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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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OpinionHow everything you do is being monitored in an AI-fuelled 'surveillance capitalism system' that's ramping up aggressivelyPersonal data ranging from your health information to your location is being hoovered up by the government.
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OpinionHow likely are you to find a message in a bottle?Have you ever wondered how likely it is to find a message in a bottle, especially an old one? Let's do the math.
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OpinionLoneliness may contribute to memory issues, but not dementia — they are 'not the same thing'A researcher explains what we know — and what we don't — about the link between loneliness and memory problems.
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OpinionCan the US be trusted with the moon? A law scholar raises concerns after Artemis II's success.The Artemis II moon mission was a great success. But America's longterm ambitions in space may deserve some scrutiny, a law scholar argues, given the nation's recent conduct on Earth.
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OpinionHuman ancestors butchered and ate elephants 1.8 million years ago, helping to fuel their large brainsA professor of anthropology explores how early hominins ate prehistoric elephants to survive.
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OpinionI found a new meteor shower — and it comes from an asteroid getting baked to bits by the sunA NASA researcher in planetary sciences explains how he discovered a new meteor shower linked to a disintegrating asteroid.
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OpinionCalifornia declared war on smog in the 1970s. The knock-on effects were huge.A professor of environmental law explores the 1970 Clean Air Act and it how it has effected car emissions and smog in the decades since.
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OpinionI've witnessed nearly 100 rocket launches. Artemis II was like nothing I've ever experienced.A veteran space reporter describes the full-body experience of watching NASA's historic Artemis II lift off
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OpinionAI systems are enabling mass surveillance in the US, and there is no national law that 'meaningfully limits' the use of this dataA technology policy researcher explores the ethics of implementing AI in current camera surveillance systems.
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