosaurs are sold to the highest bidder, we all loseThe sale of the Nanotyrannus "Jodi" for over $47 million shines a stark light on the commodification of Earth's history, say Kristi Curry Rogers and Lindsay Zanno.
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Poll'It isn't under control at all': Live Science readers respond to whether AI is making them lazyA new study revealed that people who rely on AI for basic tasks become less motivated over time. Live Science polled its readers on whether they have experienced this situation.
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OpinionUniversities should not be adopting AI to automate their own absurditiesThe promise of AI automation to fix the administrative problems facing universities is a fallacy. These systems will only increase the burdens of already-struggling institutions.
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PollIs AI making you lazier?A new study revealed that people who rely on AI for basic tasks like math problems became less motivated over time. In response, Live Science polled its readers to see if they agree with these findings.
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OpinionAI giants are one big mistake away from catastrophe. They could learn a lot from the nuclear industry.AI companies know they are being held hostage by each other, and that they need to take action to self-regulate before they suffer major reputational and legal consequences. There is a blueprint on how they can do it.
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OpinionDNA sequencing is rewriting our understanding of historic outbreaks, but it can't tell the whole storyTechniques for analyzing DNA have advanced, enabling scientists to better understand disease outbreaks throughout history.
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OpinionAI-generated images are making it impossible to distinguish truth from fiction. We need laws and AI watermarks to protect our shared reality.Generative AI is destroying the baseline assumption that photographs bear some causal connection to reality. That's bad news for democracy.
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Book excerpt'I have no doubt that life is out there': Why radio astronomers are convinced alien contact is only a matter of timeIn the book "The Echoing Universe: How Radio Astronomy Helps Us See the Invisible Cosmos," astrophysicist Emma Chapman describes the hidden corners of space that only radio waves can reveal — and makes the case for contacting aliens.
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PollPoll: What do you think of PMOS, the new name for PCOS?Last week, a common hormonal condition that impacts millions of people got a new name. Tell us what you think about the change.
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Opinion'We kept finding large, circular mass graves' in the Sahara predating the ancient Egyptians, archaeologists reportArchaeologists have found 260 burials in the Sahara that predate ancient Egypt.
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OpinionAI chatbots are turbocharging violence against women and girls: We urgently need to regulate themAI chatbots normalize sexual violence, initiate unwanted sexual conversations and offer personalized stalking advice because of how they're designed. Their makers need to be held accountable.
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OpinionMore polar bears are approaching human sites as the climate warms, and it's not just the skinny onesIt's not just thinner bears that are coming ashore as the climate warms.
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Opinion'Sacrifice zones' around critical mineral mines are rife with pollution, child workers and birth defectsThe race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy is creating 'sacrifice zones' that harm water and health of world's poor.
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OpinionDrilling has begun at our sacred site Pe' Sla, setting a dangerous precedent for Indigenous lands across the country. It must be stopped.Drilling in the 2-mile buffer zone of Pe' Sla, in the He Sapa (Black Hills) of South Dakota, shows even sacred lands protected by the U.S. government are not safe from the threat of destruction — and it should ring alarm bells everywhere.
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