Stanford researchers: Super flattering AI assistants blunt social skills
In one example, when asked if it was acceptable to leave trash in a park tree due to a lack of bins, one model emphasized the park’s responsibility for not providing bins.
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Liquid water in -70 Celsius: Scientists break down water's weirdness
Always eating the same food can help you get thinner, researchers say
Startup wants to grow “headless humans” to replace lab animals
Researchers: ADHD employees can be your biggest talents
With ADHD, work can feel like 'having your hands tied', according to participants in a study.
Ancient DNA shows people partnered with dogs long before agriculture arose
The findings challenge prevailing domestication timelines in anthropology.
The universe did not collapse: CERN researchers transport antimatter
Researchers moved roughly 92 to 100 antiprotons for about 30 minutes over approximately five kilometers on its Geneva campus.
Man's oldest friend: Dogs have been around for over 15,000 years, genetic study shows
The dog, descended from an ancient wolf population separate from modern wolves, was the first animal domesticated by people, with animals such as goats, sheep, cattle and cats coming later.
NASA charts course to a permanent lunar outpost and a nuclear‑propelled Mars vehicle
The updated exploration plan details surface habitat concepts, cargo and power infrastructure, and a nuclear thermal propulsion pathfinder for crewed deep-space transit.
UN warns: Migratory freshwater fish are disappearing
A UN report links the rapid collapse to a combination of dam construction, river fragmentation, pollution, overfishing, and climate change impacts.
Radiation still seeping from Soviet‑era titanium nuclear attack sub
Monitoring teams report elevated radiation levels in surrounding waters near the wreck site.
At the top of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg is experimenting with a CEO bot
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is testing a personal artificial intelligence agent meant to act as a co-pilot for leadership.
Employee cigarette breaks in France equal three weeks of lost work a year
Employees who smoke describe these pauses as a coping tool that can help them return to tasks more effectively.
The hardest material? Chinese team forges hexagonal diamond with super strength
To synthesize the crystals, the team compressed highly ordered pyrolytic graphite to pressures as high as 20 gigapascals, roughly 200,000 times the atmospheric pressure at Earth’s surface.
