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…
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…
3D-printed guns, like the one allegedly used to kill a health care CEO, are a growing threat in the US and around the world
Police investigating the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024, have announced…
YouTube populists are driving South Korea’s political instability. It’s a warning for the rest of the world’s democracies
In the space of three weeks, South Korea has seen a brief declaration of martial…
The Moon might be older than scientists previously thought − a new study shines light on its history
A physicist, a chemist and a mathematician walk into a bar. It sounds like the…
What is an AI agent? A computer scientist explains the next wave of artificial intelligence tools
Interacting with AI chatbots like ChatGPT can be fun and sometimes useful, but the next…