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Tehran’s water crisis is a warning for every thirsty city

Tehran is running out of water.  Rationing has begun in Iran’s capital city, with some of the approximately 10 million residents experiencing...

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Shayna Korol

The tragedy of Laika, the first animal to orbit the earth

In March, I visited the Lowell Observatory — the astronomical research site where Pluto was first discovered — in Flagstaff, Arizona. I stood in...

08.11.2025 10

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Shayna Korol

The challenge of creating brains in a lab

They’re growing miniature 3D brains from stem cells. These aren’t your fictional mad scientists’ brains in a vat; they’re organoids, and they...

31.10.2025 4

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There’s a bigger story in the OpenAI for-profit news

Big news for the pursuit of artificial general intelligence — or AI that’s of human-level intelligence across the board. OpenAI, which describes...

29.10.2025 2

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There are many ways the world could end. Don’t forget nuclear armageddon.

There’s no shortage of things that could end the world. But between climate change, risks from AI, and biological threats like pandemics, we seem to...

15.10.2025 4

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This experiment could end all life. Or it won’t. Should we try it?

It could revolutionize human health — or it could spell our doom. It really depends on who you ask. I’m not talking about potentially risky...

10.10.2025 9

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Shayna Korol

What is the worst-case scenario for AI? California lawmakers want to know.

When it comes to AI, as California goes, so goes the nation. The biggest state in the US by population is also the central hub of AI innovation for...

12.09.2025 4

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Human bodies aren’t ready to travel to Mars. Space medicine can help.

One day, Mars might become a home to humans. But first, there’s the cinematic, sci-fi challenge of making the Red Planet suitable for life....

03.09.2025 10

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Shayna Korol