What Happens When A.I. Stops Doing What Humans Want?
“Alignment” is the science of teaching A.I. to do what is in line with human preferences, ethics and judgment. But, at t...
This Rare Gene Drastically Raises Lung Cancer Risk in People Who Never Smoked
The gene is found predominantly in Southern Appalachia and may be one of the most powerful cancer-risk mutations ever fo...
A space shark, 'royal' auroras and a 'Venusian pearl': See the winners of the 2026 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest
A Royal Observatory Greenwich contest showcased work from around the night sky and the solar system, with prize-winning ...
Scientists identify rare genetic mutation that dramatically raises risk of lung cancer in nonsmokers
A genetic mutation that raises lung cancer risk was much more common among those born in Southeastern states than elsewh...
This million-year-old 'baby planet' is the youngest world scientists have ever discovered
Astronomers have confirmed a large exoplanet is forming in the cloud of debris around a young star. At less than a milli...
The Next Gene-Editing Technology May Also Be the Oldest
Scientists have discovered a powerful gene-targeting system in viruses. Billions of years old, VIPR seems to predate CRI...
Repeat offender fined for searching for gold in protected river
Image source, David Powell / North Wales Daily PostImage caption, Brian Wright was caught panning at Afon Wen river near...
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'Predatory behavior': Elite mathematicians clash over OpenAI's 'solution' to million-dollar math problem
OpenAI's controversial claim to have cracked the Navier-Stokes existence-and-smoothness problem has sent shock waves thr...
Scientists name a new cat species for the first time in over a century
The South American tiger cat is not one species but five distinct species, a new study finds.
1,000-year-old 'snake amulet' featuring a Christian saint and 'Medusa' discovered in Russia
Archaeologists discovered the two-sided pendant, which features a snake-slaying saint and a snake-haired woman, during a...
A Feather Found in Dinosaur Poop Might Explain How Birds Beat Extinction
It’s the only example of a dinosaur-era feather found within rock that wasn’t completely flattened through the centuries...