Hyperscale data centers are now powering AI models with a revolutionary architecture—at a staggering energy cost.

"We are at a point in history where something amazing is happening, and it may be amazingly good, and it may be amazingly bad."

Archer aims to power the next wave of AI technology in aviation, with a focus on Pilot Safety & Predictive Awareness, Airspace Integration, Autonomy-Ready Flight Controls

ARCTIC ACQUISITION: President Trump's push for Greenland to become America's 51st state is taking another step forward, as GOP Rep. Randy Fine introduces a bill aimed at authorizing Trump to take the necessary steps to acquire the massive island:

"Congress…

The vault’s purpose is still unknown, but theories range from food storage to safe haven during violent feuds.

Few instruments have explored Mars with such precision. Through the razor-sharp eye of HiRISE, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been decoding the Red Planet, uncovering extraordinary geology and long-hidden secrets preserved in landscapes shaped over ...…

The joint NOvA-T2K analysis achieved unprecedented precision in measuring neutrino mass, a key step toward understanding water origin.

Humans can ‘feel’ hidden objects under sand from 2.76 inches away, revealing the surprising power of remote touch.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems installs first of 18 massive magnets in Sparc fusion reactor at CES 2026, aiming to activate it next year.

New tech allows moon events to be accurately synchronised from Earth, paving the way for more spacecraft and people to work on the satellite.

One of the world's most sophisticated scientific facilities is turning to ultra-low temperatures to try and unravel hidden secrets of our Universe.

On his screen, a thin green line showed the ticking of a perfectly calibrated atomic clock aboard a spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet. The problem was simple and deeply unsettling: the two clocks no longer agreed. Not by much. Just enough to mess with landing…

A cheaper, safer, and more abundant alternative to lithium is finally making its way into cars—and the grid.

For centuries, the principle of symmetry has guided physicists towards more fundamental truths, but now a slew of shocking findings suggest a far stranger idea from quantum theory could be a deeper driving force

Charging stations that offer high-power, high-efficiency solutions could be a key differentiator for drivers.

Microbes are little alchemists that perform all manner of chemical reactions. A team of microbiologists co-founded a non-profit to try to harness those abilities to solve some of the world’s big problems — from carbon capture to helping coral reefs to cleaning…

Editor’s note: This release was updated Feb. 2, 2026, to include a copy of the memorandum of understanding signed by NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Researchers worked out the ocean's size by finding how high the water level got in the Solar System’s largest canyon system.

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Researchers have developed a fuel salt for the world's first fast-spectrum, salt-fueled reactor test.