Feb. 17’s “ring of fire” annular solar eclipse was imaged from one of the only places to see it — a research station in Antarctica — from where the sun transformed into a perfect “ring of fire” for two minutes over the icy plateau.
Ultrahuman is expanding its health monitoring ecosystem with the launch of a new flagship smart ring and a “biointelligence AI” platform upgrade. The Ring Pro is Ultrahuman’s third-generation smart ring, and promises up to 15 days of battery life before needing to recharge, alongside 250 days of on-device health history storage. Those are some significant […]
A wrongful murder conviction exposed how unprepared courts are to evaluate video evidence. AI has made that crisis impossible to ignore.
Building an AI infrastructure for biotech. Bacteria that munch on cancer. How to best make a cold brew. All that and more in this week’s edition of The Prototype.
Humans are pattern-seeking beings. When we identify similar patterns in our friend groups, we feel cognitive ease.
Here’s what your posting style on social media reveals about your online (and offline) identity, status and social strategy.
A Japanese macaque named Punch has gone viral. Here’s how his journey from abandonment to social integration echoes decades of primate research.
As the global avian extinction crisis accelerates, the loss of large-bodied birds is destroying local biodiversity and ecology, and eroding the cultural memory of Indigenous Peoples.
This is your final weekend to catch February’s fading 6-planet lineup or “planet alignment”. Here’s what’s still visible — and what’s already gone.
A final report on Melissa confirmed that it is tied for the Atlantic Basin’s strongest hurricane. The just-released analysis revealed other stunning records too.