NEW YORK — Happy, a Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insight into the animal’s behavior and became the crux of a closely watched animal rights case, has been euthanized at age 55, the zoo said Wednesday. The Asian elephant was put to sleep Tuesday at the zoo where she lived for almost a … Read more
Researchers in Ireland marveled at their computer screen as they flipped through the digitized pages of a medieval book tracked down in a Roman library. Within them, they found their sought-after treasure: the oldest surviving English poem. “We were extremely surprised. We were speechless. We couldn’t believe our eyes when we first saw that,” Elisabetta … Read more
Artificial intelligence is fabricating references to medical research that does not exist, according to recent findings. A recent audit found that, among millions of biomedical papers, more than 4,000 contained citations to non-existent research, according to an article in The Lancet. Such fabricated citations can undermine the clinical guidelines that health care professionals rely on … Read more
Character AI pushes dangerous content to kids, parents and researchers say | 60 Minutes – CBS News Watch CBS News A teen told a Character AI chatbot 55 times that she was feeling suicidal. Her parents say the chatbot never provided resources for her to get help. They are one of at least six families … Read more
Wolves on a remote island in Lake Superior appear to be thriving, but they’re making deep dents in the moose population that they rely on as a leading food source, according to a report released Monday. Isle Royale is a 134,000-acre (54,200-hectare) national park in far western Lake Superior between Grand Marais, Minnesota and Thunder … Read more
DELBARTON, W.Va. — A half-dozen cars had been in the queue for nearly four hours by the time the House of Hope mobile food pantry line began to move. Seventy or so more idled behind them by 11:30 a.m., when the food distribution began. The plan was to begin handing out boxes of groceries at … Read more
Researchers predict slightly fewer hurricanes than usual this season – CBS News Watch CBS News This Atlantic hurricane season might be less busy than what’s typical. Researchers with Colorado State University are estimating 13 named storms in the Atlantic basin this year. Source link
A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, according to researchers who say it’s the oldest such recording known. The song is that of a humpback whale, a marine giant beloved by whale watchers for its docile nature and spectacular leaps from … Read more