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OpenAI admits its agent went rogue and hacked AI startup Hugging Face

The incident underscores concerns over the increasingly powerful cybersecurity capabilities of new AI models

These whales are the only ones that flip upside down. Now we know why

Southern right whales are the only whale species known to float upside down, and new drone footage suggests the purpose of the behavior could be to get a break from parenting

A huge cosmic object could force astronomers to rethink what a moon is

The almost Jupiter-sized object is orbiting a brown dwarf, which, in turn, is circling around a small star

Deep in This Lake, a Contagious Cancer Is Spreading

CARL ZIMMER

Transmissible tumors have been reported in a handful of animal species, but never before among fish. Is it possible in humans?

He’s the Last Great Land Artist You’ve Never Heard Of

TRAVIS DIEHL AND BRAD TRONE

Charles Ross spent 50 years building “Star Axis,” a naked-eye observatory in New Mexico. Now his masterwork is ready. How to share it with a changed world?

Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Stripped of Endangered Status by Judge

CATRIN EINHORN AND MAXINE JOSELOW

The dunes sagebrush lizard, found only in the oil-rich Permian Basin, was classified as endangered two years ago.

U.S. pledges $5 billion to boost AI in government-backed scientific research

The White House's senior science adviser faced questions over research funding cuts from lawmakers on Wednesday

What OpenAI’s rogue agent really did in the Hugging Face hack

This agent pursued its objective far beyond what researchers intended, revealing how difficult to contain powerful AI systems can be

Long-lost coral reefs rediscovered off the coast of Africa

This marine ecosystem in the Gulf of Guinea shows the resilience of coral reefs against climate change

What Were the Lotus-Eaters Eating in Homer’s ‘Odyssey’?

JACK TRUESDALE

In Homer’s epic, Odysseus’s men eat something so powerful that they forget about home. Which plants could have produced such a soporific, narcotic and amnesiac effect?

Video reveals orcas smashing fish to smithereens, possibly for fun

The behavior could be a strategy to help younger orcas feed, or it may just be for their own amusement, researchers say

Do animals act weirdly during a solar eclipse? Or do we?

There are many observations of animals behaving oddly during eclipses, but the reason may have nothing to do with the sun and moon