Virtual Influencers: Meet the AI-Generated Figures Posing as Your New Online Friends
The future of influence is here: a digital avatar that captivates millions of adoring fans while offering unparalleled customization and round-the-clock availab...
Is Standing at Your Desk Actually Better Than Sitting?
In modern life, many of us spend the majority of our waking hours sitting. A recent review of the research has reiterated the harmful health impacts of prolonge...
Why Do I Get So Much Spam and Unwanted Emails in My Inbox?
Spam might not have brought an end to the internet or email, as some dire predictions in the early 2000s claimed it could — but it’s still a massive pain.
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Are We About to See the Rare Green Comet Nishimura Light Up the Sky?
Of all the objects in the Solar System, perhaps the most spectacular are the great comets that occasionally grace our skies. If you’ve been on social media in...
Signs of Life? Why Astronomers Are Excited About Carbon Dioxide and Methane in the Atmosphere of an Alien World
Are we alone? This question is nearly as old as humanity itself. Today, this question in astronomy focuses on finding life beyond our planet. Are we, as a speci...
Astronomers Have Discovered a Rare ‘Polar Ring Galaxy’ Wrapped in a Huge Ribbon of Hydrogen
A galaxy can come in many shapes and sizes, from giant, slowly rotating ovals and fast-whirling spiral disks to faint ball-shaped blobs and dwarf irregulars. Mo...
U.S. Military Plans to Unleash Thousands of Autonomous War Robots Over the Next 2 Years
The United States military plans to start using thousands of autonomous war robot systems in the next two years in a bid to counter China’s growing power, U.S...
4.5 Billion-Year-Old Sahara Space Rock Upends Assumptions About the Early Solar System
In May 2020, some unusual rocks containing distinctive greenish crystals were found in the Erg Chech sand sea, a dune-filled region of the Sahara Desert in sout...
Is It Okay to Kiss Your Pet? The Risk of Animal-Borne Diseases Is Small, but Real
Our relationship with pets has changed drastically in recent decades. Pet ownership is at an all-time high, with a recent survey finding 69 percent of Australia...
AI Systems Have Learned How to Deceive Humans: What Does That Mean for Our Future?
Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton made headlines earlier this year when he raised concerns about the capabilities of AI systems. Speaking to CNN j...
