The site’s automated recommendation system, at times drawing on home movies of unwitting families, created a vast video catalog of prepubescent children.
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After SpaceX Starlink Launch, a Fear of Satellites That Outnumber All Visible Stars
Images of the Starlink constellation in orbit have rattled astronomers around the world.
A Signal in Giant Earthquakes That Could Save Lives
The full power of the biggest temblors could be determined in as little as 10 to 15 seconds after they begin, a new study finds, and long before it ends.
A Signal in Giant Earthquakes That Could Save Lives
The full power of the biggest temblors could be determined in as little as 10 to 15 seconds after they begin, a new study finds, and long before it ends.
Facebook’s A.I. Whiz Now Faces the Task of Cleaning It Up. Sometimes That Brings Him to Tears.
Facebook has heralded artificial intelligence as a solution to its toxic content problems. Mike Schroepfer, its chief technology officer, says it won’t solve everything.
Missing Piece of Stonehenge Returned From Florida 60 Years After Removal
A worker had taken a section cut from one of the massive stones during restoration work in 1958, and held it in the United States for decades before returning it to England.
Trilobites: An Emperor Penguin Colony in Antarctica Vanishes
A colony in Halley Bay lost more than 10,000 chicks in 2016 and hasn’t recovered. Some adults have relocated.
Trilobites: Look What the Cat Dragged In: Parasites
Researchers found that house cats that roam outdoors were more likely to pick up diseases than indoor cats.
F.B.I. Bars Some China Scholars From Visiting U.S. Over Spying Fears
The Trump administration is revoking the visas of a number of Chinese experts who study the United States, fearful they share information with security agencies.
Trilobites: How Seals Took to the Seas
By comparing the bones of ancient and contemporary seals, researchers say a particular biting style helped the marine mammals’ landlubber ancestors move into the oceans.