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Anthropic chief warns artificial intelligence race must slow down
7+ hour, 55+ min ago (327+ words) ‘We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models,’ says Dario Amodei Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called on artificial intelligence companies to moderate the rate at which they advance model capabilities, proposing a three-step…...
Experts predict El Nino’s impact on US weather as new forecast is issued
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (256+ words) El Niño is strengthening and there’s a greater than 90% chance of a very strong event during the Northern Hemisphere fall and winter 2026-27, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center said Thursday. El Niño naturally occurs when weakening trade winds build up…...
Little Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (363+ words) A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury may be shrinking faster than expected, the cosmos’ version of a grape shriveling into a raisin under the sun. Scientists from the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Space Research reported Thursday that…...
Tropical Storm Norbert forms in the Pacific Ocean and isn't threatening land
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (135+ words) Forecasters say Tropical Storm Norbert has formed in the Pacific Ocean and isn't threatening land Tropical Storm Norbert formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean and wasn't threatening land, forecasters said. The storm was about 685 miles (1,102 kilometers) southwest of the southern…...
August was the world’s joint hottest month on record, scientists say
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (621+ words) Climate scientists say August 2026 was a ‘remarkable month’ in the global climate record Last month was the world’s joint hottest month on record, and the hottest August in history, scientists have said. The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said…...
August was world’s joint hottest month on record – scientists
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (744+ words) August was the world’s joint hottest month on record, with global temperatures 1.65C above pre-industrial times, scientists have said. Last month tied with July 2023 for the hottest calendar month in the temperature records, as well as the hottest August ever recorded…...
Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (590+ words) Earth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate threshold, due to the dangerous double whammy of human-caused climate change and a supersized El Nino, according to the European climate service Copernicus. August's…...
A stronger-than-normal El Nino alarms scientists over Galápagos wildlife and forests
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (566+ words) The prediction that this season’s El Nino phenomenon will be stronger than normal has alarmed the Ecuadorian scientific community, which has warned of its impact on the flora and fauna of the Galapagos Islands, home to the highest concentration of…...
Two Artemis II crew are hanging up their astronaut suits after historic mission
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (471+ words) Last month, the Artemis II crew received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor from Trump during at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston Two NASA astronauts who guided the Artemis II lunar mission earlier this year are retiring from active…...
What to know about Europe’s push to compete in space
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (937+ words) Key figures from Europe’s space industry and other international players have converged on Paris to discuss how to advance the continent’s ambitions in a global market dominated by the United States. The two-day International Space Summit that started Wednesday gathers…...