AI-n’t too proud to beg? As artificial intelligence achieves uncanny levels of human likeness, entrepreneurs are already capitalizing on the ease of generating a hot chatbot bod in a creepy cash grab from horny internet users. Recently, denizens of the AI-dabbling web sphere gathered to vote on their favorite digitally developed model in an AI … Read more
Man versus machine? If kids had to pick, humans might be out of luck. Children are more inclined to trust machines than adults and may, as a result, learn better from bots, according to recent research. In a new study published in Computers in Human Behavior, a team evaluated 118 children aged 3 to 6 … Read more
The world was shocked by the record-breaking rainfall in Dubai last month. The desert city was inundated with more rain in a few days than typically falls in an entire year, killing at least 20 people across the United Arab Emirates and neighboring Oman. It was also surprising that many blamed the downpour on something … Read more
There’s yet another reason to love dogs. Humankind’s furry best friends could potentially sniff out flashbacks from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) before they happen, according to a study published in the journal Frontiers in Allergy. Scientists from Dalhousie University in Canada trained 25 dogs to sniff a person’s breath while they were in the … Read more
The robot will see you now! At this NYC spa, the “hands” of the masseuse giving you a rubdown may not be pumping with blood but filled with data. Aescape has created the first commercially available fully automated AI masseuse that’s a bit more advanced than your average mall massage chair — and works faster … Read more
Forget eating salmon, eat like a salmon. To get essential nutrients, a new study suggests that people should be eating as if they were salmon. The study, published in the journal Nature Food, found that consuming the sort of wild fish on which salmon prey, such as mackerel, herring and anchovies, could be healthier than … Read more
They’re not monkeying around with this breakthrough. Researchers from New York University Langone Health may have finally learned how early humans took a major step away from predecessor primates in the evolutionary process — by no longer growing tails starting 25 million years ago. “Our study begins to explain how evolution removed our tails, a … Read more
Oh, deer. Scientists are sounding the alarm over the spread of “zombie deer disease” amid fears it may evolve to infect humans. Late last year, experts confirmed Yellowstone National Park’s first case of the infection — officially known as chronic wasting disease (CWD) — after a deer carcass found in the Wyoming area of the park tested … Read more
New York Fashion Week attendees were in for a real treat on Sunday. Canine models wagged their tails down the runway for Anthony Rubio’s Fall/Winter 2024 Canine Couture women’s wear collection in a show where “humans are the accessories.” The dogs came into the fashion sphere from all walks of life, including shelters and rescue … Read more
Me-ouch. Cats are famously stoic, which can make managing illness and pain difficult for their human carers — so anxious pet parents will appreciate this new study published in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior. Researchers at the University of Córdoba in Spain have identified key cat behaviors to tell humans that their feline friend isn’t … Read more
Does your bed seem extra cozy in the winter? This could be why. “If you feel like sleeping more in the winter, you’re not alone,” said Dr. Raj Dasgupta, an associate professor of clinical medicine at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California, told CNN. In fact, six in 10 Americans say their sleep routines feel different during … Read more
Scientists have discovered that cancers have been spreading for centuries among shellfish — a revolutionary reveal that could change the way cancer is treated. According to a study recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature, researchers at the UK’s Wellcome Sanger Institute, and the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela in Spain collaborated with experts in … Read more
An unusual set of New York Fashion Week models garnered a round of a-paws Saturday on the Lower East Side. Anthony Rubio’s Spring/Summer 2024 Canine Couture women’s wear collection hit the runway at The Angel Orensanz Foundation, and while the human models were dazzling, the pups — and one cat — were the stars of … Read more
Bird flu is back with a vengeance. Medical experts have discovered that one variant of the avian flu virus, dubbed H3N8, has undergone several mutations and can now cause more severe infections. Additionally, the H3N8 virus — which is endemic among poultry farms throughout China — is transmissible by airborne droplets between animals that have … Read more
Global worming? Scientists recently revived microscopic creatures frozen for 46,000 years in the Siberian permafrost. The ancient nematodes, better known as roundworms, are able to shut their bodies down in unsuitable environments — a process called anabiosis. After discovering them in a frozen squirrel burrow in 2018, scientists simply put the worms in water to awake … Read more
Danny Englert’s obsession is out of this world — literally. The 24-year-old has spent eight years attempting to “dehumanize” themselves to the point where horrified strangers scream “devil!” at them on the streets. More than $2,700 later, Englert — who also goes by the self-chosen moniker “Possession” — is covered in tattoos and piercings. The … Read more
Your sweet little pooch might be hiding a deadly secret from you. Scientists have discovered the drug-resistant fungus Candida auris from an animal, and it came from the ear canals of dogs. The fungus is a serious concern as it is now resistant to most, if not all, of the antifungal medicines used to treat it, according … Read more
A new kind of cold war is here. Military forces around the globe are in a covert arms race to develop terrifying new AI weaponry, a new documentary exploring the future of artificial intelligence in battle reveals. “World leaders in Russia and China, people in the US military have said, whoever gets the advantage in … Read more
A Harvard professor of astronomy is predicting extraterrestrials will make contact with artificial intelligence before humans, due to aliens potentially feeling a “kinship” with human technology. “My expectation from interstellar travel is that it’s best done with electronic gadgets and devices rather than with biological creatures because the journey takes a long time,” Harvard professor Avi Loeb … Read more
Chatbot, you’re fired. The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) disabled its chatbot, named Tessa, due to “harmful” responses people received. “Every single thing Tessa suggested were things that led to the development of my eating disorder,” activist Sharon Maxwell wrote in an Instagram post. The chatbot was set to become the primary support system for people … Read more