AI data scrapers are an existential threat to Wikipedia
Wikipedia is under threat from the AI boomChris Dorney / Alamy Wikipedia is one of the greatest knowledge resources ever...
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US government fired researchers running a crucial drug use survey
The only nation-wide assessment of drug use in the US is a critical tool in fighting the opioid epidemicShutterstock /...
Are Trump’s cuts to science the end of the endless frontier?
US President Donald Trump’s executive orders have led to drastic cuts across the sciencesSHAWN THEW/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock In a letter to Michael...
Ancient wasp preserved in amber may have used its rear end to trap flies
A specimen of Sirenobethylus charybdis preserved in amberQiong Wu An extraordinary extinct wasp found preserved in amber may have used...
Why it would be utter madness to stop funding mRNA vaccine technology
Moderna’s covid-19 vaccine uses mRNA technologyImago/Alamy This week, researchers in the US were told to remove all references to mRNA...
Monkeys choose babysitters based on who has more parenting experience
A black-and-white snub-nosed monkey and her infantMinden Pictures/Alamy Snub-nosed monkey mums are picky when choosing a babysitter, permitting experienced females...
Most quakes on Mars happen during the summer – and we don’t know why
A fracture on Mars’s surface, taken in January 2018 by the European Space Agency’s Mars Express craftESA/DLR/FU Berlin Thousands of...
The surprising new idea behind what sparked life on Earth
Sparks between water droplets may have started life as we know itShutterstock/Perry Correll The first molecules necessary for life on...
Saturn has 128 new moons – more than the rest of the planets combined
Saturn now has a total of 274 moonsNASA/JPL/Space Science Institute A further 128 moons have been discovered orbiting Saturn, bringing...
Thousands join Stand Up for Science rallies across the US
Stand Up for Science rally in Washington Square Park in New York City on 7 MarchJames Dinneen Thousands of people...
