Why do we burn more coal and wood than ever, asks a provocative book
Coal plants and...
More people are living with pain today than before covid emerged
Chronic pain has increased among adults in the US since 2019, which could be due to a rise in sedentary lifestyles or reduced...
Alligators and crocodiles: News, features and articles
Alligators and crocodiles are snapping, semiaquatic reptiles in the order Crocodilia, famous for their ferocious bites. If you want to know how alligators...
If an asteroid were heading towards Earth, could you avert disaster?
Hiding somewhere in...
2024 is set to be the first year that breaches the 1.5°C warming limit
Firefighters work to...
New ‘wastewater’ jet fuel could cut airplane emissions by 70%
A new technology can convert wastewater into biofuel to cut plane emissions by 70% versus conventional jet fuel, scientists say.Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)...
Rogue ‘organs’ inside cells may hold secrets of the origin of life on Earth
Think back to that basic biology class you took in high school. You probably learned about organelles, those little "organs" inside cells that...
Despite its impressive output, generative AI doesn’t have a coherent understanding of the world
Large language models can do impressive things, like write poetry or generate viable computer programs, even though these models are trained to predict...
Puzzling patchwork skeleton in Belgium contains bones from 5 people spanning 2,500 years
A skeleton excavated from a Roman-era cremation cemetery in Belgium surprised archaeologists when they found it was actually 2,500 years older than they...