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ChatGPT Is Now Integrated Into Synchron’s Brain Implants, a Potentially Life-Changing Mental ‘Click’

Robotics and AI

The company competes with Neuralink in the field of brain-computer interfaces. It has now added an OpenAI chatbot for user conversations.

Machu Picchu is 600 Years Old and Was Considered Peru's National Treasure. Archaeologists Have Discovered a Temple That Is 3,500 Years Older

Research

The finding means that 4,000 years ago, Peru’s coast had complex religious systems and a cosmogony.

Nuclear Fusion and Energy: From Gyrokinetic Theory to Muon Fusion, and Its Environmental Impact

Research

Nuclear fusion is one of humanity's greatest challenges, but also one of the greatest opportunities.

China Is the World’s Largest Producer of Renewables, But It Has a Problem: What to Do With All the Used Turbines and Panels

Energy

The goal is to prevent wind turbines and panels from becoming environmental problems.

Yellowstone’s Massive Hydrothermal Explosion Reminds Us That It’s an ‘Box of Bombs’ Visited by 4 Million People Each Year

Nature and Environment

Yellowstone proved that the “touristification” of nature helps to preserve it. Now, it can teach us something else.

‘Old Person Smell’ Is Real. So Real That Researchers Have Spent Years Trying to Understand How It Works

Health

Understanding the highly complex ecosystem on our skin opens doors we had never suspected.

A U.S. City Is ‘Depaving’ Its Streets to Combat the Heat. It Has an Ally: NASA

Nature and Environment

The urban heat island (UHI) effect threatens the well-being of people living in cities of all sizes.

Brazil Tested 13 Sharks off the Coast of Rio de Janeiro. All Specimens Tested Positive for Cocaine

Nature and Environment

This is the first time researchers have conducted such an analysis. It’s also the first time sharks have tested positive for the drug.

Astronauts Have Relied on Diapers for Decades During Their Missions. They Finally Have an Alternative: Drinking Their Own Urine

Space

While the urine purification system works on the ground, it remains to be seen if it’ll work in space.

U.S. Makes Huge Breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion Research by Managing to Confine Plasma in a Magnetic Mirror

Energy

WHAM, a compact device, might enable low-cost nuclear fusion.

Scientists Have Been Studying Magic Mushrooms for Years Without Fully Understanding How They Worked. Until Now

Health

Magic mushrooms, a hope for our mental health.

Engineers Are Developing Nuclear Spacecraft Again. NASA Says We're Going to Need Them

Space

NASA has teamed up with DARPA, the Pentagon’s research arm, to revive an idea that failed half a century ago.

Experts Warn Against Digging Holes on the Beach Deeper Than Two Feet. There's a Good Reason for the Warning

Research

Getting stuck in a sand hole is much more dangerous than you might think.

We Suspected Consuming Caffeine While Being Sleep Deprived Wasn’t Very Healthy. A New Study Has Just Confirmed It

Research

A recent study has found that caffeine can exacerbate the adverse effects of chronic sleep restriction on the brain’s gray matter.

We Spend Too Much Time Sitting and Are Just Now Beginning to Understand How Detrimental It Is for Our Health

Health

We're working more and more in front of the computer. It comes at the risk of our health.

This Region in Latin America Has More Oil Than Saudi Arabia, But It Produces 12 Times Less

Energy

Despite its immense potential, the Orinoco Oil Belt has lost its relevance in the oil industry.

To No One’s Surprise, a Recent Study Has Revealed That Money Does Indeed Bring Happiness. The More Money, the Better

Magnet

A recent study clearly indicates that, when it comes to money, there’s no such thing as a “happiness plateau.”

The First Floating Solar Park in the Swiss Alps Has Paid for Itself in Just 2.8 Years. The Key: Its High Altitude

Energy

Switzerland's floating photovoltaic system has quickly recouped its energy investment.

The Earth Is Spinning Slower and Days Are Getting Longer. We Have a Suspect: Melting Ice

Space

The day isn’t precisely 24 hours to the millisecond, not even close.

We Knew That Hippo Races Were Fast, but We Didn’t Realize That They Spend 15% of the Race in the Air

Nature and Environment

A study has just answered likely not very common question about hippos.

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