Innovations
A.I. Is Coming to Your Fortune Cookies
At least one fortune-writing company is using ChatGPT to come up with the clever messages that are a beloved staple of Chinese food in America
Want to Help the FBI Find Stolen Art? There's an App for That
A new mobile app provides access to the National Stolen Art File, a database of 8,000 missing items
For Young Threatened Desert Tortoises, These Technologies Have Arrived to Help
Biologists are deploying 3D-printed replicas of hatchlings, lasers and drones to curb predation
These Robot Dogs Are Learning to Paint. Soon, You Can Watch Them Work
Agnieszka Pilat and her automated artists will be featured in the National Gallery of Victoria's Triennial
Can Apple Solve Classical Music's Streaming Problems?
The tech giant has created a new app with a search engine tailor-made for the genre
14 Fun Facts About Dungeons & Dragons
Before watching the new movie adaptation, here's what you need to know about the history of the fantasy role-playing game
This Massive Meatball Was Made With Woolly Mammoth DNA
Meant to be more sustainable than animal meat, this lab-grown alternative might offer a glimpse into the future of food production
The Museum of Failure Celebrates Some of the World's Biggest Flops
Now on view in New York City, the traveling exhibition presents failure as a critical learning opportunity
The ISS Will Fall From the Sky After the End of the Decade. What Will Replace It?
As NASA plans to retire the orbiting laboratory, these four privately owned and operated space stations are under development
You Could Win $1 Million by Deciphering These Ancient Roman Scrolls
The Herculaneum scrolls have remained unreadable since their discovery in 1750, but researchers hope to change that
Google Launches A.I. Chatbot—How Does it Compare to ChatGPT and Bing?
Bard might give incorrect answers, but it "doesn't go off the rails"
Scientists 3D Printed a Slice of Cake
The seven-ingredient recipe shows potential for the future of making food with this technology, researchers say
Scientists Name New Fungus-Killing Compounds After Keanu Reeves
The bacteria are highly effective against a common plant pest and a pathogen that infects humans
This A.I. Used Brain Scans to Recreate Images People Saw
The technology, which was tested with four people, is still in its infancy but could one day help people communicate or decode dreams, researchers say
Genetically Modified Trees Are Taking Root to Capture Carbon
A start-up created the plants to help combat the climate crisis, but they have so far only been tested in a lab setting
How California Took Over the World
A sweeping book offers a provocative new history arguing that today's inequality can be traced back to the state's founding
A Rare Look Below the 'Doomsday Glacier' Reveals Surprising Melting
Researchers sent a robot through 2,000 feet of ice to study the quickly receding ice shelf
Can Satellites Really Detect Whales From Space?
Distant identification of whales is improving rapidly, but finding the behemoth creatures is still surprisingly tricky
Launching Dust From the Moon Could Help Cool Earth, Scientists Say
Proposals to fight climate change by blocking sunlight aren’t new, but some experts argue the answer lies closer to home
Nuclear-Powered Rockets Might One Day Carry Astronauts to Mars
NASA and DARPA are building a nuclear thermal rocket engine that could slash the time it would take to reach the Red Planet
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