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Plasma beams could one day cool overheating electronics in a flash
Researchers have developed a 'freeze ray' that relies on thermodynamic quirks to chill its targets.
In photos: How John Deere builds its massive machines
Take a look at the fabrication process for vehicles like colossal dump trucks, motor graders, and wheel loaders.
Deepfake audio already fools people nearly 25 percent of the time
The percentage of passable AI vocal clones may be even higher if you aren't expecting it.
Researchers found a command that could ‘jailbreak’ chatbots like Bard and GPT
The attack relies on adding an “adversarial suffix” to your query.
Ancient child’s grave holds intricate necklace with more than 2,000 stones
Even in the Neolithic era, people loved bling.
The US ends incandescent lightbulb sales—with brighter days ahead
After more than a century in the spotlight, filament bulbs are a thing of the past (mostly).
Why kids make the best amateur fossil hunters
Plus other fun facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.
Jellyfish may have been roaming the seas for at least 500 million years
The extinct Burgessomedusa phasmiformis evolved to swim hundreds of millions of years before dinosaurs existed, a new study suggests.
How DNA evidence could help put the Long Island serial killer behind bars
Forensic scientists scour cells and hair strands to identify telltale patterns in genes.
How the trash jar went from inspirational to elitist
Sustainability influencers have entered a softer, more forgiving era of the zero-waste movement.