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A Single Typo in Your Medical Records Can Make Your AI Doctor Go Dangerously Haywire

A Single Typo in Your Medical Records Can Make Your AI Doctor Go Dangerously Haywire

A single typo, formatting error, or slang word makes an AI more likely to tell a patient they're not sick or don't need to seek medical care. That's what MIT researchers found in a June study currently awaiting peer review, which we covered previously. Even the presence of colorful or emotional language, they discovered, was enough to throw off the AI's medical advice. Now, in a new interview with the Boston Globe, study coauthor Marzyeh Ghassemi is warning about the serious harm this could cause if doctors come to widely rely on the AI tech. "I love developing AI systems," […]

Scientists stunned as strange islands and hidden springs appear in the Great Salt Lake

Scientists stunned as strange islands and hidden springs appear in the Great Salt Lake

As the Great Salt Lake shrinks, scientists are uncovering mysterious groundwater-fed oases hidden beneath its drying lakebed. Reed-covered mounds and strange surface disturbances hint at a vast underground plumbing system that pushes fresh water up under pressure. Using advanced tools like airborne electromagnetic surveys and piezometers, researchers are mapping the hidden freshwater reserves and testing whether they could help restore fragile lakebed crusts, reduce dust pollution, and reveal long-buried secrets of the region’s hydrology.

Exercise may actually reverse your body’s aging clock

Exercise may actually reverse your body’s aging clock

New research suggests that exercise may not just make us feel younger—it could actually slow or even reverse the body’s molecular clock. By looking at DNA markers of aging, scientists found that structured exercise like aerobic and strength training has stronger anti-aging effects than casual activity. Evidence from both mice and humans shows measurable reductions in biological age, with benefits reaching beyond muscles to the heart, liver, fat tissue, and gut.

The Sky Today on Sunday, August 31: Venus hangs with the Beehive

The Sky Today on Sunday, August 31: Venus hangs with the Beehive

Bright Venus hangs near the lovely Beehive Cluster (M44) in Cancer this morning. Both rise more than two hours before the Sun and reach nearly 20° high in the east an hour before sunrise. Venus shines at magnitude –3.9, a blazing beacon just 1.4° southwest (to the upper right) of the Beehive.  At magnitude 3.1, Continue reading "The Sky Today on Sunday, August 31: Venus hangs with the Beehive" The post The Sky Today on Sunday, August 31: Venus hangs with the Beehive appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .

Scientists uncover wildfire paradox that’s putting 440 million people in danger

Scientists uncover wildfire paradox that’s putting 440 million people in danger

A massive global study uncovered a striking paradox: even as total burned land has dropped by more than a quarter since 2002, human exposure to wildfires has skyrocketed. Africa accounts for a staggering 85% of these exposures, while California stands out as an extreme hotspot despite its relatively small share of burned land. Climate change is fueling more intense fire weather, population growth is pushing communities into fire-prone landscapes, and the overlap between people and flames is growing more dangerous.

NASA’s Webb Telescope just found 300 galaxies that defy explanation

NASA’s Webb Telescope just found 300 galaxies that defy explanation

Astronomers at the University of Missouri, using the James Webb Space Telescope, have uncovered 300 unusually bright cosmic objects that may be some of the earliest galaxies ever formed. By applying techniques like infrared imaging, dropout analysis, and spectral energy distribution fitting, the team has identified candidates that could force scientists to rethink how galaxies emerged after the Big Bang.

Astronomers stunned as James Webb finds a planet nursery flooded with carbon dioxide

Astronomers stunned as James Webb finds a planet nursery flooded with carbon dioxide

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered a planet-forming disk shockingly rich in carbon dioxide but nearly devoid of water, upending traditional theories of planetary chemistry. Found in a harsh star-forming region flooded with radiation, the discovery hints that cosmic environments may drastically reshape the ingredients that shape planets. The unexpected isotopic fingerprints of CO2 could even help solve mysteries about the origins of meteorites and comets in our own Solar System.