Real-world medical questions stump AI chatbots
Subtle shifts in how users described symptoms to AI chatbots led to dramatically different, sometimes dangerous medical advice.
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Hidden beauty of Zimbabwe’s 2.5 billion-year-old ‘geological marvel’ revealed in striking astronaut photo — Earth from space
A 2010 astronaut photo shows off the astonishing scale of the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe, which stretches over 340 miles (550 kilometers). The lengthy structure
Hubble Spies Stellar Blast Setting Clouds Ablaze
Jets of ionized gas streak across a cosmic landscape from a newly forming star.
Many men lose their Y chromosomes as they age. It may shorten their lives.
A researcher explores why men lose their Y chromosomes in cells as they age and the health implications associated with this loss.
Tumaco-Tolita Seated Elder: This 2,000-year-old depiction of an aged man with wrinkles struck fear in people because it held ‘the power’
Tumaco-Tolita artists were known for their intense realism in sculpting clay representations of humans.
Scientists Propose Plans for World’s Largest Particle Smasher
The world’s current largest collider was instrumental in discovering a new, elusive subatomic particle in 2012.
Scientists Create Superman-Like Eye Lasers
The new lasers are ‘some of the world’s smallest and lightest.’
Lucky few to see ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse over Antarctica on Feb. 17
This month’s new moon brings an annular (or “ring of fire”) solar eclipse, but it will only be visible from parts of Antarctica.
Deepest views from James Webb and Chandra telescopes reveal a monster object that defies theory — Space photo of the week
The James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory have captured the clearest image yet of a galaxy cluster in the making, seen when
Diagnostic dilemma: Teenager contracts rare ‘welder’s anthrax,’ marking the ninth known case ever reported
A teenager training to be a welder contracted a rare and dangerous lung infection, prompting a combined state and federal investigation.
NASA’s Crawler Preps for Artemis II Rollout
NASA’s crawler-transporter 2 moves toward the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. The crawler will transport
Why do humans kiss?
We ask Matilda Brindle, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Oxford.
Vaccine denial sets Americans up for more chronic illness
Despite well-established links between pathogens and chronic illness, the U.S. government continues to weaken public health measures to treat and prevent infectious diseases — a
Snakes keep evolving into cannibals — here’s what scientists think is going on
A review of over 500 reports of cannibalistic behavior in snakes finds it’s appeared multiple times in different evolutionary lineages, leading researchers to hypothesize it’s