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Meeting data center power demands will mean building more transmission lines and acquiring more land to put them on. These lines are in California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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When can a power company take your land for data center infrastructure?

Staff Writer - July 17, 2026

In quantum entanglement, you can learn something about one particle by observing the other in its pair, even across vast distances. koto_feja/E+ via Getty Images

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What does it mean to be ‘quantum’? A physicist explains the basics behind Einstein’s spooky actions at a distance

While there are benefits to personalized tutoring, the evidence isn’t clear that having AI tutors helps students learn better or faster. CreativaImages/iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Despite the growth of some AI schools like Alpha, research doesn’t show that AI tutors are better than human teachers

Colorado passed a landmark artificial intelligence law that was challenged in a federal lawsuit. AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images

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Why Colorado replaced its AI discrimination law with a transparency requirement that the feds might challenge anyway

Surge pricing is unpopular with consumers and drivers alike, but there are ways to reduce its inherent inefficiencies. charlesdeluvio on Unsplash

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Surge pricing is broken – but there’s a smarter way to match gig workers with consumers

The U.S. says Chinese hackers have penetrated America’s phone networks – and are still inside them. Anton Petrus/Moment via Getty Images

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What is Salt Typhoon? A security expert explains the Chinese hackers...

Staff Writer - December 7, 2024

Bluesky is having a moment as millions of people have joined in the wake of the 2024 election. Anna Barclay/Getty Images

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Bluesky isn’t the ‘new Twitter,’ but its resemblance to the old...

Staff Writer - December 5, 2024

WISE, NEOWISE’s predecessor mission, imaged the entire sky in the mid-infrared range. NASA/JPL/Caltech/UCLA

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NEOWISE, the NASA mission that cataloged objects around Earth for over...

Staff Writer - December 3, 2024

One AI harm is pervasive facial recognition, which erodes privacy. DSCimage/iStock via Getty Images

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AI harm is often behind the scenes and builds over time...

Staff Writer - November 23, 2024

Health officials work to connect the dots during the early stages of an outbreak. Maxiphoto/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Public health surveillance, from social media to sewage, spots disease outbreaks...

Staff Writer - November 21, 2024

Modern bike helmets are made through complex materials engineering. Johner Images via Getty Images

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From using plant rinds to high-tech materials, bike helmets have improved...

Staff Writer - November 18, 2024

Flooded cars in Clearwater, Fla., after the arrival of Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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Saltwater flooding is a serious fire threat for EVs and other...

Staff Writer - November 15, 2024

AI chatbots can give helpful suggestions. Carol Yepes/Moment via Getty Images

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Asking ChatGPT vs Googling: Can AI chatbots boost human creativity?

Staff Writer - November 13, 2024

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Life went on in the late 18th century, regardless of your everyday ailments. Archive Photos/Getty Images

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How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776?...

Staff Writer - July 2, 2026

Katherine Ott, Smithsonian Institution Trade the tricorn hats, bonnets and homespun shirts for flip flops, sneakers and soccer jerseys,...

People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...

July 1, 2026

Leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals is safer and more spectacular. YinYang/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

June 30, 2026

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not...

June 27, 2026

A June 24, 2026, earthquake shook buildings to the ground, trapping and killing people in Caracas, Venezuela, and nearby communities. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San...

June 26, 2026