From orbital weapons to AI risks and weaker emissions rules
Why human language may be intertwined with fire
Understanding how human language evolved is one of the hardest problems in science to unpick
Could brain-inspired computers run on the same amount of power as a human brain?
The human brain uses about the same amount of wattage as a lightbulb
Why AI is speeding up scientific research but not lab experiments
A new report from Google, Google DeepMind and M.I.T. finds that researchers are using AI—a lot. It’s just not helping as much in the lab
What does OpenAI’s blockbuster mathematics proof mean for the real world?
OpenAI’s claimed proof of the Navier-Stokes problem is a mathematical tour de force, but any real-world applications may be years away—if they ever arrive at all
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope glimpses its first cosmic light
The space telescope is set to reveal thousands of new exoplanets and scour the universe for signs of dark matter and energy
What changing ‘Lake Ontario’ to ‘Lake America’ means for weather forecasts
The National Weather Service is speeding ahead with changing the name of the Great Lake
This dolphin terrifies fish until they puke—and then it eats their upchuck
Don’t have the energy to catch your own meal? This dolphin has a gross solution
How much longer will the sun shine?
Our sun is on a long, strange trip to its eventual demise. Here are the key stops along the way
How heat makes it harder for students to learn
As temperatures rise, the evidence is clear that heat is eroding students’ ability to learn