Flat Earth, spirits and conspiracy theories – experience can shape even extraordinary beliefs
On Feb. 22, 2020, “Mad” Mike Hughes towed a homemade rocket to the Mojave Desert…
AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient – and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets
Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets into space – and that…
Australia’s national AI plan has just been released. Who exactly will benefit?
Today, the Albanese Labor government released the long-awaited National AI Plan, “a whole-of-government framework that…
What are small language models and how do they differ from large ones?
Microsoft just released its latest small language model that can operate directly on the user’s…
Why do people get headaches and migraines? A child neurologist explains the science of head pain and how to treat it
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question…
The AI bubble isn’t new — Karl Marx explained the mechanisms behind it nearly 150 years ago
When OpenAI’s Sam Altman told reporters in San Francisco earlier this year that the AI…
56 million years ago, the Earth suddenly heated up – and many plants stopped working properly
Around 56 million years ago, Earth suddenly got much hotter. Over about 5,000 years, the…
the insects that cosplay bumblebees
Deception is everywhere in nature. Animals and plants routinely cheat, lie and manipulate for their…
Mid-Atlantic mushroom foragers collect 160 species for food, medicine, art and science
Like many mushroom harvesters, I got interested in foraging for fungi during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
How dark stars could illuminate the early universe
Scientists working with the James Webb Space Telescope discovered three unusual astronomical objects in early…