From waste to fuel: New method transforms used ground coffee into high-quality fuel in 90 seconds
ⓘ ChatGPT Thanks to plasma pyrolysis, ground coffee can be converted into fuel in just 90 seconds. Researchers…
World Giraffe Day shines a light on a silent decline
A giraffe can see a lion long before the lion ever notices it. From 18 feet up, the…
AI Cracks the Secrets of How the Universe’s Heaviest Elements Are Forged
Artist’s impression of a neutron star merger. Credit: Dana Berry, SkyWorks Digital, Inc. A machine learning-powered simulation is…
El Niño is back with a vengeance – and fears of ‘Godzilla’ strength may be the least of our worries | El Niño southern oscillation
Adugna Woyessa was a little boy the first time drought tore his country apart. As harvests failed in…
After 50 Years, Astronomers Finally Found What the Milky Way’s Black Hole Was Hiding
Astronomers have uncovered long-sought evidence that the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole is producing a wind, revealing…
Chernobyl’s wildlife boom challenges what scientists know about radiation
Jim Smith has spent more than three decades studying one of the world’s most infamous environmental disasters: Chernobyl.…
François Englert, Nobelist Who Helped Predict the ‘God Particle,’ Dies at 93
On July 4, 2012, scientists packed a large hall at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, also known…
The human brain nonconsciously filters out negative spoken words when distracted
A new study suggests that people are more likely to consciously notice neutral spoken words than negative ones…
Mona Khalil, Defender of Sea Turtles, Killed in an Israeli Strike in Lebanon
For more than two decades, Mona Khalil protected the endangered sea turtles that laid their eggs on a…
SpaceX to acquire AI coding platform Cursor for $60 billion
SpaceX will acquire AI coding tool Cursor for $60 billion in an all-stock transaction, the companies announced today.…
‘Pink Planet’ reveals salt clouds unlike anything seen before
Some planets refuse to make life easy for astronomers. GJ504b is one of them. The planet glows faintly…
Artificial photosynthesis system creates solar fuel stably
Unlike conventional solar systems, which are hampered by the sun’s fluctuations and require backup systems to even them…