AI is entering an ‘unprecedented regime.’ Should we stop it — and can we — before it destroys us?

AI is entering an ‘unprecedented regime.’ Should we stop it — and can we — before it destroys us?

AI is quickly approaching the technological singularity. How do we make sure that the future it introduces is a great one? (Image credit: Rory McNicol for Live Science) In 2024,…

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Microplastics may be entering the clouds and affecting the weather, scientists say

Microplastics may be entering the clouds and affecting the weather, scientists say

Giant cumulonimbus clouds in Australia. (Image credit: Steve Christo – Corbis via Getty Images) Clouds form when water vapor — an invisible gas in the atmosphere — sticks to tiny…

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