U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites show no sign of widespread environmental impact
So far, any chemical and radioactive contamination seems confined to the nuclear sites hit by U.S. bombs
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The San Andreas Fault: Facts about the crack in California’s crust that could unleash the ‘Big One’
California’s San Andreas Fault is capable of triggering a massive earthquake. Here’s what to know about this famous location often associated with earthquakes.
Ominous ‘Chamaeleon’ is hiding a stellar secret: Space photo of the week
The Dark Energy Camera captured glowing nebulae in the Chamaeleon I star-forming region, illuminating the dense clouds with newborn starlight.
Your devices feed AI assistants and harvest personal data even if they’re asleep. Here’s how to know what you’re sharing.
AI tools that provide information to you also gather lots of information from you and may provide it to third parties.
We may finally know how Tylenol works — and it’s not how we thought
According to a new study in rats, a key byproduct of acetaminophen, called AM404, may block pain at the source before it has a chance
A ‘new star’ has exploded into the night sky — and you can see it from North America
The never-before-seen “nova,” dubbed V462 Lupi, recently appeared in the constellation Lupus, after suddenly becoming 4 million times brighter. The shining explosion is visible to
Advanced AI models generate up to 50 times more CO₂ emissions than more common LLMs when answering the same questions
Asking AI reasoning models questions in areas such as algebra or philosophy caused carbon dioxide emissions to spike significantly.
A Glimpse of a Meatball
The NASA “meatball” logo mounted on the south side of the Flight Research Building at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, as seen through foliage.
Biden Taps A Former Top Scientist At NOAA To Lead The Weather And Climate Agency
The logo of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is seen at the Nation Hurricane Center in Miami on Aug. 29, 2019. President Biden has nominated
Bombing a nuclear site. What are the risks?
If the U.S. does drop a powerful “bunker buster” bomb on a suspected underground nuclear weapons site in Iran, experts in radiation hazards say there
Pilot who died in N.C. plane crash tried to avoid a turtle on airport runway
The pilot of a small plane that crashed near an airport tried to avoid hitting a turtle on the runway, according to a National Transportation
Binturong: The bearcat that smells like hot buttered popcorn
Binturongs’ popcorn perfume plays a vital role in communication, helping them mark their territory and signal their presence to others in dense tropical rainforests.
AI hallucinates more frequently as it gets more advanced — is there any way to stop it from happening, and should we even try?
OpenAI’s most advanced reasoning model is smarter than ever — but it hallucinates more than previous models, too.
Massive ‘heat dome’ is bringing ‘extremely dangerous’ temperatures to the eastern half of the US
Weather forecasters have warned of extreme and dangerous temperatures as a major heat wave sweeps across the central and eastern U.S. states.