Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain OpenAI asked a US judge to dismiss several elements of a lawsuit brought by The New York Times, which accuses the ChatGPT creator of using millions…
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It’s time to take to court the governments that fund fossil fuels
A new wave of climate litigation is targeting state institutions that are still providing public finance for fossil fuels, despite pledges to turn off the funding tap Today’s climate crisis…
Black Hole Fashions Stellar Beads on a String
An international team of astronomers has discovered one of the most powerful eruptions from a black hole ever recorded. A black hole – artistic impression. Image credit: Alius Noreika /…
Psychosocial therapies could be effective treatment for non-physical symptoms of menopause
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Interventions such as mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), could be an effective treatment option for menopause-related mood symptoms, memory and concentration problems, finds a new…
Roman defensive spikes unveiled at the Leibniz Centre for Archaeology
In 2023, archaeologists from Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main uncovered a series of wooden defensive spikes during excavations of a 1st century AD Roman fort in Bad Ems, western Germany. The…
Imperfect Harmony: Rethinking Pythagoras’ Musical Consonance
Summary: New research challenges Pythagoras’s ancient theory on musical consonance, revealing our preference for slight imperfections in chords rather than the perfect integer ratios traditionally associated with beautiful music. The…
Obsidian blade linked to Coronado’s expedition to find the fabled city of gold
Archaeologists suggest that a flaked-stone obsidian blade could be linked to the expedition led by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado to search for the fabled city of gold. Francisco Vázquez de…
Social media users struggle to identify AI bots during political discourse
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame conducted a study using AI bots based on large language models and asked human and AI bot participants to engage in political discourse.…
Prevalence of Female Psychopaths: More Common than Believed
Summary: Researchers provide novel insights into female psychopathy, challenging the conventional 6:1 male-to-female psychopath ratio with new evidence suggesting a closer 1.2:1 ratio. The research indicates that societal gender biases…
