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Avoiding AI is hard – but our freedom to opt out must be protected

Research found individuals who walked 7,000 steps, the risk of developing cancer dropped by 11%. At 9,000 steps, it dropped by 16%

PBS and NPR Got Their Start in Physics Education 100 Years Ago

Some Reddit users just love to disagree, new AI-powered troll-spotting algorithm finds

Perfect storm of tech bros, foreign interference and disinformation is an urgent threat to press freedom

Some politicians who share harmful information are rewarded with more clicks

Is There Water on Mars?

Spain-Portugal blackouts: what happened

Farmers fear dingoes are eating livestock but poo tells an unexpected story

How your mouth could be killing your heart

Both novelty and familiarity affect memory

Surge of imagery and fakes can precede international and political violence

Twinkling pulsar reveals turbulent plasma in our cosmic neighbourhood, including within in a shock wave surrounding the pulsar

Human-pet relationships are beneficial, but some may contribute to stress and anxiety rather than relief

Giving cash to families in poor, rural communities can help bring down child marriage rates, new research shows

Choking during sex: many young people mistakenly believe it can be done safely, new study shows

New satellite data shows NZ’s major cities are sinking. Global mean sea level has risen about 21-24 centimeters (8-9 inches) since 1880

RFK Jr is wrong – there's a rich history of autistic poets

Global warming of more than 3°C this century may wipe 40% off the world’s economy, new analysis reveals

A weird phrase is plaguing scientific papers

Peru's ancient irrigation systems turned deserts into farms because of culture

Why do plastic containers always come out wet from the dishwasher?

Selling your old laptop or phone? You might be handing over your data too

Americans die earlier at all wealth levels, even if wealth buys more years

Sound that can bend itself through space, reaching only your ear in a crowd

People who most frequently encounter everyday, subtle discrimination are 5x more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression, and the effect holds even after adjusting for race, gender, age…

Study shows people project their political views onto fictional heroes and villains

Cells lining your skin and organs can generate electricity when injured − potentially opening new doors to treating wounds

Anti-pollution regulations for diesel-powered ships in 2020 caused lightning strikes to quickly drop by half over two Asian shipping lanes, according to a study of 12 years of high-resolution global lightning strike data, demonstrating the link between particulate pollution and lightning storms

People say they prefer stories written by humans over AI, study says otherwise

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