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A faster way to estimate AI power consumption

Due to the explosive growth of artificial intelligence, it is estimated that data centers will consume up to 12 percent of total U.S. electricity by 2028, according to the Lawrence Berkeley National...

Watch comet PANSTARRS ‘switch on’ its second tail as it makes closest approach to Earth

A sungazing spacecraft captured spectacular views of Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) as its ion tail appeared to "switch on" and swing away from the sun during a close approach to Earth on April 26....

Artemis 2 heat shield is a sunken treasure in the ocean | Space photo of the day for April 28, 2026

The Artemis 2 heat shield looks like a sunken treasure from the Titanic in an underwater shot following splashdown. The mission's Orion capsule splashed down off the coast of San Diego on April 10,...

Aurora expert captures rare pulsating northern lights in remarkable detail: ‘One of the most profound sightings of my career’

When Tom Kerss, chief aurora chaser for the Norwegian coastal voyage operator Hurtigruten, was looking back through footage from his latest season of northern lights voyages, he stumbled upon...

Could the moon ever be blockaded? Experts predict cislunar space could be the next Strait of Hormuz

The ongoing military conflict regarding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz may well mirror a future situation off-Earth — the use of cislunar space, the region between the moon and our planet. Think...

NASA chief Jared Isaacman says he’s fighting for Pluto: ‘I am very much in the camp of ‘make Pluto a planet again’

NASA chief Jared Isaacman wants to restore Pluto to its former glory. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) stripped Pluto of its planethood, reclassifying the icy world as a "dwarf...

NASA rover uncovers rock with 7 new organic molecules on Mars — the ‘most diverse collection’ ever seen

A rock discovered by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover contains "the most diverse collection" of the building blocks of life ever seen on the Red Planet, including seven never found there before, new...

Scientists use ‘negative light’ to send secret messages hidden inside heat

Mar 14, 2026

**Invisible Data Stream: Scientists Achieve Undetectable Information Transfer Using 'Negative...

Plans for large AI data centre approved

Mar 13, 2026

Plans for one of the UK's largest data centres to be built in North Lincolnshire have been...

Big Tech backs Anthropic in fight against Trump administration

Mar 13, 2026

A slew of America's biggest tech companies have swung behind Anthropic in its lawsuit against...

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Working to eliminate barriers to adopting nuclear energy

Dec 18, 2025

What if there were a way to solve one of the most significant obstacles to the use of nuclear...

3 Questions: Using computation to study the world’s best single-celled chemists

Dec 18, 2025

Today, out of an estimated 1 trillion species on Earth, 99.999 percent are considered microbial —...

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Enormous 3D map of the universe shows brilliant ‘sea of light’ near the cosmic dawn

Mar 9, 2026

Astronomers have produced one of the most accurate, comprehensive cosmic maps ever made, revealing...

‘Exposed Cranium’ leaks its gory secrets in new James Webb telescope images: Space photo of the week

Mar 9, 2026

The powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed never-before-seen details of a cosmic...

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A toddler accidently ate gonorrhea bacteria from a lab dish

Oct 22, 2025

In San Antonio, Texas, the case involved a three-year-old boy. A 1984 case report details a...

You don’t need to be very happy to avoid an early death from chronic disease, study finds

Oct 22, 2025

While the link between happiness and overall health is well-established, new research has...

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