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Blood vessels found in T. rex bones are rewriting dinosaur science

Despite decades of effort, scientists have never recovered dinosaur DNA. Most paleontology research today still focuses on searching for traces of original organic material in fossils, but DNA has not survived the passage of time. Much of what we understand…

OpenAI’s Sam Altman apologizes for not reporting ChatGPT account of Tumbler Ridge suspect to police

Two months following the deadly shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, OpenAI’s Sam Altman has formally apologized for not informing police of the alarming ChatGPT conversations seen with the suspect’s account. Before the incident, OpenAI banned the account belonging to…

An influx of used EVs could drive down prices

Part of what has held back electric cars has been the cost. But an influx of used vehicles over the next three years could bring prices down dramatically. In 2025, just 123,000 leases on EVs expired. That is expected to…

Anthropic created a test marketplace for agent-on-agent commerce

In a recent experiment, Anthropic created a classified marketplace where AI agents represented both buyers and sellers, striking real deals for real goods and real money. The company admitted this test — which it called Project Deal — was only…

California Engineer Identified in Suspected Shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

A 31-year-old engineer and computer scientist was identified by media reports and President Donald Trump as the suspected shooter at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night. Cole Tomas Allen, of Torrance, California, was apprehended following the firing of…

Is stem cell therapy about to transform medicine and reverse ageing?

Stem cells could make good on the promise of partial reprogramming for rejuvenation therapies KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Alamy I’ve covered the ageing field for many years and seen a lot of promising rejuvenation therapies get hyped up then fall flat…

How to improve the quality of your Netflix stream

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. When you sign up for Netflix, you get a choice of price points, which then  affects the quality of the streams you’ll see, how…

Scientists just discovered Africa is closer to breaking apart than we thought

Eastern Africa’s Turkana Rift is known both for its rich record of early human fossils and for intense volcanic activity driven by shifting tectonic plates. Now, scientists report that the crust beneath this region has thinned far more than previously…

BYD’s next all-electric hypercar is a convertible that’s coming to Europe first

BYD may be known for its affordable all-electric cars, but that doesn’t mean it won’t dabble in the occasional hypercar under one of its subsidiary brands. Through its Denza subbrand, BYD unveiled the Denza Z, a hypercar that can push…

Trump fires the entire National Science Board

Multiple sources are reporting that the Trump administration has dismissed the entire National Science Board (NSB). The NSB advises the president and Congress on the National Science Foundation (NSF), which has already been funding research at historically low levels and…