Snakebites: How to avoid them and what to do if you're bitten

Imagine walking into tall grass or working barefoot in a field … and suddenly feeling sharp pain on your foot. You've just been bitten by a snake. This is more than a moment of shock; it could be the ...
Scientific American

Forget roses—name a roach after your valentine instead

The Name a Roach program has made more than $1 million for the city’s zoos in its 15 years of existence, with more than 60,000 roaches named.
Nature

Does AI already have human-level intelligence? The evidence is clear

Eddy Keming Chen is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA. Mikhail Belkin is a professor of artificial intelligence, data science, ...
The Conversation

What air pollution does to the human body

Jenni Shearston has received funding from the National Institutes of Health. I grew up in rural Colorado, deep in the mountains, and I can still remember the first time I visited Denver in the early ...
a-z-animals

This Cockroach Didn’t Stand a Chance Against the Spider

There are plenty of frightening creatures in the animal kingdom. Great white sharks are particularly fearsome. As are grizzly bears. And packs of wolves. If aliens landed on Earth, unfamiliar with our ...
KENS

San Antonio Zoo offers Valentine's Day gift with a little bite

SAN ANTONIO — If chocolates and roses aren’t your thing this Valentine’s Day, the San Antonio Zoo has a delightfully petty alternative that involves naming a cockroach after your ex, and feeding it to ...
eWeek

China Unveils ‘Electronic Skin’ That Gives Robots Human-Like Reflexes

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...
Astronomy

What will a human mission to Mars look like?

Since Viking 1 landed in 1976, humans have studied Mars from afar, relying on rovers and orbiters to analyze the planet. But with NASA planning a human mission as early as the 2030s, that will soon ...
The New York Times

Why Does A.I. Write Like … That?

If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice. Credit...Illustration by Giacomo Gambineri Supported by By Sam Kriss In the quiet hum of our digital ...
The News-Press

This is what happens when a GoPro camera is attached to a python

Burmese pythons are an invasive species causing destruction in the Florida Everglades. The snakes have contributed to the decline of several small mammal populations. Estimates place the Burmese ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

2 men found dead in home; suspect tells police a cockroach told him to do it

A Butler County man was sentenced for his role in the death and disposal of a woman in a plastic bin last year. Bill to move casino out of Tri-State passes in Indiana House There is a new push to move ...