Your weekly roundup of the best stories on health care, the climate crisis, genetic engineering, robotics, space, and more.
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | 4-MINUTE READ |
A new study suggests that sudden jumps in LLMs' abilities are neither surprising nor unpredictable, but are actually the consequence of how we measure ability in AI. |
In a livestream on X, the paralyzed 29-year-old man used his Neuralink brain implant to control a computer. |
EMERGENCY RESPONSE | 5-MINUTE READ |
Steel structures aren't as strong as you might think—and the immense power of a container ship shouldn't be underestimated. |
TASTING NOTES | 6-MINUTE READ |
Extreme heat and droughts are making it harder to grow grapes in many traditional regions. Here's how scientists are helping the industry adapt. |
CLIMATE CAT-ASTROPHE | 3-MINUTE READ |
Cats are most fertile during the summer months, but in recent years "kitten season" has been starting earlier and lasting longer. The trend is bad news for shelters and wildlife alike. |
SHADOW WORK | 2-MINUTE READ |
Here's some advice for safely experiencing the total solar eclipse on April 8 as the moon casts a slender shadow across Mexico, the United States, and eastern Canada. |
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