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Science & Technology December 19, 2025

Trump’s second term is reshaping US science with unprecedented cuts and destabilizing policy changes

by Kenneth M. Evans, Rice University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Before 2025, science policy rarely made headline news. Through decades of changing political winds,…

Science & Technology December 19, 2025

‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives

by Carrie McDonough, Carnegie Mellon University; Brian G. Henning, Gonzaga University; Cara Poland, Michigan State University; Nathaniel M. Tran, University of Illinois Chicago; Rachael Sirianni, UMass Chan Medical School, and…

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Science & Technology December 18, 2025

AI’s errors may be impossible to eliminate – what that means for its use in health care

by Carlos Gershenson, Binghamton University, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the past decade, AI’s success has led to uncurbed…

Science & Technology December 15, 2025

Data centers need electricity fast, but utilities need years to build power plants – who should pay?

by Theodore J. Kury, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The amount of electricity data centers use in the U.S. in the coming…

Science & Technology December 11, 2025

From early cars to generative AI, new technologies create demand for specialized materials

by Peter Müllner, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Generative artificial intelligence has become widely accepted as a tool that increases productivity. Yet…

Science & Technology December 10, 2025

Most normal matter in the universe isn’t found in planets, stars or galaxies – an astronomer explains where it’s distributed

by Chris Impey, University of Arizona, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If you look across space with a telescope, you’ll see countless galaxies, most of…

Science & Technology December 2, 2025

Massive Burt Jones-backed project among wave of data centers proposed for Georgia

by Alander Rocha and Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 1, 2025 A massive data center project backed by Lt….

Science & Technology November 28, 2025

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence – and that affects what scientific journals choose to publish

by Mark Louie Ramos, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Should you believe the findings of scientific studies? Amid current concerns about the public’s…

Science & Technology November 26, 2025

The ChatGPT effect: In 3 years the AI chatbot has changed the way people look things up

by Deborah Lee, Mississippi State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Three years ago, if someone needed to fix a leaky faucet or understand inflation,…

Science & Technology November 20, 2025

Beyond the habitable zone: Exoplanet atmospheres are the next clue to finding life on planets orbiting distant stars

by Morgan Underwood, Rice University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start…

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