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This week’s science roundup covers 2025’s near-record heat, a new mpox strain and fresh clues about why hobbits vanished 50,000 years ago. Journalist Karen Hao unpacks the rise of AI “empires,” their ...

Mountain lions are adapting to their defenseless, predictable prey, which return to Patagonia seasonally to nest and breed, new research suggests On December 19, avid skywatchers can catch a glimpse ...

Republican lawmakers decry Intel's testing of Chinese-linked tools after Reuters report Republican lawmakers accused Intel this week of threatening U.S. national security after Reuters revealed the ...