SCIENCE
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
‘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…