Category Science

A charging station for electric vehicles in Cornwall, UK Matt Cardy/Getty Images Electric vehicles (EVs) now last as long as petrol and diesel alternatives – and their improving reliability outpaces fossil fuel-powered cars each year because the technology is still…

January 24, 2025 4 min read Teaching Evolution Has a Bright Future in the U.S. A century after the Scopes trial, hopeful prospects beckon for teaching the unifying principle of the biological sciences in the U.S.’s classrooms By Glenn Branch…

All the tech we rely on, from cars to smartphones, was engineered using physics. You don’t need to know the science to use these things. But a well-rounded human should understand at least some of the key concepts—along with some…

Claudia Winkleman, host of The Traitors BBC / Studio Lambert Hoods up, torches lit, knives sharpened: viewers across the UK are ready for another delicious finale of The Traitors this evening, the TV game show where contestants try to uncloak…

When Neandertals were first discovered nearly 170 years ago, the conceptual gap between their lineage and thatof modern humans seemed vast. Initially scientists prejudicially believed that the Neandertals were primitive brutes hardly more intelligent than apes and that their lack…

Sports betting is everywhere now. Advertisements for betting apps starring famous athletes play during game broadcasts and on social media. Commentators discuss betting odds live on air. The National Basketball Association’s streaming app League Pass allows fans to place live…

Technology trends almost always prioritize speed, but the latest fad in artificial intelligence involves deliberately slowing chatbots down. Machine-learning researchers and major tech companies, including OpenAI and Google, are shifting focus from ever larger model sizes and training datasets to…

CLIMATEWIRE | President Donald Trump’s cancellation of a 31-year-old environmental justice directive threatens the health of tens of millions of people in minority or low-income communities, which have often been dumping grounds for pollution, waste sites and heavy industry, said…

January 23, 2025 2 min read Glowing “Mystery Mollusk” Finally Identified This strange sea creature stumped scientists for 20 years. Here’s what it really is. By Jude Coleman edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier A mystery mollusk observed by MBARI’s remotely…

Jurassic Feathered Park The wheel of time turns, the cycle repeats and another Jurassic Park movie is coming out this year. Feedback has faint hopes due to the presence of director Gareth Edwards, who proved in Monsters and Godzilla that…