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Social Sciences Jun 17, 2024

Australians say AI shouldn't produce political news, but it's okay for sports

There has been a lot of hype about the emergence of generative AI products such as ChatGPT. Organizations, including news outlets, are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence technologies to boost productivity and creativity. ...

Economics & Business Jun 5, 2024

Study finds simple headlines attract more online news readers

The competition for online attention in today's news environment is fierce. High-quality news from credible sources must compete for attention with misinformation and a rapidly increasing amount of partisan content.

Astronomy May 31, 2024

News from 'El Gordo': Study suggests dark matter may have collisional properties after all

Contrary to what is established by the standard model, dark matter may indeed be self-interacting. This was the conclusion of a piece of research published in Astronomy & Astrophysics and conducted by Riccardo Valdarnini ...

Ecology May 27, 2024

Sturgeon remain rare in Great Lakes, but Detroit River's population thrives

A pair of federal fish experts braced themselves as they cradled a hulking fish over the side of their boat just north of the Grosse Ile Toll Bridge. Its kick would be strong enough to unhorse a novice angler, but the duo ...

Social Sciences May 7, 2024

'Doing your own research' can make fake news seem believable

While it's healthy to question what we see and hear in the media, those quick internet searches to fact-check news stories can unexpectedly backfire and lead people to believe false stories, according to the director of the ...

Plants & Animals Apr 15, 2024

Reptiles in South Africa are under threat, but there's good news too

Media reports about the biodiversity crisis and what researchers have argued qualifies as a mass extinction event tend to focus on the big ecological effects. Melting ice sheets, severe weather events, droughts, habitat loss ...

Ecology Mar 19, 2024

New Zealand government wants to fast-track approvals of large infrastructure projects. That's bad news for biodiversity

In the latest move to reform environmental laws in New Zealand, the coalition government has introduced a bill to fast-track consenting processes for projects deemed to be of national or regional significance.

Plants & Animals Mar 18, 2024

Good news for gray whales: 'Unusual mortality event' declared over

It was a worrisome few years for North Pacific gray whales, with hundreds washing up dead on shorelines along the West Coast leading to an estimated 30% decline in their population.

Environment Mar 18, 2024

Biden officials mull quicker death for US coal power plants

U.S. coal-fired power plants could be forced to shut down two years sooner than envisioned under a Biden administration plan to stifle pollution from the electricity sector.

Other Mar 12, 2024

News reports that don't report magnitude of scientific findings could mislead the public

When media coverage doesn't include the numerical magnitude of a scientific study's effect, the risk of readers developing biases increases significantly, according to a new University of Michigan study.

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