For decades, predicting the weather has relied on raw computing power and physics-based models. But a breakthrough from Microsoft may mark the start of a new era. Their AI model, Aurora, has outperformed the world’s leading forecasting centers in tracking hurricanes, air[...]
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Can AI help us talk to dolphins? The race is now on
Talking with animals may no longer be just a childhood dream. A new AI-powered competition—the Coller Dolittle Challenge—is offering up to $500,000 annually, and a $10 million grand prize, to push the boundaries of interspecies communication. This year’s winner? A team decoding[...]
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Watch: World First: US Baby Treated With Personalized CRISPR Gene-Editing
When KJ Muldoon was just days old, his future seemed heartbreakingly uncertain. Diagnosed with a rare and often fatal genetic disorder, his options were limited to a liver transplant or an untested gene-editing treatment. His parents chose the unknown. That decision has[...]
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Intelligence on Earth Evolved Independently at Least Twice
We’ve long assumed our big, complex brains set us apart—but birds are rewriting that narrative. From ravens planning for the future to chickadees remembering thousands of seed stashes, bird intelligence rivals that of mammals despite their much smaller, structurally different brains. New[...]
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Chattanooga to establish nation’s first quantum tech center
Chattanooga is positioning itself at the forefront of quantum innovation. Through a new partnership with IonQ, the city’s utility provider EPB will launch the nation’s first commercial-access quantum technology center. The effort builds on Chattanooga’s early investment in a citywide quantum network[...]
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Is social media hurting teens’ mental health? It’s complicated
Teens know better than anyone that social media is a double-edged sword. A new Pew survey finds that while most teens feel more connected and creative online, many also see the darker side—especially when it comes to their peers. Parents worry even[...]
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Terms That Will Shape the Future: Check Your AI Business Literacy
For years, artificial intelligence has loomed at the edges of the workplace—promising to help, but rarely central. That’s changing. According to Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index, 2025 marks the moment AI stops being a side project and becomes core to how work[...]
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Reconnecting Science Research with Hometown Roots
Sometimes the best way to push back is to go home. As science funding dries up under the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts, researchers like Jessica Cantlon are reaching back to where they came from—small towns and local newspapers—to make the case for[...]
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Rings of Dying Star Captured in Never-Before-Seen Detail by JWST
Gas and dust ejected by a dying star at the heart of NGC 1514 came into complete focus thanks to mid-infrared data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Its rings, which are only detected in infrared light, now look like “fuzzy” clumps[...]
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Company behind dire wolf de-extinction discusses animals with MHA Nation leadership
The idea of bringing back an extinct animal sounds like science fiction — but it’s happening. Using ancient DNA and modern gene editing, a Dallas-based company has bred three pups modeled after the legendary dire wolf. And a piece of that story[...]
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Bill to ban student cellphone use fails in ND Senate; House expected to take up issue Monday
A push to ban student cellphones statewide during the school day fell short in the North Dakota Senate this week, despite support from Governor Kelly Armstrong. The proposal, House Bill 1160, aimed to keep devices locked away from first bell to last.[...]
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A look behind the new facial recognition technology at Twins stadium
Getting through the gates at a Twins game just got a high-tech upgrade. Starting this season, fans at Target Field can opt into facial recognition entry—no tickets, no phones, just a quick scan and you’re in. It’s faster, it’s hands-free, and it’s[...]
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Air taxis? A spaceport? Utah is making moves — and spending millions — for a futuristic vision
The future of flight isn’t coming—it just landed in Utah. With a new partnership between air taxi innovator BETA Technologies and aerospace group 47G, the state is laying the groundwork for electric aircraft, high-speed deliveries, and even a potential spaceport. It’s bold,[...]
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DeepSeek AI app blocked from ND University System Network (And Other Board of Higher Ed Actions)
Following recommendations from the National Security Agency (NSA) – and mimicking new policies put in place by federal, state and local governmental agencies – Core Technology Services has banned Chinese-developed AI application DeepSeek from the NDUS network and devices. NDUS Chancellor Mark[...]
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What is AI thinking? Anthropic researchers are starting to figure it out
For all their fluency and flair, AI chatbots remain something of a mystery—even to the people who build them. They can solve math problems, spin up stories, and intuit meaning with uncanny precision, yet the inner workings behind each response remain largely[...]
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Ginormous Claws Found in The Gobi Desert Belong to a Never-Before-Seen Species
Paleontologists have identified a new dinosaur species, _Duonychus tsogtbaatari_, discovered in Mongolia’s Gobi desert. What sets this 90-million-year-old herbivore apart is its massive, fully preserved claw—nearly 30 centimeters long—and its unusual two-fingered hands, a rarity among therizinosaurs. Researchers suggest the claws were[...]