Thoughtful opinion pieces with strong points of view, written by experts in their fields.
Thoughtful opinion pieces with strong points of view, written by experts in their fields.
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'Another dinosaur has entered the luxury collectibles market': Gus the T. rex just sold for $50 million. Here's what its loss means to science.Gus, a Tyrannosaurus rex unearthed in South Dakota, just sold for $50 million at auction. But it's unknown if the specimen will ever be made available to science.
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OpinionTobacco companies are pushing nicotine pouches on teens — and we need to act now to stop themTobacco companies have fallen back on tried-and-tested marketing practices to encourage nicotine pouch use among teenagers.
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AI is giving people bad money advice. Here's what I worry about most, as a finance professor.When managing your money, take a chatbot's ‘confidence’ with a grain of salt
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Tropical forests stop absorbing carbon dioxide during El Niño events. This year could be the worst.El Niño transforms tropical forests from carbon sinks to sources. 2026 could be the worst year yet.
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OpinionExtreme heat waves are making our cities buckle. Investing in urban nature is no longer optional.Green spaces in cities are functioning components of urban infrastructure that deserve the same level of planning, investment and accountability as any engineered system.
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Superintelligent AI in space could explain the Fermi ParadoxWhy haven't we found evidence of advanced aliens? It could be that they've outsourced cosmic exploration to superintelligent AI, a new paper suggests.
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Our brains aren't wired to handle this much bad news. But 'looking away is not the fix,' expert says.Around 40% of people around the world are avoiding the news. Here's why, according to a psychologist.
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Computer scientists are rushing to tame AI's voracious appetite for energyScientists are exploring new algorithms, hardware and computing methods to lower AI's power demands. Strategic siting of data centers and other steps to increase green energy use are also key.
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Climate change is driving capuchin monkey mothers to abandon their infantsLarge groups have their pros and cons. But a changing climate may push them off balance.
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