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New York Times Science

California Needs Water and Clean Power. It Might Have a Fix for Both.

A pilot program is building solar panels over irrigation canals to generate electricity. As a bonus, the shade prevents water from evaporating.

4 hours ago

New York Times Science

California Needs Water and Clean Power. It Might Have a Fix for Both.

New York Times Science

Is Climate Change Supercharging El Niño?

As a new, potentially record-breaking El Niño begins, researchers are vigorously debating whether climate change is driving the phenomenon’s intensity.

11 hours ago

New York Times Science

Is Climate Change Supercharging El Niño?

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Futurism

A New Store in Hong Kong Has No Human Employees, Just a Single Humanoid Robot

Let's see how "convenient" the store manages to be. The post A New Store in Hong Kong Has No Human Employees, Just a Single Humanoid Robot appeared first on Futurism.

20 hours ago

Futurism

A New Store in Hong Kong Has No Human Employees, Just a Single Humanoid Robot

Futurism

A New Type of Gambling Scandal Is Sweeping Through Sports

"If there is any sport where we haven’t had a public scandal yet, it’s because we don’t have the tools to detect it." The post A New Type of Gambling Scandal Is Sweeping Through Sports appeared first on Futurism.

21 hours ago

Futurism

A New Type of Gambling Scandal Is Sweeping Through Sports

Futurism

Controversial MIT Study Investigates What’s Really Worse for the Environment: Gas or Electric Cars

Gascells are fuming. The post Controversial MIT Study Investigates What's Really Worse for the Environment: Gas or Electric Cars appeared first on Futurism.

22 hours ago

Futurism

Controversial MIT Study Investigates What’s Really Worse for the Environment: Gas or Electric Cars

Futurism

Volunteer Under Investigation for Cleaning Polluted River Without a License, Faces Two Years in Prison

"The section of the river which was cleared is really coming back beautifully, wildlife is returning, yet we are being threatened with prosecution." The post Volunteer Under Investigation for Cleaning Polluted River Without a License, Faces Two Years in Prison appeared first on Futurism.

23 hours ago

Futurism

Volunteer Under Investigation for Cleaning Polluted River Without a License, Faces Two Years in Prison

Futurism

Americans Have Turned Against AI in Incredible Numbers

Who thinks AI is a good thing? Not that many people, it turns out. The post Americans Have Turned Against AI in Incredible Numbers appeared first on Futurism.

24 hours ago

Futurism

Americans Have Turned Against AI in Incredible Numbers

Futurism

Meta Exec Admits Zuckerberg Has Crushed Workers’ Spirits

Morale is "probably one of the worst it's ever been." The post Meta Exec Admits Zuckerberg Has Crushed Workers' Spirits appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

Futurism

Meta Exec Admits Zuckerberg Has Crushed Workers’ Spirits

New York Times Science

François Englert, Nobelist Who Helped Predict the ‘God Particle,’ Dies at 93

His work paved the way for the discovery of the Higgs boson, which explained how particles acquire mass, solving one of the deepest mysteries in physics.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

François Englert, Nobelist Who Helped Predict the ‘God Particle,’ Dies at 93

Singularity HUB

Solar Beat Coal in US Electricity Mix for the First Time in May

Coal’s share has nearly halved over the last five years, while solar's has more than doubled. But tariffs and permitting delays could slow growth in the years ahead. The post Solar Beat Coal in US Electricity Mix for the First Time in May appeared first on SingularityHub.

2 days ago

Singularity HUB

Solar Beat Coal in US Electricity Mix for the First Time in May

WIRED Science

The Most Promising Ebola Vaccine Has Been Sitting on the Shelf for 15 Years

Years after initial tests, researchers are now racing to see if a vaccine developed in 2011 can help fight the current Bundibugyo outbreak in Congo.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

The Most Promising Ebola Vaccine Has Been Sitting on the Shelf for 15 Years