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AI models trained on AI-generated data could spiral into...
If left unchecked,"model collapse" could make AI systems less useful, and fill the internet with incomprehensible babble.
Evolution of snakes takes surprise twist — cobras didn't...
Ancient origins of cobras traced back to Asia, before jumping continents to spread across the world up to 37.5 million years ago.
Science Spotlight: Discover the research changing our understanding...
In-depth articles and features taking a deeper look at emerging science and giving you the perspective you need on these advances.
Yarlung Tsangpo: The deepest canyon on land hides a tree...
The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is Earth's largest terrestrial canyon, stretching 314 miles long and almost 20,000 feet from top...
World's oldest calendar found at 13,000-year-old temple...
The 13,000-year-old carvings found in Turkey track the phases of the sun, moon and constellations, making it the earliest known lunisolar...
Researchers want to build 'streetlights' on the moon —...
A private company has received funding from the U.S. government to build the first-ever "streetlights" on the moon — towering, Statue...
Physicists solve nuclear fusion mystery with mayonnaise
The same physics that underlie mayonnaise could help physicists corral the ultrahot plasma needed to produce nuclear fusion.
Scientists drill longest-ever piece of Earth's mantle from...
Scientists just pulled the longest hunk of Earth's mantle from beneath the ocean.
