Science

Japanese scientists convert food waste into biodegradable paper using a noodle dish

The Anatomy of an LLM Citation: How B2B Content Actually Gets Picked Up by AI Search Engines

Six months ago, I ran a citation audit for a mid-market B2B account. The site had respectable SEO foundations: a clean technical setup, around 180 blog articles published over five years, enough authority to support competitive queries…

I'm Becoming a Progress Junkie (and AI is the Dealer)

In July 2025, METR ran a randomized controlled trial on sixteen experienced developers, 246 real tasks, on the developers' own codebases. The devs estimated AI made them 20% faster. The data said they were 19% SLOWER ( Becker et al., METR…

Microplastics in over 75% of pet food, study finds

Researchers say certain brands and kinds of cat and dog food have more microplastics than others.

Gas expansion in the guise of security: Is Europe making the energy crisis permanent?

Flexible power and energy security are being used to lock Europe deeper into fossil fuels, a new report warns.

Weatherwatch: Saharan dust drops microorganisms into European soil

Scientists are examining how ‘blood rain’ affects soil microbiome, with Portuguese vineyards a particular focus Dust events, when thousands of tonnes of fine sand whipped up from the Sahara are dumped over Europe, are becoming more…

US accused of trying to 'edit out' climate change in Antarctic report

The US has been criticised over its reluctance to refer to "climate change" at a major Antarctic meeting, with France describing it as a "dangerous precedent" that risks undermining science.

Building a Privacy-First AI Ecosystem in Two Months — At Age 12

Wizard Ecosystem: The free, AI-powered alternative to Google Workspace. Browser, Mail, Calendar, Chat, Search, Notes, and AI — all in one place. Built by a 12-year-old. 🧙

Father of AI Yann LeCun declares Elon Musk's AI lab, xAI a 'failure'

AI gp Yann LeCun has called Elon Musk's xAI "kind of a failure," reigniting their long-running feud. The AMI Labs founder and former Meta chief AI scientist told CNBC that Musk can't hire top AI talent because his founding team quit and…

Some black holes may be gravastars with tiny universes inside, new study says

Musk responds as user points at ‘biggest single-day wealth decline’ in net worth tied to SpaceX

Senator Elizabeth Warren proposed taxing billionaires like Elon Musk to fund childcare, sparking a debate. A user highlighted Musk's significant paper wealth decline, calling the tax proposal a "joke." Musk responded sarcastically, "I will…

Satellite observations detect ‘urban pulse’ of six global cities

Researchers looked at Dubai, Lagos, Mexico City, Mumbai, Seattle and Shenzhen using a new way to document dynamic changes unfolding in each ​of these cities in near real-time.