White House Fossil Fuel Bet Is Losing to Green Energy
It’s been 19 months since Donald Trump promised that if elected the 47th President of the United States…
How China Trains Your Robot Dog
Humanoid robots have been getting a lot of buzz this year. But quadrupeds — the mechanical “dogs” —…
Homework is facing an existential crisis. Has AI made it pointless?
Homework has long been a topic of debate, but in 2025 it is facing an existential crisis: Has…
China Is Closing the Quantum Technology Gap
The world has been paying close attention to the global contest for supremacy in artificial intelligence. But the…
Medical Tourism: Africa Leaders Should Get Their Healthcare at Home
The tragedy of the death of veteran Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who was “arguably robbed of the…
Private Equity Survives Its UK Veterinary Examination
Two years after initiating a review of the £6.3 billion ($8.5 billion) UK veterinary sector amid concerns that…
Tavares Strachan’s new LACMA exhibit fuses art, science, history and Afrofuturism
Tavares Strachan loves to blur the lines that separate art, science and historical reckoning — as well as…
Why YouTube Is Crucial — and a Huge Problem — for Jimmy Kimmel
Did you watch Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue last month — the one he did after Disney brought his show…
A Chart Climate Denialists Can’t Ignore
Every now and then you come across a piece of evidence that feels strong enough to cut through…
Climate Crisis: Greenhushing Is (Whisper It) Coming for Carbon Removal
Greenhushing, in which companies quietly get on with the task of decarbonizing without boasting about it, was once…
AI’s Suicide Problem Knows No Borders
How are Chinese artificial intelligence developers protecting their most vulnerable users? A string of dystopian headlines in the…
The Oil Market’s 2026 Tsunami Will Be Costly to Finance
The oil market is heading for an immense surplus in early 2026. How large? “Cartoonish,” reckons Macquarie Group…