One Way or Another, Most of Our Electricity Comes From Solar Power

That’s good news, since the forecast is sunshine for the next 5 billion years. [...]

A Trio of Stars: The Spring Triangle Is Visible All Spring. Here's How to See It

The stars Arcturus, Spica and Regulus are three of the brightest in the sky. [...]

Getting formal about quantum mechanics' lack of causality

A quantum experiment shows that we can formally test if the order of events matters. [...]

How new fishing tech can reduce bycatch of turtles and other creatures

Specially equipped nets can help save some species, while allowing fisherman to still catch others. [...]

Explanation for why we don't see two-foot-long dragonflies anymore fails

Breathing capacity could have compensated for lower atmospheric oxygen. [...]

Polygraphs have major flaws. Are there better options?

Research proceeds on alternatives, but some doubt whether true lie detection is possible. [...]

'Every living thing on Earth runs on the same programming language': How AI foundation models trained on DNA could transform plant biology

How AI foundation models are moving from language into the biology of living systems and plant science. [...]

AI sycophancy makes people less likely to apologize and more likely to double down, study finds

AI models tell people what they want to hear nearly 50 percent more often than other humans do. A new Science study shows this isn't just annoying: it makes people less willing to apologize, less [...]

Meet the Man Making Music With His Brain Implant

Galen Buckwalter says brain-computer interfaces will have to be enjoyable to use if the technology is going to be successful. [...]