Watch the stars and from them learn. To the Master's honor all must turn, Each in its track, without a sound, Forever tracing Newton's ground

— Albert Einstein

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Chatbots Struggle to Answer Medical Questions in Widely Spoken Languages

Scientific American.com - Mon, 04/01/2024 - 8:00am

Two popular chatbots showed some difficulty in providing medical information when asked in Spanish, Hindi or Mandarin

Categories: Astronomy

Men Succumb to Anesthesia More Easily than Women

Scientific American.com - Mon, 04/01/2024 - 7:30am

Findings in animals and humans emphasize the perils of not including female participants in research on the effects of anesthesia

Categories: Astronomy

Landfills Leak More Planet-Baking Methane Than We Thought

Scientific American.com - Mon, 04/01/2024 - 7:00am

U.S. landfills emit methane at levels at least 40 percent higher than previously reported to the Environmental Protection Agency, often in concentrated plumes

Categories: Astronomy

How to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse Online

Scientific American.com - Mon, 04/01/2024 - 6:30am

Celebrate the April 8 total solar eclipse all weekend long and on the day of the event with these livestreams from NASA, the NSF, Scientific American, and more

Categories: Astronomy

Inside the Race to Protect Artists from Artificial Intelligence

Scientific American.com - Mon, 04/01/2024 - 6:00am

AI-generated art is creating new ethical issues—and competition—for digital artists. Nightshade and Glaze are two tools helping creators fight back.

Categories: Astronomy

NASA Announces Summer 2023 Hottest on Record

Earth News - Thu, 09/14/2023 - 4:05pm
The summer of 2023 was Earth’s hottest since global records began in 1880, according to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS) in New York.
Categories: NASA

NASA: El verano de 2023 es el más caluroso en el registro

Earth News - Thu, 09/14/2023 - 12:03pm
El verano boreal de 2023 fue el más caluroso para la Tierra desde que se establecieron registros mundiales de temperaturas en 1880, según un análisis realizado por científicos del Instituto Goddard de Estudios Espaciales (GISS, por sus siglas en inglés) de la NASA en Nueva York.
Categories: NASA