According to GitHub, the PR was marked as a first-time contribution and closed by a Matplotlib maintainer within hours, as ...

Sign of the times: An AI agent autonomously wrote and published a personalized attack article against an open-source software maintainer after he rejected its code contribution. It might be the first ...

The giant panda has long been the face of global conservation, but did you know that, as a group, these bears have one of the most self-deprecating names in the animal kingdom? As of early 2026, China ...

Giant pandas have been seen using twigs or pieces of bamboo to scratch themselves. Other than an old anecdotal report about giant pandas rubbing dirt into their fur, this is the first recorded ...

A research team led by Professor Li Baoguo from Northwest University in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province has recently documented the first-ever case of giant pandas using objects such as bamboo ...

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...

Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was ...

Social media use is widespread and continues to grow. The most popular social media site, Facebook, is used by 68% of Americans and the average American spends over two hours a day on social media.

The investigators at How to Survive reveal how pandas use camouflage to become surprisingly effective predators. Democratic Gov. Declares State of Emergency Oregon Man Accused of Operating One of Most ...

Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning (C3L), Education Futures, University of South Australia Since ChatGPT appeared almost three years ago, ...

Either way, let’s not be in denial about it. Credit...Illustration by Christoph Niemann Supported by By Kevin Roose and Casey Newton Kevin Roose and Casey Newton are the hosts of The Times’s “Hard ...