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Crack open just about any textbook dealing with medicine or science, and you'll see a lot of the same when it comes to the human anatomy illustrations: white male bodies, usually very physically fit, absent tattoos, piercings or prosthetics. Illustrators will showcase bodies of different appearances Crack open just about …

Social media video of a black bear being pestered by people while feasting on fish on the shores of the Campbell River has sparked outrage online and among locals. The video was posted seven weeks ago to Instagram by user B100k and has now caught the attention of residents in …

Wildlife officials across the Great Lakes are looking for spies to take on an almost impossible mission: stop the spread of invasive carp. Acoustic telemetry seek-and-destroy strategy used to identify Asian carp whereabouts Wildlife officials across the Great Lakes are looking for spies to take on an almost impossible mission: …

On December 5, we’re celebrating WIRED’s 30th anniversary by bringing together the people who have shaped the world we live in, and who are pioneering the tech that will define the next 30 years. Play/Pause Button Pause Video: Mònica Losada Servat The future can look pretty bleak. Climate catastrophes, new …

Sam Liang, CEO of Otter, argues that life would be better if algorithms logged every spoken word so life events past can be lived and explored again. Illustration: Eugene Mymrin/Getty Images People know Otter.ai as one of the AI-driven transcription services that have popped up over the past few years, …

Violence between rival factions has long been a part of human evolution, going all the way back to our chimpanzee ancestors. But another of our distant relatives, it turns out, are downright collaborative. Study finds that, unlike chimps, these relatives of humans make peaceful exchange with outside groups Violence between …

Common Sense Media’s first ratings for chatbots and other AI services warn parents that AI image generators and Snapchat’s My AI chatbot may not be safe for kids. Photograph: Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images Parenting in 2023 requires talking with your kids not just about the hazards of the internet and social …

YouTube creators will get to test a new AI tool that generates and remixes music in the style of several famous musicians, including Sia, Demi Lovato, and T-Pain. Photograph: MirageC/Getty Images TikTok’s tools for adding music to short videos helped turn short-form video into a phenomenon. Now Google is giving …

The law that an American man was convicted of breaking exist to prevent the sale and export of endangered species products. Those laws are celebrated by some conservationists even as Inuit artists decry them as too restrictive. Montreal art gallery now charged with illegally selling sperm whale teeth On July …

Poverty, fentanyl, and lack of public funding mean morgues are overloaded with unidentified bodies. TikTok and Facebook pages are filling the gap—with AI proving a powerful and controversial new tool. Play/Pause Button Pause Video: James Marshall; Getty Images Content Warning:This story includes references to suicide. If you need help, call …