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The ongoing drought in the western US depleted reservoirs and reduced hydropower generation. Fossil fuel power plants filled the gap but that has led to increased air pollution

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Are ChatGPT, Stability AI and GitHub Copilot the next big breakthroughs, huge legal and regulatory liabilities, or something else entirely?

An expert explains why it’s so odd that the suspected Chinese spy balloon can change course

If getting a good night's sleep has eluded you, it may be time to upgrade to a new mattress.

A zero-day vulnerability affecting Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT managed file transfer application is being actively exploited in the wild. Details of the flaw were first publicly shared by security reporter Brian Krebs on Mas...

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Study links motor neurons' large cell size and supporting structures with genes that underly vulnerability to degeneration associated with ALS.

Study reveals a previously unknown genetic link between increased blood platelet distribution and an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease.

Samsung and Apple have released some great phones. Here's how the newest generations measure up.

While recording new albums, Bob Segere routinely listens to the tracks -- mentally tweaking and refining them, if needed -- while driving.

Over the past several years, houseplants have become such an integral part of our interior decor that it can be easy to forget that they're actually living things that require certain conditions to grow. And while some p...

Scientists have discovered an extremely rare star system that is doomed to explode in a 'kilonova' caused by the merger of two neutron stars.

Scientists and roboticists have long looked at nature for inspiration to develop new features for machines. In this case, researchers from the University of Toronto were inspired by bats and other animals that rely on ec...

An empty field near Heide in a corner of Germany known more for its cabbage farming is the chosen site for a huge battery factory and potential pillar of the country's future green economy.

Google's Chromium developers are working on an experimental web browser for iOS that would break Apple's browser engine restrictions, The Register reports. The experimental browser, which is being actively pursued by dev...

VMware ESXi hypervisors are the target of a new wave of attacks designed to deploy ransomware on compromised systems. "These attack campaigns appear to exploit CVE-2021-21974, for which a patch has been available since F...

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Astronomers continue to hunt for the elusive kind of star known as Population III stars, the first stars to appear in the young universe. New research has revealed that the James Webb Space Telescope may be on the cusp o...

Our brains are hard-wired for the benefits of music. Every time a musician practices, their brains rewire by strengthening synapses, building new neurons, and rebuilding the myelin sheath.

'Wisdom of the people has prevailed' SpaceX supremo beams Elon Musk and Tesla have been found not liable by a jury in a securities fraud trial in which the billionaire and his automaker were accused of misleading investo...