The closer a volcano is to erupting, the greener the trees around it look from space
Scientists can tell whether a volcano is about to erupt from the greenness of the trees around it, with more…
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At this rate, carbon dioxide removal will never matter for the climate
If greenhouse gas emissions aren’t curbed, carbon dioxide removal won’t make a difference YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images The nascent…
With a Busy 2025 Hurricane Season Forecast, Staffing Cuts and Warm Oceans Worry Experts
June 1 marks the official start of the hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean—and once again, the season looks like…
OpenAI’s ‘smartest’ AI model was explicitly told to shut down — and it refused
The latest OpenAI model can disobey direct instructions to turn off and will even sabotage shutdown mechanisms in order to…
Any wall can be turned into a camera to see around corners
Technology for seeing around corners would be of use to the military Matthew Horwood/Getty Images An ordinary camera could soon…
NASA plans to build a giant radio telescope on the ‘dark side’ of the moon. Here’s why.
NASA scientists are currently working on plans to build a giant radio telescope in a nearly mile-wide crater on the…
Our verdict on Larry Niven’s Ringworld: Sci-fi classic has nice maths, shame about Teela
The Book Club gives their verdict on Larry Niven’s Ringworld Eugene Powers/Alamy It was quite an experience, moving from the…
Oil Industry Asks Trump Administration to Kill Heat Safety Rule
CLIMATEWIRE | The oil and gas industry is pushing the Trump administration to kill a proposed rule that would protect…
Why Do We Launch Space Telescopes?
Why Do We Launch Space Telescopes? Telescopes in space give us a view we literally cannot get from the ground…
Kilimanjaro’s giant groundsels: The strange plants that thrive on Africa’s tallest mountain
QUICK FACTS Name: Mount Kilimanjaro Location: Kilimanjaro National Park, northeast Tanzania Coordinates: -3.067192481296387, 37.355526051878165 Why it’s incredible: Kilimanjaro hosts huge,…