Sea ice melts on the Franklin Starait (AP file photo) Scientists have tested an idea that could help reduce the melting of Arctic sea ice, and the initial results are promising. The method involves spraying of seawater onto existing sea ice in winter and letting it freeze into a new layer.The on-site experiment took place…
Artificial intelligence is driving an unprecedented surge in demand for computing power. Still, the data centres behind today’s most advanced AI models face a growing challenge: keeping millions of processors cool without consuming vast amounts of energy and water. On Earth, cooling systems can account for a significant share of a facility’s electricity use while…
Representational photo of Voyager When NASA launched Voyager 1 in September 1977, it was expected to explore the outer planets before continuing its journey into deep space. Nearly 49 years later, the spacecraft is still continues to send information back to Earth from about 25 billion kilometres away, making it the most distant human-made object…
Among the many industries that China and the USA are competing in, space is a rising battleground. The two countries that have tried their best to form a bond in trade and truth but remain contentious in spirit. China is rapidly advancing its lunar exploration program and is expected to eventually send taikonauts to the…
For many people, the Milky Way is something they have seen only in photographs. Under most urban skies, the galaxy’s faint glow is washed out by artificial light, leaving only the brightest stars visible overhead. Yet there are a few nights each month when conditions become much more favourable, and July offers one of those…
A barren stretch of volcanic rock rising from the Atlantic Ocean may not sound like one of the world’s most protected places, yet almost nobody is allowed to set foot on Iceland’s Surtsey island. There are no permanent residents, hotels or tourist attractions, and even scientists need special permission to visit. The reason lies in…
For centuries, the arrival of thousands of cliff swallows transformed the skies above a small California town into one of America’s most celebrated wildlife spectacles. Every spring, the agile birds returned almost like clockwork after migrating from South America, filling the air with their distinctive chatter as they rebuilt their mud nests around the historic…
China is building a very different kind of AI story than the one most people see in the West. Instead of focusing mainly on chatbots and artificial general intelligence, it is investing heavily in systems that help cities, factories, logistics networks and public infrastructure adapt in real time, reported Asia Times. China’s AI is about…
Quote of the day by Michael Faraday (AI-generated image) A young mathematician takes an older scientist’s life’s work and translates it into equations the older man cannot fully follow. Most established figures would bristle. Michael Faraday, one of the most celebrated experimental scientists in history, wrote to the young James Clerk Maxwell in 1857 admitting…
Quote of the day by Marie Curie (AI-generated image) Marie Curie is widely quoted as saying, “Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.” It remains one of her most repeated lines, often shared as a reminder to spend less time on gossip and comparison and more time on genuine learning. Curie said…