Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools are increasingly being used in science to search and summarize literature, produce ideas, draft responses to reviewers and improve the style of written text. This raises a question: what counts as human authorship when some of a researcher’s work is mediated by AI? And how much of this intellectual ‘work’
Summer is prime iceberg season in Greenland’s glacier-fed fjords, and 2026 was no exception. Especially notable was the berg that broke from the Petermann Glacier along Greenland’s northwest coast in August. Roughly the size of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, it was the largest calving event by any Arctic glacier since 2020. Iceberg
Explanation: Did you need to be on the right side of this airplane to see this eclipse? No. Lunar eclipses are routinely seen from the half of the Earth facing the Moon when the eclipse occurs, making them some of the most commonly witnessed astronomical events. You don’t even need any special equipment to see one — just your unaided eyes. Lunar
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