Isidora Uribe Silva tried as a teen to promote inclusive spaces for girls, women and disabled people in Chile. She has taken her mission to the U.N. and beyond. Disabilities, Youth, Discrimination, Women and Girls, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, United Nations Women, Roman Catholic Church, Chile, Santiago (Chile) Isidora Uribe…
An AI safety specialist confronts fears about the future of large language models An AI safety specialist confronts fears about the future of large language models Science
Tackling a touchy subject, genetic detective finds only 1% of European children have unexpected paternity Tackling a touchy subject, genetic detective finds only 1% of European children have unexpected paternity Science
In their Research Article “A single mutation in bovine influenza H5N1 hemagglutinin switches specificity to human receptors” (6 December 2024, p. 1128), T.-H. Lin et al. find that a mutation from glutamine to leucine at the 226 residue in the hemagglutinin protein of the H5N1 influenza virus leads to human receptor specificity, consistent with other…
Systematic analysis reveals decades-long decline in US butterfly population abundance Systematic analysis reveals decades-long decline in US butterfly population abundance Science
Understanding the capacity of forests to adapt to climate change is of pivotal importance for conservation science, yet this is still widely unknown. This knowledge gap is particularly acute in high-biodiversity tropical forests. Here, we examined how … Understanding the capacity of forests to adapt to climate change is of pivotal importance for conservation science, yet…
Two-dimensional materials stabilize perovskites for charge transfer under heat and light irradiation Two-dimensional materials stabilize perovskites for charge transfer under heat and light irradiation Science
In November, representatives of Paris Agreement signatory countries will meet at the Conference of the Parties (COP30) in Brazil. Before the meeting, each country should strengthen its nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to reducing greenhouse gases by incorporating plastic emissions into its plans. Plastic production and waste contribute substantially to greenhouse gas emissions, yet 94% of…
An AI safety specialist confronts fears about the future of large language models An AI safety specialist confronts fears about the future of large language models Science
Is the air we breathe safe? This seemingly straightforward question is often unanswerable because regulations, monitoring approaches, and reporting structures cannot keep up with the rapid human-induced shifts to the planet and atmosphere. The air is … Is the air we breathe safe? This seemingly straightforward question is often unanswerable because regulations, monitoring approaches, and reporting…