The Trump administration took the next step toward unilaterally jumpstarting deep-sea mining this week, announcing a “consolidated” permitting process for both searching for and commercially extracting minerals that have so far remained relatively untouched. These minerals are found so deep in the sea that they’re beyond any single nation’s national jurisdiction – which is why […]
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Overexplaining is not a personality defect. It is a learned habit of ensuring one’s safety when the world appears unpredictable.
The story of dragon’s blood spans folklore, botany and biochemistry. Here’s how it teaches us how trees respond to injury with blood-red resilience.
OpenAI says it will minimize water use and pay for energy infrastructure upgrades needed to power its data centers. “We’re being good neighbors,” the company said, directly addressing the growing opposition to AI projects amid rising utility bills. “We commit to paying our own way on energy, so that our operations don’t increase your electricity […]
A new analysis finds that data centers’ energy demands will drastically increase power plant emissions over the next decade. Renewables, though, could cut them while helping keep prices from rising.
A rare total lunar eclipse on Mar. 3 will bring a 58-minute “blood moon” to North America. It’s the only total lunar eclipse of 2026 — and last until 2028.
New satellite tracking research shows that while MPAs help, they are far from enough for a highly mobile species heavily targeted by global fisheries and the fin trade.
Veronika the Austrian cow adapts the placement of a tool depending where on her body she has an itch, and challenges assumptions about cattle smarts in the process.
Sometimes compulsive giving is a strategy for belonging. Here’s why some friends always pay and how relationships change when money becomes the language of care.