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Science & Technology December 30, 2025

New materials, old physics – the science behind how your winter jacket keeps you warm

by Longji Cui, University of Colorado Boulder and Wan Xiong, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the weather grows cold this…

A diagram of a microchip with the letters "AI" in the center

Science & Technology December 30, 2025

AI agents arrived in 2025 – here’s what happened and the challenges ahead in 2026

by Thomas Şerban von Davier, Carnegie Mellon University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In artificial intelligence, 2025 marked a decisive shift. Systems once confined to…

Science & Technology December 23, 2025

I study rat nests − here’s why rodents make great archivists

by Alexandria Mitchem Hansen, Columbia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Rats and other rodents and pests can make great archivists. That’s because they forage…

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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…

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….

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