The CDC Has a Leadership Crisis
A 2023 law championed by Republicans requires the CDC have a director confirmed by the Senate. For months, though, it’s […]
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Could AI Data Centers Be Moved to Outer Space?
Massive data centers for generative AI are bad for the Earth. How about launching them into orbit?
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Big Tech Says Generative AI Will Save the Planet. It Doesn’t Offer Much Proof
A new report finds that of 154 specific claims about how AI will benefit the climate, just a quarter cited
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AI Digital Twins Are Helping People Manage Diabetes and Obesity
As patients and employers look for alternatives to pricey GLP-1 drugs, Silicon Valley startup Twin Health is using AI and
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The Nothing That Has the Potential to Be Anything
You can never truly empty a box. Why? Zero-point energy.
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Record Low Snow in the West Will Mean Less Water, More Fire, and Political Chaos
Snowpack levels across a wide swath of Western US states are among the lowest seen in decades, even as regulators
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The Fight Over US Climate Rules Is Just Beginning
As the EPA moves to roll back the endangerment finding, which allows it to regulate greenhouse gases, experts predict uncertainty
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Study of Buddhist Monks Finds Meditation Alters Brain Activity
Meditation isn’t thinking about nothing. New research reinforces that it’s a mind-altering, dynamic state that promotes focus, learning, and well-being.
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Astronomers Are Closing In on the Kuiper Belt’s Secrets
As next-generation telescopes map this outer frontier, astronomers are bracing for discoveries that could reveal hidden planets, strange structures, and
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The Physics Behind the Quadruple Axel, the Most Difficult Jump in Figure Skating
Are you speechless watching US figure skater Ilia Malinin on the ice? Science explains how it’s possible the Quad God
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