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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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Science & Technology November 19, 2025

What is time? Rather than something that ‘flows,’ a philosopher suggests time is a psychological projection

by Adrian Bardon, Wake Forest University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “Time flies,” “time waits for no one,” “as time goes on”: The way we…

Science & Technology November 17, 2025

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket landed its booster on a barge at sea – an achievement that will broaden the commercial spaceflight market

by Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully made its way to orbit for the second…

Science & Technology November 14, 2025

NASA goes on an ESCAPADE – twin small, low-cost orbiters will examine Mars’ atmosphere

by Christopher Carr, Georgia Institute of Technology and Glenn Lightsey, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Envision a time when hundreds of…

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Science & Technology November 13, 2025

New technologies like AI come with big claims – borrowing the scientific concept of validity can help cut through the hype

by Kai R. Larsen, University of Colorado Boulder; Roman Lukyanenko, University of Virginia, and Thomas H. Davenport, Babson College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Technological…

Science & Technology October 31, 2025

Where does human thinking end and AI begin? An AI authorship protocol aims to show the difference

by Eli Alshanetsky, Temple University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The latest generation of artificial intelligence models is sharper and smoother, producing polished text with…

Science & Technology October 30, 2025

Nuclear-powered missiles: An aerospace engineer explains how they work – and what Russia’s claimed test means for global strategic stability

by Iain Boyd, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Russian President Vladimir Putin, dressed in a military uniform, announced on Oct. 26,…

Science & Technology October 28, 2025

AI is changing who gets hired – what skills will keep you employed?

by Murugan Anandarajan, Drexel University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The consulting firm Accenture recently laid off 11,000 employees while expanding its efforts to train…

Science & Technology October 23, 2025

What is AI slop? A technologist explains this new and largely unwelcome form of online content

by Adam Nemeroff, Quinnipiac University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] You’ve probably encountered images in your social media feeds that look like a cross between…

Science & Technology October 9, 2025

Metal-organic frameworks: Nobel-winning tiny ‘sponge crystals’ with an astonishing amount of inner space

by Stavroula Alina Kampouri, Rice University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa and…

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