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AI can develop 'personality' spontaneously with minimal prompting, research shows. What does that mean for how we use it?When large language models (LLMs) are allowed to interact without any preset goals, scientists found distinct personalities emerged by themselves.
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Lab mice that 'touch grass' are less anxious — and that highlights a big problem in rodent researchMice that experience the real world may be better models for human mental health conditions, compared with lab mice that never leave their cages, a study hints.
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'The scientific cost would be severe': A Trump Greenland takeover would put climate research at riskTrump's calls for a takeover of Greenland puts open scientific collaboration that is helping our understanding of the threat of global sea-level rise at risk.
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Forced closure of premier US weather-modeling institute could endanger millions of AmericansFrom high-wind forecasts and wildfire behavior to floods, aviation hazards, air quality and space weather, science developed at the National Center for Atmospheric Research informs decisions that aim to reduce risk.
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These genes were thought to lead to blindness 100% of the time. They don't.New research finds that retinal diseases thought to map one-to-one to genetic mutations are more complicated than that.
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Even AI has trouble figuring out if text was written by AI — here's whyThere are several methods for detecting whether a piece of text was written by AI. They all have limitations – and probably always will.
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Will AI ever be more creative than humans?A new study argues that AI can never be more creative than humans, but many experts argue that AI's output will only ever be as good as its input — with the goalposts shifting as AI improves in the years to come.
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'Nobody knew why this was happening': Scientists race to understand baffling behavior of 'clumping clouds'Scientists are discovering that clumping clouds supercharge storms in surprising ways — driving heavy, deadly rainfall and flooding
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'Putting the servers in orbit is a stupid idea': Could data centers in space help avoid an AI energy crisis? Experts are torn.Google’s proposal to explore space-based AI infrastructure raises fundamental questions about energy, physics and feasibility – and whether Earth has really run out of options.
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