Discipline and Punish: How to Think About the AI Industry’s Extinction Pitch
The hyped-up threat of AI apocalypse is used to misdirect both opposition and regulation. Don’t fall for it.
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In India, Women Wrestlers Grapple With Sexual Harassment
Despite facing obstacles to hold a powerful official accountable, top athletes keep fighting to help the next generation.
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NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from New Hampshire Students
Editor’s Note: This feature was updated Sept. 22, 2026, to note the time change for the in-flight call with students. Students in New Hampshire will…
Living in the shadow of LA’s hidden oil wells
Many lifelong residents of Los Angeles have health impacts from growing up close to oil extraction. Now, the city is trying to close down the…
Announcing the Overlap Zoo project!
We are excited to announce the launch of Overlap Zoo, a new project under the Galaxy Zoo umbrella! Among the several million galaxies classified in…
Displacement on the rise in Yemen as fighting continues
As hostilities worsen in Yemen, more people have been fleeing their homes, further intensifying the humanitarian crisis within the region, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)…
‘Ask us first’: Children demand a voice on AI’s future
The first generation to grow up with AI may also be the last one anyone thinks to ask about it – and that has to…
Male infertility is ‘grossly underreported’
It’s not all on women anymore — doctors do test men for sperm count and motility. But still too few men get checked, possibly due…
Too cute to be true? Video really shows rhino and tiny deer headbutting
AI has made animal videos harder to trust, but not every unusual clip is fake.