Satellite Rediscovered in Space After Being Lost for 25 Years
In our top stories this week, reporter Passant Rabie describes the rediscovery of a satellite lost in the 1990s and why we sometimes lose sight of our orbital property. Researchers…
Alpaca Sex Is Even Weirder Than You Think
Just in case you’d like to know: Alpaca sex is weird, biologically speaking. In a new paper this month, scientists have presented evidence that male alpacas impregnate their partners by…
Pigcasso the Famous Painting Pig Whose Art Sold for Thousands Dies at 8-Years-Old
Pigcasso, the famous painting pig who took the world by storm with her jaw-dropping expressionist works, has died at eight years old, her caretaker Joanne Lefson said this week. Is…
What Would Happen If Everyone Suddenly Stopped Eating Meat?
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. “Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI Unlocked Off English Humans eat a stunning…
Why Can’t We Just Quit Cows?
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Prime Day Ain’t That ‘Green’ Off English Cattle play a colossal role in climate change: As…
Stanford Researchers Take Down Alpaca AI Due to ‘Hallucinations’ and Rising Costs
Researchers at Stanford University have taken down their short-lived chatbot that harnessed Meta’s LLaMA AI, nicknamed Alpaca AI. The researchers launched Alpaca with a public demo anyone could try last…
Nobody Is Happy With the Federal Grazing Program
Rachel Sadowski, a conservation researcher at the San Diego Botanic Garden, walks on a National Forest trail facing a herd of cattle. Photo: Lauren Leffer / Gizmodo At the first…