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Vibrating flowers uses huge amounts of energy, forcing bees to choose which plants to visit and affecting which ones are pollinated
Bees use as much energy collecting pollen through “floral buzzing” as they do taking off in flight, a study shows.
Scientists have found the vibrations bumblebees use to shake pollen loose from flowers are among the most exhausting behaviours they perform, forcing...
Golfer makes appearance on Katie Miller’s podcast
Two-time major champion questions Nasa narrative
As someone who has made much of his devotion to science, Bryson DeChambeau isn’t foolish enough to fall for any old conspiracy theory. But he does believe the moon landings may not have been all they seemed. And that interdimensional beings may be visiting Earth.
The two-time major champion...
Whale first photographed off the coast of Brazil in 2003 spotted off north-east Australia in September 2025
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A humpback whale has made a 15,000km journey from Brazil to Australia, marking what researchers believe is the longest distance ever documented between sightings of an...
We talk to an expert about the risks from AI hackers.
Meta told employees last month that it would carry out mass layoffs on May 20, as the Silicon Valley giant tries to transform into an A.I.-first company.
Despite its early stumbles, Google’s Gemini has leapfrogged ChatGPT in relevance and usefulness. Soon, it will be ubiquitous.
Powered by a new Gemini A.I. model, the tech giant is overhauling its search box to answer longer queries, introducing a video-generation and video-editing tool and simplifying online shopping.
De-extinction firm Colossal Biosciences hopes incubation system can be scaled up but other scientists are sceptical
The flightless moa, an extinct bird of New Zealand, stood more than 3 metres tall, weighed over 200kg and had eggs larger than those of any bird now living. Now the de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences says it is a step closer to resurrecting the moa after creating an...
NextEra’s proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy comes as Americans are paying a lot more for electricity, and data centers are demanding a lot more power from utilities.
As part of the reconciliation bill, the senators have allocated $108 million over three years to add nearly 200 specialists at the Department of Homeland Security.
California truckers have expressed strong interest in the Tesla Semi because it costs much less and can travel further on a charge than electric trucks sold by established manufacturers.
The trial in Oakland, California has helped lift the veil on the AI sector – and the huge egos of the men at the heart of it.
A jury’s rejection of Elon Musk’s $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI was a major hurdle crossed. But the maker of ChatGPT faces a list of other problems.
A House transportation bill introduced this week would require owners of electric cars to pay $130 to cover the cost of road repairs.
Study of Channel finds levels of toxic Pfas in Solent at 13 times safe limits in some places, with much coming from treated sewage
Scientists have found high levels of toxic Pfas, or “forever chemicals”, in soil, water and throughout the marine food chain in the UK’s Solent strait, including at protected environmental sites, according to a new study.
In some samples, pollution was 13 times the...
Most clothes are made in Asia, but new machines could bring some of that work back to the West.
Researchers hope the project will also help to identify barriers preventing hedgehogs from finding food and mates in the wild.
Even as protests increase, the collapse of Mr. Musk’s suit against OpenAI and Sam Altman will speed up the artificial intelligence juggernaut.
The company announced the changes two days before it plans to lay off 10 percent of its work force, or about 8,000 employees.
A nine-member jury found that Mr. Musk had waited too long to sue. The setback for the tech mogul frees OpenAI to continue in the artificial intelligence race.