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The more advanced AI models get, the better they are at deceiving us — they even know when they're being testedMore advanced AI systems show a better capacity to scheme and lie to us, and they know when they're being watched — so they change their behavior to hide their deceptions.
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Best-ever map of the human genome reveals 'hidden' regions of DNAIn a pair of papers, scientists greatly expanded our catalog of known genomic variation among humans.
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Controversial paper questions whether interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'possibly hostile' alien tech in disguiseA controversial new paper questions whether the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a potentially dangerous alien probe, similar to claims made about 'Oumuamua. But experts have called it "nonsense".
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A peatland in the Amazon stopped absorbing carbon. What does it mean?Peatlands cover just a fraction of Earth's surface, but store huge amounts of carbon. In the Peruvian Amazon, one of these swamps has switched to carbon neutral.
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We're within 3 years of reaching a critical climate threshold. Can we reverse course?A report published in June found that the world only has three years before it crosses the 1.5 C climate target. So what should we do now?
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8 babies spared from potentially deadly inherited diseases through new IVF 'mitochondrial donation' trialA groundbreaking trial in the U.K. has released data on eight babies born through a special IVF procedure to lower their risk of mitochondrial DNA disease.
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How is DNA used to identify victims of mass disasters?DNA analysis is considered the gold standard for identifying victims of mass fatalities. But how does it work?
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Astronomers are racing to study our solar system's newest 'interstellar visitor.' Here's why.Astronomers have been given the rare opportunity to study an extrasolar object after the recent discovery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Experts tell Live Science how they are planning to observe the cosmic visitor.
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Antarctic sea ice collapse linked to a mysterious spike in ocean saltSatellite imagery has revealed a yet-to-be-explained rise in the Southern Ocean's salinity. It could be a key factor in the decline of the region's sea ice.
