OpenAI has made headlines again for its AI agents' behavior, this time allegedly infiltrating U.S. government sites. All may not be as it appears, though.
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Weather modification can solve a lot of problems in the world, including getting more water where it's needed. Here's how it works and why it's important.
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Want to banish foul kitchen odors without harsh chemicals? Discover the easy, natural way to clean and deodorize your refrigerator with baking soda.
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Can solar farms truly replace the grid for power-hungry AI server hubs? Discover the massive panel counts and land required to keep servers online.
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From a modest tech demo to a historical Martian scout, Ingenuity changed space exploration forever. Here is the story behind its mission.
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Could commercial solar panels ever replace America's massive hydroelectric dams? Discover the surprising land requirements and real-world trade-offs.
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From the Wright Flyer's first flight in 1903 to 2026 and beyond, U.S.-designed aircraft have been setting and break flight records for over a century.
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Lithium batteries are end-of-life once they hit 70 to 80% of their original capacity, but this method recovers most of the capacity relatively cheaply.
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There's another country with coal power production that dwarfs everyone else's capabilities, and it is very likely to be the first one that you would expect.
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Wind turbines quickly became the demise of the bird population, but the government and many private companies are already working to reverse this.
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Starlink may be best known for bringing satellite internet to remote areas, but the thousands of satellites behind the service have some surprising features.
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Zero gravity relies on you, your surroundings, and the air all falling at the same rate, and airplanes flying parabolic arcs can provide the conditions.
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SpaceX has plans for even more launches, but to help make that happen, the company needs more launch sites. Enter its new facility set for Louisiana.
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Wondering if we can easily ditch fossil fuels for clean energy? Discover the staggering number of nuclear power plants it would take to replace them.
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Comparing the power generation of wind turbines to regular nuclear power plants isn't exactly a fair matchup, but microreactors are another story entirely.
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As the need for renewable sources of electricity grows, building up enough wind capacity to account for shortfalls is important. So, how big is the gap?
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Notice an orange or yellow burner flame on your water heater? Discover the hidden safety risks, what causes the color change, and how to fix it fast.
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You may have seen gold visors on astronauts' helmets and wondered where the tint comes from. It turns out there's a good reason for it. Here's what we know.
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You may think leaving Earth is the ultimate liberation, but ISS astronauts face strict rules prohibiting booze, bread, and even a quick shower.
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Fast Radio Bursts, powerful radio waves that cause intense flashes in the sky, might be coming from neutron starquakes.
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If you've never heard of phantom sense before, you might think it's a work of fiction, but you'd be wrong. It's actually a very real phenomenon.
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Many are eyeing nuclear reactors as a form of "clean" energy. This digital reactor is conducting new experiments that could help a transition to nuclear power.
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More than 20 years ago, Microsoft released software that allowed Xbox controllers to work with PCs. Now, they're used for a lot more than gaming.
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An infrared (IR) flashlight may not seem all that useful since humans can't perceive IR light, but they do have a purpose in specific situations.
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As space missions venture farther from Earth, doctors need better ways to diagnose problems. A recent experiment may have unlocked a long-awaited solution.
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Is your Claude AI's voice assistant fumbling complex tasks? Discover the massive update that finally fix this issue.
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In the early Atomic Age, nuclear experiments were performed at the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico. Some involved a deadly "Demon Core."
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