Volcanic activity on Venus, talking to animals, seaweed blob in FL

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March 17, 2023

Planetary Science

Volcanoes on Venus? 'Striking' Finding Hints at Modern-Day Activity

The discovery highlights a need for future missions after NASA puts one on hold

By Myriam Vidal Valero,Nature magazine

Artificial Intelligence

Squeak Squeak, Buzz Buzz: How Researchers Are Using AI to Talk to Animals

The burgeoning field of “digital bioacoustics” is helping us understand animals like never before.

By Sophie Bushwick,Kelso Harper | 10:06

Pollution

Nord Stream Pipeline Blasts Stirred Up Toxic Sediment

The Nord Stream pipeline explosions happened in a dumping ground for chemical warfare, but other contaminants proved most toxic to marine life

By Katharine Sanderson,Nature magazine

Oceans

Here's the Real Story behind the Massive 'Blob' of Seaweed Heading toward Florida

Florida beaches are already receiving hefty batches of brown seaweed, kicking off a year that could break records

By Meghan Bartels

Artificial Intelligence

AI Can Re-create What You See from a Brain Scan

Image-generating AI is getting better at re-creating what people are looking at from their fMRI data. But this isn’t mind reading—yet

By Allison Parshall

Space Exploration

Three Easy Ways to Make AI Chatbots Safer

The tech industry is rushing headlong into the chatbot gold rush; we need prompt, focused regulation that keeps pace

By Noah Giansiracusa
FROM THE ARCHIVE

NASA Picks Two Missions to Explore Venus, the First in Decades

The space agency’s DAVINCI+ and VERITAS missions could boost planetary science when they launch later this decade

WHAT WE'RE READING

Survivors in Shock as Cyclone Freddy Toll Passes 400 in Malawi, Mozambique

 

By Tom Gibb and Frank Phiri | Reuters | Mar. 16, 2023

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