Even speculative AI energy demand can raise electricity billsOscar Wong/Getty Images Tech companies’ artificial intelligence ambitions will require a massive…
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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The use of social media is contributing to declining attention spans, emotional volatility, and compulsive behaviors…
The best spotting scopes are small optical instruments, usually used by birdwatchers and wildlife observers. They usually have a little…
Egg cells don’t dispose of their waste the same way other cells doSebastian Kaulitzki / Alamy Human eggs seem to…
Peterhouse MS 255 open at the sermon’s mention of Wade. Credit: Master and Fellows of Peterhouse / University of Cambridge…
The mysterious “interstellar visitor” that was recently spotted whizzing through the solar system may be around 3 billion years older…
Lithium-based batteries like the ones that power electric vehicles are at risk of overheatingYONHAP/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Batteries enhanced with a polymer material…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from the University of Konstanz’s Limnological Institute and the Brandenburg State Office for the Environment…
The thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars suggest that the Red Planet harbored potentially life-hosting environments for long…
An artistic rendering based on a real image of the IceCube neutrino detector at the South PoleIceCube/NSF We are zeroing…
Proteins were taken from the enamel of this Paranthropus robustus’ tooth. Credit: Dr. Bernhard Zipfel, with permission from Dr. Lazarus…
On June 12, 2025, an Air India flight crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people. The plane was carrying over…
AI could automate some government paperwork, but it comes with serious risksBrett Hondow / Alamy Many countries are exploring how…
Some visitors have been evacuated from the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Spreading wildfires forced the evacuation on Friday of part…
Archaeologists in Belize have unearthed the tomb of the first ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol, which was…
Smooth horsetail plants have segmented stemspiemags/nature/Alamy A strange plant that has existed since animals first walked on land can distil…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When people take antibiotics, some of the dose is excreted with urine and feces and ends…
Early data hint that the common diabetes drug metformin may greatly reduce the risk of a severe form of morning…
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that can spread elsewhere in the bodySCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Despite many decades of…
Credit: University of Queensland Researchers have discovered a strategy to neutralize two highly lethal viruses for which there is currently…
Melting glaciers could make volcanic eruptions more explosive and frequent, worsening climate change in the process, scientists have warned.Hundreds of…
The VaporID detector can find traces of fentanyl and other substances in the airElizabeth Denis/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory The US…
Artistic representation of a dark dwarf. Credit: Sissa Medialab Celestial objects known as dark dwarfs may be hiding at the…
The roar of the arena crowd, the bustle of the Roman forum, the grand temples, the Roman army in red…
Fig trees may be especially good at removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphereRaimund Linke/mauritius images GmbH/Alamy Some fig trees can…
Despite brief oases, Mars was likely doomed to be a desert planet, a new study suggests. Why is Mars barren…
To kick off this week’s science news, our solar system received an unexpected “interstellar visitor.” On Tuesday (July 1), NASA…
Parts of an IBM quantum computer on displayANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images A quantum computer and conventional supercomputer that work…
As Kimalu was awake and alert, Shedd’s care team carefully returned her to the water. Credit: Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez Kimalu…
An astrophotographer has captured a stunning shot of a powerful solar flare photobombing the International Space Station (ISS) as the…