- August 20, 2025
NASA and IBM built an AI to predict solar flares before they hit Earth
Solar flares can be a threat to GPS and communications satellites NASA/SDO/AIA An artificial intelligence model trained on NASA satellite
It is impossible to build a practical quantum broadcaster
Can we broadcast quantum information? Weiquan Lin/Getty Images Sharing quantum information the same way we broadcast TV or radio programs
2024 saw a record-breaking number of dangerously hot and humid days
Shanghai saw many days of extreme heat and humidity in 2024 REUTERS/Nicoco Chan The planet experienced a record number of
Oddly viscous stars could be impersonating black holes
Is that gravitational wave signal coming from a black hole, or something even stranger? titoOnz / Alamy Exotic viscous stars
Europe could face weeks of 40°C heat in current worst-case scenario
Volunteers work to extinguish a wildfire near the town of Stamata, Greece, in 2024 Nick Paleologos/Bloomberg via Getty Images In
Deep-living microbes could ‘eat’ energy generated by earthquakes
Microbes might find energy in surprisingly inhospitable places ublic domain sourced / access rights from The Book Worm / Alamy
Could we get quantum spookiness even without entanglement?
Light particles seem to exhibit quantum weirdness even when they aren’t entangled WLADIMIR BULGAR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Particles that don’t seem
Ancient pots found near Pompeii contain 2500-year-old honey
An ancient Greek bronze jar on display at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford that was found to contain honey American
Solar drone with wingspan wider than jumbo jet could fly for months
The Skydweller drone Skydweller A solar-powered surveillance drone with a wingspan larger than a Boeing 747 jumbo jet could fly
Our brain’s mitochondria may play a crucial role in the onset of sleep
Mitochondria may have a function beyond providing energy CNRI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY The components of cells that provide them with energy