SCIENCE

Fire at world’s largest battery facility is a clean energy setback

Smoke rises during a fire at Vistra Energy’s Moss Landing battery storage facility in California on 17 JanuaryBloomberg / Getty…

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A new definition of obesity could help treat millions of people

Measuring body fat more carefully could help treat obesityHalfpoint/Getty Images Rethinking the way we define obesity could help millions of…

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Comet that could shine as bright as Venus set to be visible from Earth

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) captured on 31 December 2024 using a telescope in Río Hurtado, ChileLionel Majzik A comet that…

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California wildfires fuelled by months of unusual extreme weather

The Palisades Fire advancing on homes in Los AngelesEthan Swope/Associated Press/Alamy Fast-moving wildfires in the Los Angeles area are burning…

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Global treaty is failing to curb ultra-potent HFC-23 greenhouse gas emissions

Air-conditioning units, which often use HFC gases, on a building in Shenyang, ChinaVisual China Group via Getty Images Emissions of…

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Crystal-based cooling could make fridges more sustainable

Refrigerators and freezers typically get their cooling power from environmentally harmful fluidsMint Images Limited/Alamy A new type of crystal could…

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IBM will release the largest ever quantum computer in 2025

Multiple copies of IBM’s quantum Flamingo chip can be connected togetherIBM IBM is planning to build the largest quantum computer…

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AI-powered avatars can gesture naturally as they speak

Humans use both speech and gestures to convey informationStanford University An artificial intelligence model can make virtual avatars gesture naturally…

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Quantum entanglement can be endlessly ’embezzled’ from quantum fields

Some quantum fields have an infinite amount of entanglement that can be takenJurik Peter/Shutterstock Entanglement is one of the most…

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OpenAI’s o3 model aced a test of AI reasoning – but it’s still not AGI

OpenAI announced a breakthrough achievement for its new o3 AI modelRokas Tenys / Alamy OpenAI’s new o3 artificial intelligence model…

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