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A team of researchers investigated the prevalence of research articles with evidence of artificially generated text on Google Scholar ... Library and Information Science, and co-author of ...

There are a lot of intriguing titles on the way this year in the fantasy and science fiction space. Whether you're looking for a wildly unique tale or a return to a beloved fictional universe ...

As the wildfires in Southern California raged, a high school science teacher came up with an innovative solution using a small engine that taps water from people's pools. It could help save homes ...

In this month’s sci-fi picks, what’s worse? Coming face-to-face with the apocalypse or with our older selves? By Elisabeth Vincentelli Rent or buy it on most major platforms. Ben Goodger’s ...

For almost half of Donald Trump’s first US presidency, which ran from 2017 to 2021, he did not have an official science adviser. His second term is shaping up to be different. As he prepares to ...

For a new preprint study, posted online but not yet peer-reviewed, scientists at Google, Google DeepMind and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) created a text-based game.* ...