Wood Pellet Mills Are Prone to Catching Fire. Why Build Them in California?

Facilities that make wood pellets have a track record of catching alight. Yet there are plans to build several near Yosemite’s tinderbox forests. [...]

Biofuels policy has been a failure for the climate, new report claims

Report: An expansion of biofuels policy under Trump would lead to more greenhouse gas emissions. [...]

How Does the Hive Mind Work in ‘Pluribus?

The “Joining” seems to connect people via radio waves. Let’s dig into the physics at play. [...]

Meet the Palestinian Teens Trying to Win Robotics Gold

Next week, five teens from Palestine will head to Panama to compete in one of the world’s largest youth robotics competitions. The goal? To win—and then teach STEM to their peers displaced by the [...]

Quadrantids Is a Short but Sweet Meteor Shower Just After New Year's. How to See It

This meteor shower has one of the most active peaks, but it doesn't last for very long. [...]

Rice could be key to brewing better non-alcoholic beer

"It’s time we move beyond outdated perceptions and recognize what rice can offer in creating beer." [...]

This 67,800-year-old hand stencil is the world's oldest human-made art

The world's oldest art has an unintentional story to tell about human exploration. [...]

"Aivilization" experiment lets over 22,000 AI agents model what future societies could become

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is running an experiment called Aivilization, where more than 22,000 AI agents simulate what a future society might look like.<br /> Th [...]

Alaska Issued Its First Heat Advisory, and Only 2% of Homes Have AC

With temperatures rising to around 86 degrees in Fairbanks, residents in Alaska got their first-ever heat advisory. [...]