AI Assistance in Scientific Research Raises Concerns Research indicates that generative AI is being used in scientific writing at a significant rate some of the researchers are treating it as a valid approach that can pose a threat to real research and ... 05/3/2024 - 2:15 am | View Link
Kill the sun! How wild thought experiments drive scientific discovery My colleagues call me a supervillain for trying to destroy the cosmos, but this kind of imaginative thinking isn't so far from what scientists do, says space reporter Leah Crane ... 05/2/2024 - 8:07 am | View Link
Celebrating scientific students The Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit (CSIU) on Wednesday celebrated six students who spent their school year developing action plans for STEM-focused programming. 05/1/2024 - 8:00 pm | View Link
Can Scientific Thinking Save the World? A physicist, a philosopher and a psychologist are working together to bring better, smarter decision-making to the masses ... 05/1/2024 - 3:56 am | View Link
Does castor oil really help with hair growth? We asked the experts, and their answer may surprise you While there is no direct link between castor oil and hair growth, dermatologists say it has other benefits. "Castor oil contains ingredients such as ricinoleic acid and fatty acids that have a ... 04/30/2024 - 10:55 am | View Link
The Rockies, oh so desperately needed someone to make a big splash.
Two players delivered Friday night — one of them literally — in the Rockies’ 3-2 win over the Pirates at PNC Park.
Ryan McMahon led off the Rockies’ three-run sixth inning with a 445-foot homer that splashed down in the Allegheny River.
The Eta Aquarids meteor shower, which occurs each year as the Earth passes through remnants of Halley’s comet, is expected to reach its peak this weekend. Watchers can expect to see hundreds of meteors fill the sky in the pre-dawn hours. With the moon at a waning crescent, the show is expected to be even more vibrant than usual.
Chants of “disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest” are reverberating across the globe as student-led protests in support of Palestine have popped up outside the U. S. and in countries like Australia, Mexico, and the U. K. as the Israel-Hamas war enters into its seventh month.
The best Taylor Swift needle drops will make you think about her music a little differently. A show like You might play with tone, turning an emotional ballad into comic relief, while The Buccaneers might help christen a new Swiftie classic with one pivotal scene. Some music syncs feel so seamless you may start to believe they were written specifically for a movie, while others, like Swift’s Valentine’s Day sweetheart anthem “Today Was a Fairytale,” actually was.
In a fast-food culture, there may be few things better for your health than making a simple home-cooked meal. But while the meal itself may be a good idea, the cooking part can be a problem—at least if you own a natural gas or propane stove. That’s the conclusion of a new study in Science Advances, showing that dangerous levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are emitted by both kinds of stoves.
The findings are a result of new work conducted at Stanford University by environmental scientist Rob Jackson and graduate researcher Yannai Kashtan.