AI Agents Are Thirsty for Power
Silicon Valley is shifting away from chatbot queries toward a future filled with resource-intensive agentic AI—and it’s driving the data center buildout.
With a Better Understanding of Physics, We Could Predict Volcanic Eruptions
“There’s no reason we can’t think that, at some point in the future, we can have volcano forecasts that are like weather forecasts.”
Trump is giving data centers a pass to pollute
President Donald Trump is weakening environmental regulations in the name of speeding up the construction of AI data centers, raising health risks for Americans, a cadre of former EPA officials…
Hot Summers, Water Supply And Frivolous AI Use On Social Media
Those cute AI-generated social media caricatures come with a potential cost for you and our planet.
‘I’m Really Terrified’: A Mathematician Grapples With AI’s Recent Breakthroughs
Steven Strogatz coauthored a book about how math is moving beyond human understanding. He spoke with WIRED about the seismic impact artificial intelligence has had on his life’s work.
You Don’t Have a Right to Safe Drinking Water, Trump-Appointed Judge Rules
And if your tap water is undrinkable, you have no “constitutional right to truthful information” about it.
Some satellite companies still have an appetite for boutique launch services
If you ask most satellite companies aside from SpaceX, they will tell you the world doesn’t have enough capacity for launching payloads into orbit. This is despite the blistering launch…
Random rewards enrich classic game-theory insights
Games may be life with all the hard bits removed, but they provide a way to study why people make the choices they make. Traditional games are usually played against…
Trump's forced coal plant extensions thrown out by judge
The use of coal to generate electricity on the US grid has been plunging for nearly two decades, and the first Trump administration was unable to affect the trend. So…
Scientists unlock secrets of ancient Egyptian materials with proteomics
Credit: Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm Credit: Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm The precise composition of ancient Egyptian paints, binders, adhesives, and similar materials…
Biotech sector steadily growing with over 1,100 startups in the last year: K. VijayRaghavan
In conversation with The Hindu’s Science Editor Jacob Koshy, the veteran biologist dwelled on the quality of education, regulatory frameworks governing the biotechnology sector, economic factors, global competition and the…
The Hindu–VIT Conclave explores advances in biotechnology and healthcare
The session on technology application highlights its use in medical education, healthcare, biobanking, and neuroinformatics.
What happens when quantum mechanics and relativity meet?
Almost a hundred years ago, physicists theorized out what free fall should do to a quantum wave. If the solution they came up with is wrong, quantum mechanics and Einstein’s…
Jell-O and Beer May Hold the Keys to Brewing Houses on Mars
The yeast used won’t brew beer, but it can help brew a building.
August 2026 Was the Hottest Month Ever Recorded: Copernicus Data
While the strengthening El Niño helped boost temperatures, climate change is the main culprit for making August so hot.