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AI hallucinates more frequently the more advanced it gets. Is there any way of stopping it?OpenAI's most advanced reasoning model is smarter than ever — but it hallucinates more than previous models, too.
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Groundwater in the Colorado River basin won't run out — but eventually we won’t be able to get at it, scientists warnThe Colorado River basin has lost a Lake Mead’s worth of water in the last 20 years — and scientists say we’re passing a "critical point" where pumping groundwater will become too expensive.
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People's mental health often improves after weight-loss surgery. A study pinpoints the real reason why.Feeling less stigma — not losing weight — was linked to better mental health and eating behaviors after bariatric surgery.
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Earth's energy imbalance is rising much faster than scientists expected — and now researchers worry they might lose the means to figure out whyFor reasons still unknown, Earth's energy imbalance is rising much faster than models can account for. Now, scientists are calling for long-term investment in monitoring capability, so that they can make informed predictions about climate change.
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NASA plans to build a giant radio telescope on the 'dark side' of the moon. Here's why.A NASA-funded plan to build a large radio telescope on the moon's far side is nearing final approval and could become a reality by the 2030s, researchers say. The ambitious project will help safeguard astronomy from satellite "megaconstellations" — and help scientists unravel more of the radio spectrum.
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Can weight loss drugs help you drink less alcohol?There is growing evidence that Ozempic and other GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs might help people drink less alcohol, but more research is needed.
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Scientists clear major roadblocks in mission to build powerful AI photonic chipsTwo studies show major progress in the field of photonic microchips.
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People on Ozempic start disliking meat and fried foods. We're starting to learn why.Some users of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs have been reporting strange changes in food preferences, such as a new dislike for meats or fried foods, and scientists are beginning to figure out why
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Shingles vaccine may directly guard against dementia, study hintsThe lower incidence of dementia seen in adults who received the shingles vaccine is likely not just a correlation, scientists say, based on new results of an observational study.
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