2025-01-09

LLM-generated questions differ from human questions, study finds

Researchers from UC Berkeley, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah City for Science and Technology, and the University of Washington took a close look at how large language models (LLMs) create questions [...]

2025-01-08

NASA will decide how to bring soil samples back from Mars in 2026

NASA will analyze and explore two different landing options for its Mars Sample Return program, though it will take almost two years to do so and is expected to announce its decision in late 2026. The [...]

2025-01-08

NASA Wants to Explore the Icy Moons of Jupiter and Saturn With Autonomous Robots

Research and development is underway to create robots that can hunt for signs of life in the vast oceans that exist under the thick ice shells of bodies like Europa. [...]

2025-01-08

NASA defers decision on Mars Sample Return to the Trump administration

"We want to have the quickest, cheapest way to get these 30 samples back." [...]

2025-01-08

China is having standard flu season despite widespread HMPV fears

Data shows a completely normal respiratory illness season, WHO says. [...]

2025-01-08

California’s Wildfires Show No Signs of Slowing Down

As hurricane-force winds fan the most destructive wildfires in California history across bone-dry foothills, communities face the dual threat of natural forces and a warming world. [...]

2025-01-08

It’s remarkably easy to inject new medical misinformation into LLMs

Changing just 0.001% of inputs to misinformation makes the AI less accurate. [...]

2025-01-07

Satellites Can Now Identify Methane ‘Super-Emitters’

Two eyes in the sky are now trained on Earth, locating the worst offenders for releasing methane, wherever they may be. [...]

2025-01-07

Does Dry January Really Make People Healthier?

Abstaining from alcohol can have immediate benefits. But lasting gains require lasting change. [...]