The uvula is nearly unique to humans among mammals. An evolutionary biologist unpacks competing theories for why we evolved this odd little structure.
A new study shows that stable zinc isotopes in stingray muscle tissue capture ecological information that carbon and nitrogen isotopes miss. In three stingray species from coastal Brazil, zinc signatures revealed species differences and added a new lay…
The probe sent back the first pictures of the asteroid Kamo’oalewa. Next step: landing on the surface and collecting samples to send back to Earth.
As the climate phenomenon sends warm water surging across the eastern Pacific, some parts of the fishing industry are suffering—but other regions are seeing a windfall.
July 11 and 12 will see sunset alignments in Manhattan, New York City, that will have thousands in the streets looking due west to see the sun set between skyscrapers.
Data centers are driving up the company’s use of electricity—and carbon pollution.
Catapulting satellites into space. Making all the data center heat useful. Why memory technology needs disrupting.
A recent study tracked hundreds of soccer fans until their favorite team reached the final of a tournament. Their stress levels skyrocketed, and their heart rates jumped too.
Anthropic has built something close to a mind-reading tool for its own AI. What it found sits somewhere between a breakthrough and an unsettling party trick. Anthropic researchers now have the clearest view yet of what a large language model does while…
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