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A team of researchers have designed a robot module that "consume" other robots to sustain itself and build bigger robots.

Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Create Prototype of Robot Designed to Cannibalize Parts of Other Robots and Build Them Into Itself

By Frank Landymore

The Royal Society, the UK's national scientific academy, has called for billionaire Elon Musk to resign his fellowship.

Elon Musk Humiliated by Top Scientific Organization

By Victor Tangermann

As the Trump administration continues its crusade against science, the careers of would-be researchers in the US are on the line.

Brain Drain: Talented Young People Are Abandoning Plans to Become Scientists as White House Undermines the Entire Career

By Victor Tangermann

According to a Nature poll of more than 1,200 scientists, a startling 75 percent said they're now considering leaving the United States.

The Majority of Scientists Are Now Considering Fleeing America

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has eliminated key science offices, including the office of the chief scientist, according to an internal email obtained by Axios.

NASA Just Fired Its Chief Scientist, Won’t Hire Another One

By Victor Tangermann

Academic journals have been caught publishing papers that were clearly written by ChatGPT — and at least one has yet to retract.

Scientists Caught Generating “Academic Papers” Using ChatGPT

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a new essay, Oxford researchers argue that scientists should abstain from using text-generating AI tools as research aids.

Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Warn That AI Threatens Science Itself

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

There may be planets made up of dark matter with their own bizarre physics, a group of scientist argue in a new study: and they might know how to find them.

Physicists Say There May Be Entire Planets Made of Dark Matter

By Noor Al-Sibai

Most scientists believe in an immutable set of "laws of physics" — but one outlier among their ranks thinks those "laws" might not exist at all.

Physicist Says the Laws of Physics Don’t Actually Exist

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists found ancient dust that they say is conclusive evidence an asteroid killed the dinosaurs tens of millions of years ago.

Science & Energy

Scientists Find Smoking Gun Evidence in Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Case

By Dan Robitzski

Welcome to the Futurism Mailbag! Here's what you, our loyal Futurism readers, have had to say via social media and email.

“No Chance Is a Corporation Going Near My Brain”: Futurism Mailbag

By Jon Christian

Joe Biden will become the 46th U.S. President, and scientists are thrilled to have someone who wants to fight climate change and the pandemic in office.

Scientists Are Thrilled About President-Elect Biden

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists refuse to stop using indecipherable, vague acronyms that could have multiple meanings, and it's a serious problem for accessibility.

Science & Energy

Scientists Furious That Scientists Keep Using Indecipherable Acronyms

By Dan Robitzski

As Mashable points out in a fascinating new story, one spot in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean appears to be getting colder each year instead of hotter.

One Particular Spot on Earth Is Getting Colder Instead of Hotter

By Jon Christian

To show solidarity with ongoing Black Lives Matter protests and to draw attention to racism in their workplaces, black academics are organizing a strike.

Black Researchers Are Holding an Academic Strike to Support BLM

By Dan Robitzski

The coronavirus pandemic has been a challenge for schools. But once teachers work out the kinks, remote education could revolutionize how we learn science.

Scientists: Remote Education Could Transform How We Teach Science

By Dan Robitzski