World
They have survived for roughly 50 million years. They endured dramatic changes in climate, shifting continents and the rise and disappearance of countless other species. Yet today, the future of the rhinoceros depends largely on decisions made by humans. Every September 22, conservationists, wildlife organizations, zoos, governments and ordinary people
Artificial Intelligence
For most of the generative AI era, the basic interaction has been remarkably simple. One person. One AI model. One conversation. You ask the system to research something, write code, analyze a document or solve a problem, and a single model attempts to complete the task. Agentic AI changes that
World
For more than a century, scientists have tried to answer one deceptively simple question about Tyrannosaurus rex: Was it warm-blooded or cold-blooded? The answer changes almost everything about how we imagine the world's most famous predatory dinosaur. A cold-blooded T. rex would have depended heavily
TV Shows
Eighteen years ago today, a smiling man in a three-piece suit walked into a murder investigation, ignored nearly every rule in the room and began studying people as though their faces were evidence. His name was Patrick Jane. He claimed no supernatural powers. In fact, he knew better than
Nature
Imagine a woodlouse crawling across a garden. Now imagine essentially the same basic body plan transformed into an armored deep-sea scavenger nearly half a meter long. Or picture the tiny amphipods often found in shallow water growing into ghostly crustaceans longer than a human forearm. Add sea spiders with
Lifestyle
For years, shoppers trying to avoid animal leather have faced an uncomfortable trade-off. Choose traditional leather, and the material begins with animal hide and requires intensive processing. Choose many conventional “vegan leathers,” and the replacement may be made largely from fossil-fuel-derived polyurethane or PVC. Natalie Portman has
Artificial Intelligence
A shipping container leaves China. Instead of traveling directly to the United States, it moves to another country. The paperwork changes. Perhaps the goods are repackaged. Perhaps a small amount of assembly takes place. A different exporter appears on the invoice. Weeks later, the container arrives at a U.S.
Business
For years, a proposed facility in Spain's Canary Islands threatened to turn one of the ocean's most unusual animals into a new intensive aquaculture industry. The plan was extraordinary in scale. Spanish seafood company Nueva Pescanova wanted to build what was widely described as the world&
Movies
A mysterious stranger arrives in a small New Mexico town carrying an object powerful enough to determine the fate of humanity. A demon follows him. Before long, a group of strangers is trapped inside a run-down boarding house while creatures gather outside. There is nowhere to run. The doors
Nature
Imagine dropping a living cell into water hot enough to cause a serious burn within seconds. At 145°F, or 63°C, proteins begin struggling to maintain their shapes. Cell membranes become increasingly unstable. Delicate molecular machinery risks falling apart. For most organisms with complex cells, those conditions are fatal.
Mystery
You wake suddenly. For a few seconds, the bedroom feels less real than the place you just left. In the dream, you had another home. Different friends. Perhaps a different partner. You knew streets you have never visited while awake. You remembered events that never happened. And strangest of all,
TV Shows
An eye opens. A man in a suit is lying alone in a bamboo forest. A Labrador retriever wanders past him. The man pulls himself to his feet, moves through the jungle and reaches a beach. Then everything explodes into chaos. A commercial airliner has been torn apart. People are