Early Humans in Europe Likely Wiped Out by Cold Weather Scientists say that an early human species that settled in what is now Europe was wiped out by a long ice age over 1 million years ago. The scientists say Homo erectus, considered the first memb...
Worldcoin Draws Attention Due to Privacy Concerns Weeks after its international launch, Worldcoin is drawing the attention of officials around the world. Kenya's government has gone so far as to shut down the service. The international ID company, ba...
Scientists Work to Save Florida Reefs Several organizations are racing to save the reef that runs along the Florida Keys. A summer heat wave has already led to historic coral bleaching. Coral bleaching is the process by which coral becomes white beca...
Sea Reptile Fossils Suggest It Was a Filter-feeder Baleen whales, such as the blue whale, are huge sea animals. Baleen describes a filter-feeding system in their mouths through which they can eat huge amounts of very small ocean animals. But, it appe...
Ancient Whale May Be Heaviest Animal Ever Found Scientists have discovered fossils that might have belonged to the heaviest animal in Earth's history. The blue whale holds the current record as the largest creature to live on Earth. But a collection...
Sea Reptile Fossils Suggest It Was a Filter-feeder Baleen whales, such as the blue whale, are huge sea animals. Baleen describes a filter-feeding system in their mouths through which they can eat huge amounts of very small ocean animals. But, it appe...
Ancient Whale May Be Heaviest Animal Ever Found Scientists have discovered fossils that might have belonged to the heaviest animal in Earth's history. The blue whale holds the current record as the largest creature to live on Earth. But a collection...
Sea Ice in Antarctica Falls to Record Lows Sea ice in the Antarctic area fell to a record low this year. The drop is a result of rising temperatures worldwide. And there is no quick fix to make up for the damage, scientists said recently in a new stu...
Economists Wonder If Few or Many Will Benefit from AI Throughout history, technological progress has brought new wealth but has not always improved people's lives. Economists now say it is not clear whether artificial intelligence (AI) will help or h...
Game Maker Bans Use of AI in Artwork Design 游戏公司禁止设计师使用人工智能设计插图 A major American game maker has banned designers from using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to create artwork for its games. 美国一家大型游戏...
New Data Shows Ocean Waves Getting Bigger, Stronger An ocean researcher at the University of California, San Diego says waves are getting bigger and stronger since 1970. There are also more big wave events than ever before. A big wave is about four m...
AI System Finds First Possibly Dangerous Asteroid A new artificial intelligence (AI) method has been used to identify an asteroid that could one day present a threat to Earth. Scientists made the discovery using a computer processing method called an...
Japanese Railway Tests a System to Help Visitors 日本铁路测试游客求助系统 Japanese railway operator, Seibu, is testing a special help desk for foreigners at one of the company's busiest train stations. 日本铁路运营商西武正在该公...
New Rules Aim to Protect Valuable Horseshoe Crabs New rules aim to protect horseshoe crabs, which are used in medical research, and also to support an endangered bird species. Blue blood from horseshoe crabs is used by researchers to test for dangero...
Experts Worry About News Stories Written with Artificial Intelligence Google is developing an artificial intelligence tool that produces news articles. And the development is troubling some experts. They say such tools risk spreading propaganda or th...
