Molar from large mammal that once lived in North America is in ‘immaculate condition’ after discovery in Bay Area A 10,000 year-old tooth in remarkable condition from an ancient Pacific mastodon, a large mammal that once inhabited North America, was recently discovered by a California scientist. Brigid Lynch, a geomorphologist,...
Live episode: how AI is reshaping our minds – podcast
In this episode of Science Weekly, recorded in front of an audience at the London podcast festival on 3 September, Ian Sample hears from Michael Safi, the host of the Guardian’s chart-topping podcast about artificial intelligence, Black Box. In series two, Black Box: the chatbots, Michael meets people who have...
‘Immature playground boasting’: Mathematicians uneasy at OpenAI’s latest scalp
As OpenAI model cracks Millennium Prize Problem that puzzled experts for decades, many feel shocked at pace of change It was a week that left mathematicians reeling. Hot on the heels of a flurry of cases of artificial intelligence furthering the field, OpenAI declared a major scalp: its latest AI...
Starwatch: A Venus-spotting challenge with a beautiful reward
The bright planet and the young crescent moon will make an attractive pairing on Monday evening This week’s Starwatch is a challenge but a beautiful reward awaits for anyone who succeeds. The question is: how early in the evening can we find Venus? On Monday, the bright planet has a...
Police say more arrests coming in death of Mississippi woman found hanging from tree
Mississippi police say they were still investigating the death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree last month, a day after a man was arrested in connection with the killing
Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino brings record slow season
No Atlantic hurricanes have formed this year and none are likely soon.
Alaska drops voter misconduct cases against American Samoans who wrongly checked ‘US citizen’ box
Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who wrongly checked a box saying she was a U.S. citizen
Ukrainians embed with US forces during drills to teach the latest in drone warfare
The U.S. Army is actively incorporating drone tactics learned from Ukrainian troops
An Iranian commercial ship is struck near Strait of Hormuz with 1 dead, Iranian media say
State-run media in Iran say an Iranian commercial vessel has been struck off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and four wounded
For the US news industry, a tough summer draws to a close with McClatchy chain’s cuts
The McClatchy newspaper chain has made significant layoffs at The Miami Herald and other papers, cutting over 90 unionized journalists across 17 publications