What Earth’s 4.54 billion-year history would look like in a single year
As a kid, it was tough for me to grasp the massive time scale of…
Biological computers could use far less energy than current technology – by working more slowly
Modern computers are a triumph of technology. A single computer chip contains billions of nanometre-scaled…
2 populations of dark comets in the solar system could tell researchers where the Earth got its oceans
The water that makes up the oceans acted as a key ingredient for the development…
In Disney’s ‘Moana,’ the characters navigate using the stars, just like real Polynesian explorers − an astronomer explains how these methods work
If you have visited an island like one of the Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti or Easter…
AI will continue to grow in 2025. But it will face major challenges along the way
In 2024, artificial intelligence (AI) continued taking large and surprising steps forward. People started conversing…
8 facts about Americans and TikTok
A photo of TikTok in the Apple App store. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Americans increasingly…
Whales can live way longer than scientists had thought, with potential lifespans as much as double previous estimates
Southern right whales have lifespans that reach well past 100 years, and 10% may live…
In which EU regions is online shopping most popular? – News articles
In 2023, 58.1% of people aged 16-74 in the EU reported that they had bought…
AI can’t do your Christmas shopping just yet – but next year might be different
I’m a computer scientist and a bad Christmas shopper. Over the weekend, I wondered whether…
Increased surveillance at the Canada-U.S. border means more asylum seekers could die
At a press conference on Dec. 17, the Canadian federal government announced proposed new measures…