2025-12-03

Rare win for renewable energy: Trump admin funds geothermal network expansion

A first-in-the-nation heating and cooling network in Massachusetts is set to double in size.  [...]

2025-12-02

“Renewable” no more: Trump admin renames the National Renewable Energy Laboratory

A key driver of US renewable energy research is now the National Laboratory of the Rockies. [...]

2025-12-02

3D model shows small clans created Easter Island statues

Study: Moai were created by small, decentralized working groups, not managed by one central "chieftain." [...]

2025-12-02

New training method boosts AI multimodal reasoning with smaller, smarter datasets

Researchers at MiroMind AI and several Chinese universities have released OpenMMReasoner, a new training framework that improves the capabilities of language models in multimodal reasoning.The framewo [...]

2025-12-01

In Myanmar, illicit rare-earth mining is taking a heavy toll

Uncontrolled mining in areas of Myanmar ruled by powerful ethnic armies has boomed. [...]

2025-12-01

Research roundup: 6 cool stories we almost missed

The assassination of a Hungarian duke, why woodpeckers grunt when they peck, and more. [...]

2025-12-01

The Final Supermoon of 2025 Is This Week. When to See the Cold Moon

The full moon will be earning its name as temperatures across the US are expected to be lower than average. [...]

2025-12-01

OpenAGI emerges from stealth with an AI agent that it claims crushes OpenAI and Anthropic

A stealth artificial intelligence startup founded by an MIT researcher emerged this morning with an ambitious claim: its new AI model can control computers better than systems built by OpenAI and Anth [...]

2025-11-30

The Oceans Are Going to Rise—but When?

The uniquely vulnerable West Antarctic Ice Sheet holds enough water to raise global sea levels by 5 meters. But when that will happen—and how fast—is anything but settled. [...]