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Power plants may face emission limits for the first time if EPA rules pass
If finalized, these regulations could keep 617 million metric tons of the greenhouse gas out of the air.
A new mask adds ‘realistic’ smells to VR
The device, the authors hope, can make virtual reality feel more lifelike.
Inside the little-known group that knows where toxic clouds will blow
This center is in charge of modeling what happens in the atmosphere if a train derails—or a nuclear weapon explodes.
Google is helping Wendy’s build an AI drive-thru
The tech will be put to a real world test next month.
Microsoft thinks this startup can deliver on nuclear fusion by 2028
A startup called Helion thinks it can get a functioning nuclear fusion working within five years—a lofty goal, to say the least.
Google previews an AI-powered future at I/O 2023
It’s a language model takeover.
Should kids use social media? US psychology experts share their do’s and don’ts.
The American Psychological Association just released their first report on youth social media use.
What is a pangenome? Scientists just released their first draft.
We're 99.9 percent genetically identical to each other. But that other 0.1 percent turns out to be pretty important.
Sunken whale carcasses create entire marine cities on the ocean floor
Plus other fun facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.
Satellites traced super methane plumes to Turkmenistan’s gas fields
The two fields emitted a total of 403 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2022.