Do you trust AI?
The debate over AI is growing, do you believe it can be trusted?
Live Science 
In the dark for 11 million years: How blind cavefish rewrote evolution
Yale scientists discovered that cavefish species independently evolved blindness and depigmentation as they adapted to dark cave environments, with some lineages dating back over 11 million years. This new genetic method not only reveals ancient cave ages but may also shed light on human eye diseases.
ScienceDaily 
The Evolution of this Eyeless Fish Helps us Pinpoint When Caves Started to Form
Learn more about the amblyopsid cavefishes, the eyeless fish that inhabit the caves of eastern North America, whose evolution can uncover the age of difficult-to-date cave systems.
Discover Magazine 
Bacterial Infections Play a Crucial Role in Heart Attacks and May Be Prevented Through Vaccination
Bacterial biofilms reside within coronary plaques and could trigger heart attacks if left untreated.
Glow-in-the-Dark Succulent Plants May Lead to Glowing Trees Replacing Streetlights
Learn about glow-in-the-dark succulent plants that are powered by sunlight, paving the way for more sustainable lighting.
James Webb Space Telescope spots odd planet-forming disk around infant star
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed a planet-birthing disk of gas and dust around a young star, uncovering some strange and unexpected chemistry.
SPACE.com 
Uranus quiz: Do you know the Tilted Planet?
This quiz will challenge your knowledge of Uranus's strange rotation, chilly atmosphere, and curious collection of moons.
Police Arrest Man With Almost Zero Resemblance to Actual Perpetrator Because AI Told Them To
The New York Police Department is one of the most heavily equipped police forces on the planet. With over 48,000 full-time staff and a budget nearing $6 billion, the NYPD's access to immense resources put it closer to the militaries of countries like the Philippines and Iraq than a municipal agency. With that kind of coin to play around with, it's probably no surprise that the NYPD would throw a little of it toward tech. Between 2007 and 2020, the department has spent over $2.8 billion amassing a virtual toy chest of surveillance tech, including stingray phone trackers, crime prediction […]
Futurism 
Virginia is for (space) lovers: Rocket Lab opens new seaside launch pad for reusable Neutron rocket
Rocket Lab's new Launch Complex 3 will launch Neutron rockets that can land themselves on land or at sea just like SpaceX rockets.
Cataclysmic crash with neighboring planet may be the reason there's life on Earth today, new studies hint
Early Earth may not have had the right ingredients for life — until a nearby Mars-size planet crashed into it, two new studies hint.
'I would never let a robot incubate my child': Poll on 'pregnancy robots' divides Live Science readers
Live Science readers reveal whether they would use a hypothetical "pregnancy robot" — a humanoid machine fitted with an artificial womb to sustain a human pregnancy from conception until birth.
Electricity Is Becoming Unbelievably Expensive as the US Power Grid Decays Into Ruin
The US electrical grid is facing a stress test like never before. Thanks to a perfect storm of AI power consumption, crony capitalism, and a president bent on uprooting perfectly good energy infrastructure, the country's already struggling power system is rapidly crumbling as costs balloon into the stratosphere. A recent analysis of the power grid by Bloomberg underscores just how dire it's getting. In the country's largest continuous grid, a 13-state monstrosity managed by PJM Interconnection LLC, the media company notes that power costs have set record highs for two years in a row. Spanning from Indiana to eastern New Jersey, […]
2,200-year-old 'complex and delicate' Celtic warrior charm is evidence of sophisticated metalworking in the Iron Age
Archaeologists discovered a 2,200-year-old bronze warrior charm while excavating an ancient Celtic town in Germany.
Experience the Moon on Earth
On Saturday, September 20, an ambitious project will be announced and celebrated in Animas, New Mexico, which lies near the Arizona border. And you’re invited. Dubbed “Lunar Base Alpha,” it will replicate the lunar landscape and feature rovers conducting science experiments and habitats that you’ll be able to stay in. The initial project will cover Continue reading "Experience the Moon on Earth" The post Experience the Moon on Earth appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .
Astronomy Magazine 
700-Year-Old Medieval Document Is the Oldest Written Evidence to Claim the Shroud of Turin Is Fake
A treatise written by a French bishop during the Middle Ages is the first written account to question the authenticity of the famous Shroud of Turin.
Concern Grows That Elon Musk Is Having Some Kind of AI Meltdown
With all the frenzied news swirling around these days, it's understandable if you let Elon Musk slip from the top of your mind. While the billionaire's mental state was arguably frayed during his stint as DOGE czar — thanks in no small part to a constant stream of drugs like ketamine, Ambien, and MDMA — it's become visibly more concerning since his dramatic departure earlier this summer. Left alone with his own thoughts, the world's richest man has embarked on a number of bizarre side projects to fill the days, including an anti-Microsoft company called "Macrohard," and an anti-establishment political […]