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AI-generated Grokipedia articles are longer, less readable, and cite fewer sources than their Wikipedia counterparts

A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides evidence that automated encyclopedias differ from human-edited platforms in both structure and political leaning. The research suggests that rather...

May 21, 2026

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See the clouds streaming and vanishing around this planet — 690 light years away

NASA Wins Four Telly Awards for Artemis Moon Coverage, More

Your Immune System Remembers Obesity for up to a Decade, Study Finds

How a mother’s narcissism might shape her daughter’s emotional health

Sound Waves That Refuse to Die: A New Kind of Quantum Material Bends the Rules of Loss

Ready to hunt some enormous snakes? The Florida Python Challenge returns.

New tools may help diagnose Parkinson’s earlier than ever

STAT+: RFK Jr.’s screen time warning

NOAA predicts quieter Atlantic hurricane season for 2026—but the Pacific is another story

Hubble Sights Galaxy in Transition

Will this Ebola outbreak be the biggest yet?

US curbs on travelers exposed to deadly viruses may infringe rights and deter volunteers

AI just solved an 80-year-old ‘Erdős problem,’ and mathematicians are amazed

Trial of next-gen weight-loss drug retatrutide brings it one step closer to FDA approval

Watch SpaceX launch Starship V3—the tallest and most powerful rocket yet

STAT+: Immunovant shares surge on arthritis trial data

Hidden Firewall Keeps Pancreatic Precancers in Check

Nearly a Third of Rodents in the Pacific Northwest Carry Hantavirus Antibodies

The Mathematics That Turns Spacetime Into a Crystal, Then a Black Hole

Losing an Election Hurts. It Rarely Turns Voters Against Democracy.

Himalayan Rivers Are Wandering Twice as Fast, and Climate Change Is Why

Structured Coaching and Exercise Can Measurably Slow the Aging Process, Major Clinical Trial Finds

Machine Learning Matched the Right Lifestyle Fix to Each Depressed Patient, Doubling Remission Rates

AI-generated Grokipedia articles are longer, less readable, and cite fewer sources than their Wikipedia counterparts

10-Cent Pill Could Transform Heart Failure Treatment Worldwide

Breakthrough Parkinson’s Drug Targets Disease at Its Genetic Roots

More than a billion birds die each year after colliding with US buildings. Here's why

Why the 2026 Hurricane Season Might Not Be That Bad

Daily briefing: Bogus citations will get you banned from arXiv

How we’re using AI tools to improve psychedelic-drug research

De novo design of miniproteins targeting GPCRs

US officially moves to dismantle drinking water PFAS regulations

A trillion dollar question: Will SpaceX's Starship launch go well?

How Ecotypes Harbor the Genetic Memory of a Species’ Past

Women’s better memories may delay Alzheimer’s diagnosis by years

Anthropic’s Code with Claude showed off coding’s future—whether you like it or not

Screening all kids for type 1 diabetes can catch more cases early

One mystery of the Great Pyramid’s longevity has finally been solved

Just 4 Weeks of Simple Diet Changes Reversed Signs of Aging in Older Adults

STAT+: Elevance executive ordered to testify in Medicare Advantage fraud case

STAT+: Acting head of NIH’s infectious disease institute reported to have stepped down

NASA Welcomes 16th Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson

NASA Highlights 2025 International Space Station Science Results

Ebola outbreak spirals out of control: how might it have started?

Can math predict the end of humanity? Inside the ‘doomsday argument’

Is Dust the Best Thing in the Universe? Part 2: The Astronomer's Headache

Study Shows How Sunspot Activity Speeds Up Reentries

Study points to ammonia contamination in water microdroplets saga

Major depressive disorder might alter the body’s amino acid metabolism

STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Lilly obesity drug trial, statistics for an Alzheimer’s drug, and more