SCIENCE

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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Microrobot swarms mimic ant-like feats of strength

The sand-grain-sized robots work cooperatively, similar to antsJeong Jae Wie et al. Swarms of tiny robots guided by magnetic fields…

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‘Vampire’ hedgehog among 234 new species identified in Asia

The vampire-like Hylomys macarong hedgehogAlexei V. Abramov An extraordinary 234 new species were described by scientists in the Greater Mekong…

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The US Navy wants to use quantum computers for war games and much more

The US Navy’s Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS HamptonMC2 Chase Stephens/U.S. Navy/Alamy The US Navy has a long wish…

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