59+ min ago  (469+ words) In Tolima, Colombia, a spider the size of a fingernail has been living on building walls, eating disease-carrying insects, and minding its own business for years without a name. Scientists remedied that recently, and they went with Pikelinia floydmuraria. Yep,…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago  (1042+ words) The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Picture a bizarre training exercise: A group of runners starts jogging around a circular track, with each runner maintaining a unique, constant pace. Will every runner end up "lonely," or…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (975+ words) Despite the pandemic, an exodus of tech companies, and a feared "doom loop," a one-two punch of return-to-office mandates and the explosion of AI startups has shifted San Francisco's tech center into smaller neighborhoods. CEO Vipul Ved Prakash told Business…...

3+ hour, 56+ min ago  (481+ words) It's that time of year once again, wherein I, a Floridian, wonder if this will be the summer that a major hurricane finally blows the roof off my home. Thankfully, according to the early outlook for the 2026 hurricane season, it…...

15+ hour, 33+ min ago  (678+ words) The whale's tail waved on Friday morning, before the big crowds arrived. It raked the water back and forth, then rose and slapped down with a splash. For the German faithful watching on livestream, it was a sign. Timmy still…...

15+ hour, 10+ min ago  (326+ words) Robot dogs are increasingly finding real life uses as guardians of sensitive sites like AI data centers, the US-Mexico border, and Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort. In a dystopian turn, now they're also guarding valuable cash crops " at least in the…...

15+ hour, 38+ min ago  (801+ words) Elon Musk thinks he has a solution to AI-driven job losses: the government pays for everyone to live well. "Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with unemployment caused by AI,…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (973+ words) Just 15 minutes, from concept to publish. That's how long it took for me to create a basic version of a work management tool like Asana without writing a single line of code. The idea struck me one weekday when I…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1088+ words) AI is shaking up every industry, and some of the top players in superintelligence, health, media, and longevity know it. At San Francisco's Exploratorium on Tuesday evening, Business Insider hosted The Long Play, gathering 150-some industry insiders and executives, including…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (199+ words) We tend to think of Darwinian survival as applying exclusively to wild animals in wild settings, such as jungles. But why can't it just as easily apply to animals living in major cities? Spend enough time in a major city,…...