
GeekSpin - 2 days 2 min ago
Astronomers may have found an exoplanet orbiting in the habitable zone of a star far hotter than the Sun, though they put the chance that it exists at only slightly better than even. The star, HD 156295, lies about 140 light-years from Earth. Its surface temperature reaches roughly 13,500 degrees Fahrenheit, compared with about 9,900 10,000 F […] Read the original article here: Possible habitable planet found where life shouldn’t exist...

Popular Mechanics - 2 days 32 min ago
Consciousness may not come from intelligence at all but from a struggle machines will never know.

Popular Mechanics - 2 days 1 hour ago
Divers had just 12 days to rescue 60 artifacts from the Baltic silt. One of still has them stumped.

The Conversation - 2 days 1 hour ago
The stories of a whale, a panther and a butterfly help explain why new interpretations of the Endangered Species Act could be catastrophic for species' survival.

IEEE Spectrum - 2 days 2 hours ago
It's disheartening how much power gets generated and then promptly lost as it travels through grid networks. Th is leaking of electricity happens when it vanishes as heat as w ell as whe n it is pilfered by thieves and nonpaying customers. More than half of the countries that track these metrics lost at least 10 percent of the ir electricity in 2023, according to the World Bank. Losses topped 20 percent for 24 of those nations. Two countries lost more than half of what they generated . With...