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Dinosaurs needed to be cold enough that being warm-blooded mattered

Enlarge / Later theropods had multiple adaptations to varied temperatures. (credit: SCIEPRO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY) Dinosaurs were once assumed to have been ectothermic, or cold-blooded, an idea that makes sense given that they were reptiles. While scientists had previously discovered evidence of dinosaur species that were...

Tue May 28, 2024 19:53
OpenAI training its next major AI model, forms new safety committee

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Monday, OpenAI announced the formation of a new "Safety and Security Committee" to oversee risk management for its projects and operations. The announcement comes as the company says it has "recently begun" training its next frontier model, which it expects to bring the company closer...

Tue May 28, 2024 19:53
Porsche builds a hybrid 911 at long last

Enlarge / The current 911—known to Porschephiles as the 992 generation—has just been given its midlife refresh. The most obvious visual indicator is the presence of vertical strakes in the front air intakes. But we're much more interested in what's gone on under the skin. (credit: Porsche) Today, Porsche gave the venerable...

Tue May 28, 2024 16:37
Small, cheap, and weird: A history of the microcar

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) European car manufacturers are currently tripping over themselves to figure out how personal transport and "last mile" solutions will look in the years to come. The solutions are always electric, and they're also tiny. What most companies (bar Citroen, Renault, and Fiat) seem to have forgotten...

Mon May 27, 2024 15:20
The hornet has landed: Scientists combat new honeybee killer in US

Enlarge / 2023 marked the first sighting of a yellow-legged hornet in the United States, sparking fears that it may spread and devastate honeybees as it has in parts of Europe. (credit: Miguel Riopa/AFP via Getty Images) In early August 2023, a beekeeper near the port of Savannah, Georgia, noticed some odd activity around...

Sun May 26, 2024 14:47
“Deny, denounce, delay”: The battle over the risk of ultra-processed foods

Enlarge (credit: monticelllo/Getty) When the Brazilian nutritional scientist Carlos Monteiro coined the term “ultra-processed foods” 15 years ago, he established what he calls a “new paradigm” for assessing the impact of diet on health. Monteiro had noticed that although Brazilian households were spending less on sugar...

Sat May 25, 2024 15:42

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