Concha predicts an ‘arms race’ to weaponize AI Fox News contributor Joe Concha joins “Fox & Friends First” to discuss Elon Musk’s warning that artificial intelligence could threaten the election and his concerns about the declining birth rate. Concha also discusses AOC’s response to crime in New York. Long before Elon Musk and Apple co-founder … Read more
Asia in brief China’s Zhurong rover may have succumbed to dusty solar panels, but while the rover was operational it found potential evidence of water on Mars. The newspaper Scientists progress last week published a paper detailing “crusts, fissures, aggregates and bright polygonal ridges on the surface of hydrated salt-rich dunes” visited by the rover. … Read more
Summary: Researchers analyzed DNA sequences from 240 mammalian species, showing how comparative genomics can shed light on how certain species perform extraordinary feats and help scientists better understand functional parts of the human genome. By identifying the most conserved regions of genomes among mammalian species, they pinpointed the genetic basis for uncommon mammalian traits, such … Read more
Michigan State University (MSU) biologists studied damselflies – which look like dragonflies and are abundant as both predators and prey in wetlands – to understand what happens throughout their life cycle , from nymph to winged insect, as well as what they eat, when summers get warmer and longer, according to MSU Today. Now, a … Read more
One of the most mysterious objects in the universe just got a little less mysterious. In the sixty years since they were first detected, astronomers have wondered what quasars were. What we did know was this: they are among the brightest and most powerful objects in the entire universe. They are extremely distant from Earth, … Read more
Researchers at Texas A&M University have used the largest mammalian genomics dataset to track the evolutionary history of mammals, concluding that mammalian diversification began before and accelerated after the extinction of the dinosaurs. This study, part of the Zoonomia project, could have a significant impact on human medicine and biodiversity conservation by helping to identify … Read more
In our solar system, the planetary orbits all have a similar orientation. Their orbital planes vary by a few degrees, but pretty much the planets all orbit in the same direction. This invariant plane, as it is called, also has an orientation within a few degrees of the Sun’s plane of rotation. Most planetary systems … Read more
This image shows the jet and the shadow of the black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy together for the first time. The observations were obtained with an array of three radio telescopes. Credit: ESO In May 2022, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) team released the first-ever radio image of M87’s central black … Read more
This August 26, 2003 image made available by NASA shows Mars as it aligns with the Sun and Earth. A new study suggests that water on Mars may be more widespread and newer than previously thought. Scientists reported the discovery of China’s Mars rover in Science Advances on Friday, April 28, 2023. Credit: NASA/J. Bell … Read more
The mounted body of the dog named Balto is on display at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Central Park in New York has a statue dedicated to him, and there was even a movie about him: a sled dog named Balto. He is now the subject of a DNA study, 90 years after his … Read more
Artist’s concept of a spaceship Traveling in the dark of space. The Voyagers are identical. NASA has devised a way for Voyager 2 to continue operating despite a dwindling power supply. This new plan will allow Voyager 2 to continue its scientific operations for another 3 years instead of stopping this year. Image via NASA/JPL-Caltech. … Read more
Max Tegmark, an MIT professor and AI researcher, is quite stressed about the potential impact of Artificial General Intelligence (AIG) on human society. In a new test for Timeit’s sounding the alarm, painting a pretty dire picture of an AI-determined future that can outsmart us. “Unfortunately, I now feel like we’re living the movie ‘Don’t … Read more