Curiosity Sees Martian Sulfur Up Close
These sulfur crystals were found inside a rock after NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover happened to drive over it and crush it on May 30, 2024
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Using AI has an environmental impact — here are 4 ways you can minimize it
Inside the world’s newest data centers, energy-guzzling computations proceed round the clock as AI chatbots and other generative AI tools tackle tasks from the frivolous
‘These were harder than any other blades, cut sharper and cost more’: How ancient Sri Lankans created steel of legends by harnessing monsoons
About 2,500 years ago, people in what is now India and Sri Lanka were manufacturing an exceptionally high-quality type of steel. Wootz steel was extraordinarily
Where and when to see the Aug. 12 solar eclipse — exact times for North America and Europe
Millions of people across Europe and North America will witness a solar eclipse on Wednesday, Aug. 12, but the event will vary greatly depending on
What’s the difference between sweet potatoes and yams?
Yams and sweet potatoes are often confused, and the names are sometimes used interchangeably in the U.S. However, they’re two different crops. So what sets
Ancient Greek rings may have been forged with iron from meteorites
Chemical analysis of Bronze Age iron objects indicate that Greek nobles may have indulged in signet rings made with precious metal from the sky.
AI may respond differently to bosses and subordinates
In simulated conversations, social hierarchy can sway AI agents, making lower-status systems more likely to follow harmful requests.
NASA’s IXPE Studies Magnetar
A first of its kind measurement of a magnetar may have captured empty space behaving in a way physicists have predicted for 90 years, but
Neutrinos From Deep Inside Earth Provide a New Picture of the Mantle
In a laboratory 2 kilometers underground, a crane lowers Matt Depatie, a detector technologist, through a hatch into a white-walled cavern filled with about 7,000
New recyclable yarn is as stretchy as spandex and could help tackle fashion’s plastic waste problem
Your favorite stretchy workout clothes may be much easier to recycle one day, thanks to a new type of elastic yarn that is as strong
NASA grants Voyager 2 probe another year of power with risky ‘Big Bang’ maneuver. Now, will it work for Voyager 1?
Scientists are preparing for an interstellar rescue of humanity’s most distant spacecraft, Voyager 1, after fixing up its twin from billions of miles away. According
AI found a weakness in one of the world’s most studied encryption systems — is your data under threat?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has helped uncover new weaknesses in two cryptographic systems, including a simplified version of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) that underpins much
Bacterial ‘postbiotic’ may help preserve fertility in the aging uterus, preliminary research suggests
Bolstering a type of bacteria that lives in the uterus may help counter age-related changes that can make it harder to get pregnant, a new
Where to buy last-minute solar eclipse glasses and viewing gear before August 12
Even though August 12’s solar eclipse won’t be much to look at for observers in the U.S., it’ll be even less impressive if you can’t