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AI

Study: Google’s AI Overviews show millions of wrong answers every hour

With over 4 trillion Google queries every year, the inaccuracies add up.

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Whales

513 humpback whales gather at massive Caribbean breeding ground

A stunning video captures one of the largest humpback whale gatherings ever recorded.

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Dogs

Do you love sleeping with your pet? Science reveals there’s a tricky trade‑off.

Two male frigate birds opposing with their gonflated red neck pouches
Birds

Flirty birds inflate throat pouch to attract a mate

Male frigatebirds also shake their wings and loudly trill.

A side-by-side composite image features a portrait of naturalist Sir David Attenborough on the left and the bird named in his honor, the Inambari Gnatcatcher (Polioptila attenboroughi), on the right. Attenborough is shown smiling against a bright blue background, while the small, grey and white gnatcatcher is perched on a tree branch among green leaves in its Brazilian habitat.
Spiders

6 famous people with animals named in their honor

Ever seen a Spintharus barackobamai?

Macro photograph of a venomous brown recluse spider, commonly known as a fiddleback spider, crawling through a web filled pipe. There is much detail in the face and fangs of the spider. There is some grain due to the low light and high ISO that was needed to capture the image.
Spiders

How does spider venom damage human cells? 

Researchers uncover the killer mechanism of recluse spider toxin.

Two nuggets made from lab-grown chicken meat served on a bao with a dark sauce. This close up photograph shows a white person's hand holding the bao.
Nutrition

Is ‘lab-grown’ meat actually safe?

It isn’t identical to regular meat, but that might be a good thing.

a black machine with a red blob of jello on top.
Physics

Giant Jell-O measures crowd volume in wobbles

This ‘jiggle tech’ is proprietary.

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Tech Hacks

How to rescue an old laptop by installing Linux on it

Linux offers a lightweight, simple operating system for your aging hardware.

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