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Cold Waves in the Rainforest: What They Mean for Wild Animals Jan. 30, 2025 — It's not always cozy and warm in the Amazon rainforest: Cold waves can cause temperatures to drop drastically.

Anthropic Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei said that his AI startup is racing to secure the computing power needed to meet demand for its generative AI chatbot Claude. “The surge in demand ...

In early January, firefighters leapt into action to save the life of a horse that had broken through fencing and fallen into a frozen pond. The animal was among 234 new species discovered in the past ...

ANIMAL and human sex behaviour are the subjects of five papers published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (47, Art. 5, 603-664 ; May 1947). These papers were given at a conference ...

When the cold and dark winter is setting in, some of us envy animals that can hibernate. This long, deep rest is an example of how nature develops clever solution to difficult problems. In this case, ...

Most human cases of bird flu in the U.S. have been mild so far, and most had known exposure to sick or infected animals. Avian influenza A viruses are very different from human seasonal influenza ...

On Tuesday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicted that AI models may surpass human capabilities "in almost everything" within two to three years, according to a Wall Street Journal interview at the ...

Despite their reputation as fearsome predators, many people are unaware that snakes also have their own set of fears. While humans may find snakes intimidating, these reptiles are more afraid of ...

Bernhard Zipfel / Wits University “Meat likely played a significant role in the expansion of cranial capacity—larger brain development—during human evolution. Animal resources provide a ...

Our hands perform thousands of complex tasks every day – can artificial intelligence help robots match these extraordinary human appendages? The human hand is one of the most staggeringly ...

But first, let’s understand how it is harmful. The threat isn’t limited to animals. Glass-coated threads have caused severe injuries and even fatalities among humans. Earlier this week, a Meerut man ...