The UK government vastly underestimated the climate impact of artificial intelligence, it has emerged, after officials raised their estimate of carbon emissions from AI by a factor of more than 100. According to new data quietly published this week, energy use by AI datacentres in the UK could cause the emission of up to 123m…
Huzzah! The mystery of an unidentified golden object that had been discovered on the ocean floor off Alaska’s Pacific Coast in 2023 has been solved. While scientists often encounter unfamiliar organisms in the deep sea, those mysteries are usually resolved quickly as experts compare notes and knowledge. But even after a week, researchers couldn’t determine…
One of the biggest challenges in cancer research is understanding why some tumor cells become especially aggressive, invasive and resistant to treatment. Scientists have increasingly linked these dangerous traits to polyploid cancer cells—cells with extra sets of chromosomes—but exactly how those extra chromosomes help tumors spread has remained unclear. Source: Read Full Article
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. The brain of a honeybee (Apis mellifera) weighs less than one milligram and contains fewer than one million neurons, but that may be more than enough for surprisingly complex calculations. For decades, cognitive researchers and biologists have debated just…
QUICK FACTS Name: Thríhnúkagígur, or Three Peaks Crater Location: Southwest Iceland Coordinates: 63.9984, -21.6989 Why it’s incredible: The volcano hosts the world’s only magma chamber that’s accessible to humans. Thríhnúkagígur is a dormant volcano near Reykjavík whose last eruption 4,500 years ago left a hollow magma chamber with bronze-and-indigo-colored walls. It’s the only place in…
This shimmering region of star-formation, a close-up of the Trifid Nebula about 5,000 light-years from Earth, was captured in intricate detail by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in an image released on April 20, 2026. The colors in Hubble’s visible light image, which marks the 36th anniversary of the mission’s launch on April 24, are reminiscent of an underwater…
Microsoft has essentially allowed all Windows 11 users to dump Copilot, its Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) assistant. While average Windows 11 users have a surprisingly straightforward way to uninstall the AI-powered digital assistant, even those stuck using “managed” devices can get rid of Copilot. Related Microsoft Copilot Disappears After Recent Windows Update If you…
Language is one of the things that makes modern humans modern. Since the start of our species, we’ve communicated complex ideas in complex ways, with structured systems of rules related to sounds, words, and sentences. Now, a new study helps explain how this works from a genetic perspective. Published in Science Advances, the study turns…
FILE – A grower cuts psilocybin mushrooms to prepare for distribution in Springfield, Ore., Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Craig Mitchelldyer/AP Dr. Marty Makary, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, attends an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. Mark Schiefelbein/AP WASHINGTON (AP) —…
Pet health and activity trackers are bounding on to the market but experts are split on whether they are the cat’s pyjamas or barking up the wrong tree. As owners monitor their own step count, heart rate, skin temperature and calories burned via wearable tech, a host of companies have developed devices to do the…
