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Trump rejects AI regulation, citing parallels with climate change, in U.N. address

The president also said artificial intelligence should be rebranded as "super intelligence"

C.T.E. Can’t Be Detected in the Living. New Brain Research Offers Hope.

ANDREW JACOBS

Scientists are developing imaging techniques and blood tests that one day may enable doctors to identify the disease definitively in living patients.

$345 Million Verdict Against Greenpeace Should Be Overturned, Lawyers Say

KAREN ZRAICK

A group of civil-rights and free-speech lawyers accused the judge of bias and “general incompetence.”

Why mathematicians are hiding research results in zero-knowledge proofs

Google made a major breakthrough in quantum computing. To prevent the results from being misused, the company kept them secret. That backfired

Texas Halts Data Center Permits, Expanding Environmental Scrutiny

SCOTT DANCE

Less than a year ago, Gov. Greg Abbott welcomed data centers. Now he is confronting concerns about the projects even among fellow Republicans.

At 145 Degrees, This Amoeba Manages to Keep Its Cool

K. R. CALLAWAY

Found in volcanic streams in California, the newfound organism has the highest heat tolerance of any complex life on Earth.

Scientists discover largest new impact crater in the solar system ever—on our moon

The crater, named after geologist and lunar surface expert Tom McGetchin, spans more than two football fields wide

Judge Dismisses Unusual Climate Suit Claiming Oil Giants Broke Antitrust Law

KAREN ZRAICK

The lawsuit, filed by Michigan, claimed oil companies colluded to obstruct solar power and to misrepresent climate risks, making energy costlier.

The Urgent Mystery of Where Viruses Hide

DAVID QUAMMEN

Some viruses appear to vanish when outbreaks dissipate, only to emerge again. Scientists don’t always know which animals they lurk in — and how to stop them from spilling back over.

When it comes to ‘poop maxxing,’ are you optimizing or obsessing?

Is it possible to optimize our poop?

Is football too dangerous for kids’ brains? These scientists are racing to find out

A new study found that one in four professional football players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE—a degenerative brain disease—but what about children who play these sports?

Watch a robot dog run a marathon faster than the average human

The quadrupedal machine finished the course in a solid four hours, 19 minutes and 52 seconds—and on just one battery charge

New Study Illuminates Bats’ Murky Origins

EMILY ANTHES

The largest analysis of bat genomes and fossils suggests that the first bats emerged in Europe roughly 65 million years ago and that echolocation evolved early.

See the Taurids light up the fall sky with brilliant shooting stars

Lasting from mid-September until mid-December, the Taurid meteor showers are among the longest of the year

Trump’s Energy Secretary Dismisses Reports of Diesel Export Ban, Criticizes Solar Power

MAXINE JOSELOW

Chris Wright also doubled down on his criticism of renewable energy sources like solar power.