AI will continue to grow in 2025. But it will face major challenges along the way
In 2024, artificial intelligence (AI) continued taking large and surprising steps forward. People started conversing…
Whales can live way longer than scientists had thought, with potential lifespans as much as double previous estimates
Southern right whales have lifespans that reach well past 100 years, and 10% may live…
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In 2023, 58.1% of people aged 16-74 in the EU reported that they had bought…
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I’m a computer scientist and a bad Christmas shopper. Over the weekend, I wondered whether…
Increased surveillance at the Canada-U.S. border means more asylum seekers could die
At a press conference on Dec. 17, the Canadian federal government announced proposed new measures…
3D-printed guns, like the one allegedly used to kill a health care CEO, are a growing threat in the US and around the world
Police investigating the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024, have announced…
YouTube populists are driving South Korea’s political instability. It’s a warning for the rest of the world’s democracies
In the space of three weeks, South Korea has seen a brief declaration of martial…
The Moon might be older than scientists previously thought − a new study shines light on its history
A physicist, a chemist and a mathematician walk into a bar. It sounds like the…
What is an AI agent? A computer scientist explains the next wave of artificial intelligence tools
Interacting with AI chatbots like ChatGPT can be fun and sometimes useful, but the next…
Twin stars trapped in galactic black hole orbit
At the centre of the Milky Way is a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*.…