Researchers at some of the world’s largest artificial intelligence companies are calling for a slowdown of its development. Rebecca Bellan, a senior reporter for TechCrunch, joins to discuss. Source link
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Scientists working to save a coral species from extinction transported 30 pieces from nurseries off the Florida coast to a hatchery on land Wednesday, fearing that warming waters could trigger a mass bleaching event this summer that could wipe them out. Elkhorn coral populations were decimated by a 2023 heat wave … Read more
Europe is the fastest-warming continent on Earth, data shows. In the United Kingdom and France, the current heat wave is breaking records. Columbia University professor Radley M. Horton joins “CBS Morning News” to discuss the challenges surrounding climate change in Europe. Source link
Researchers find salty clouds surrounding “Pink Planet” – CBS News Watch CBS News Researchers using the Webb Space Telescope discovered salty clouds surrounding a “Pink Plane.” CBS News’ Kelly O’Grady has more. Source link
Researchers studying the universe’s “Pink Planet” have discovered an unexpected feature in its atmosphere: clouds made of salt. A team of astronomers led by Northwestern University used the James Webb Space Telescope to discover a salty cloud atmosphere unlike anything previously observed. The findings were published Thursday in The Astronomical Journal. The so-called Pink Planet, … Read more
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