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Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images If you plan a trip using AI, triple check that the locations it recommends visiting actually exist. The BBC reports that unsuspecting tourists all over the world are leaning on AI to plan vacations — and getting themselves into potentially dangerous situations because AI model are hallucinating fictitious locations. In one …

Today Governor Stein declared a State of Emergency as North Carolina prepares for heavy rainfall and potential impacts from Tropical Depression 9 or future named storm Imelda. “North Carolinians across the state should prepare for tropical weather to bring heavy rainfall and potential flooding,” said Governor Josh Stein. “This State of Emergency will enable North Carolina’s State Emergency Response Team …

Scientists in Japan now believe that liquid water once flowed through the heart of the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu, after researchers detected something unusual in the samples of the space rock that were returned to our planet five years ago. The surprising findings also have potential implications for how Earth acquired its own water, the researchers say. 162173 Ryugu is a …

The world is set for a once-in-a-decade event as the large and potentially hazardous asteroid 2025 FA22 makes a close approach to Earth. As it does so, the object should be visible to amateur astronomers equipped with small telescopes. 2025 FA22 was discovered on March 29 this year by the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS 2) observatory …

The near-Earth asteroid Bennu contains stardust that is older than our solar system, as well as organic materials and ices from interstellar space, three fresh studies of the asteroid’s sample materials show. Scientists all over the world have been poring over samples of Bennu ever since material from the asteroid was brought to Earth in 2023, courtesy of NASA‘s OSIRIS-REx …

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A suspicious package found outside a New York City police precinct that sparked a massive evacuation of Times Square Monday morning was deemed non-hazardous, …

Emergency services responded to a derailed train in Palo Pinto county, Texas, on Tuesday afternoon, with officials noting that nearly three dozen cars were carrying hazardous materials. “A Train has derailed at the Coalville Rd Bridge. Multiple cars off the track on their side. No cars are leaking contents. No injuries reported,” Palo Pinto county emergency services district 1 said …