The Stargate Project aims to build huge data centres for AI development – but the details remain murky, and it is still unclear exactly how this might impact the energy future of the US ​The Stargate Project aims to build huge data centres for AI development – but the details remain murky, and it is …

Trump-backed Stargate Project could strain the US energy grid Read More »

South American megafauna, from giant sloths to camel-like creatures, survived thousands of years longer than we thought, challenging the idea that they were hunted to extinction by humans ​South American megafauna, from giant sloths to camel-like creatures, survived thousands of years longer than we thought, challenging the idea that they were hunted to extinction by …

Giant sloths lived alongside humans in South America for millennia Read More »

More than 130 years after a fungus-eating orchid species was discovered, the purpose of its mysterious appendage has been revealed ​More than 130 years after a fungus-eating orchid species was discovered, the purpose of its mysterious appendage has been revealed More than 130 years after a fungus-eating orchid species was discovered, the purpose of its mysterious …

An orchid uses a finger-like appendage to pollinate itself Read More »

Many think dinosaurs first emerged on land well south of the equator that now forms part of Argentina and Zimbabwe, but they may have actually arisen in tougher conditions near the equator ​Many think dinosaurs first emerged on land well south of the equator that now forms part of Argentina and Zimbabwe, but they may …

Dinosaurs may have first evolved in the Sahara and Amazon rainforest Read More »

The shock discovery that metallic nodules could be producing oxygen in the deep sea made headlines last year – now the team behind it is launching a new project to confirm and explain the findings ​The shock discovery that metallic nodules could be producing oxygen in the deep sea made headlines last year – now …

Dark oxygen: New deep sea expedition to explore mysterious discovery Read More »

When their quantum properties are precisely controlled, some ultracold atoms can resist the laws of physics that suggest everything tends towards disorder ​When their quantum properties are precisely controlled, some ultracold atoms can resist the laws of physics that suggest everything tends towards disorder When their quantum properties are precisely controlled, some ultracold atoms can resist …

Extremely cold atoms can selectively defy entropy Read More »

New measurements suggest mysterious continent-sized masses in our planet’s lower mantle may be extremely stable features of the deep Earth ​New measurements suggest mysterious continent-sized masses in our planet’s lower mantle may be extremely stable features of the deep Earth New measurements suggest mysterious continent-sized masses in our planet’s lower mantle may be extremely stable features …

Towering structures in Earth’s depths may be billions of years old Read More »

People seem to assume that expensive branded drugs will be less likely to cause them harm than their generic counterparts, which manifests via the “nocebo effect” ​People seem to assume that expensive branded drugs will be less likely to cause them harm than their generic counterparts, which manifests via the “nocebo effect” People seem to assume …

Thinking a drug is a knockoff generic can cause worse side effects Read More »