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Can AI Avoid the Enshittification Trap?
I was recently on vacation in Italy. As I do these days, I plotted my route past GPT-5 to get ...
New insights into how salt gathers at common solvent surfaces
Credit: Journal of Colloidal and Interface Science (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139019 New research from Flinders University has shed light on one ...
Is it really likely that humans will go extinct in exactly 314 years?
Feedback New scientist a popular sideways look at the latest science and technology news. You can submit content that you ...
Mathematicians have found a hidden ‘reset button’ for undoing rotation
Is it possible to unfasten the top? Shutterstock Imagine spinning a top and then letting it stop. Is there a ...
Antarctica is starting to look a lot like Greenland—and that isn’t good
“We thought it would take a long time to see any climate impacts in Antarctica. And that's actually not true,” ...
In Awe of Tiny Things
Research ABOUTAccording to him, one of the first sources of inspiration for artist, writer and director Michael Benson was the ...
This overlooked human ancestor wielded tools with a gorilla-like grip
Get the daily Popular Science newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips delivered every weekday. When it comes to our evolutionary ...
A tumor-on-a-chip for in vitro study of CAR-T cell immunotherapy in solid tumors
Newick, K., O’Brien, S., Moon, E. & Albelda, S. M. CAR T cell therapy for solid tumors. Annu Rev. Med. ...
Orionids 2025: Meteor shower caused by Halley’s Comet peaks as two new comets cross the sky
Skywatchers are in for something special after dark from Monday, October 20 to Tuesday, October 21, when the annual Halley's ...
Everyone’s Bingeing These 3 Prime Video Shows This Weekend (October 17–19)
Well, viewing fans, another weekend is approaching, and with it a well-deserved break from a hard work week. Once you're ...
