Hamilton also coined the term "software engineering" and founded two successful software companies.

Fervo Energy is producing clean power at Cape Station in Utah. It’s a big milestone, but the industry must tackle high costs and other barriers in order…

The ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Niño keeps warm water trapped along the coast

Nuclear weapons and war in David Macaulay’s “The Way Things Work” (1988)

Waymo drove into a Denver farmers market and Colorado police couldn't issue a ticket, exposing a gap in the state's AV enforcement laws.

A war almost began, not because a machine wanted something or “went rogue,” but because a machine was wrong, and human beings believed it.

Because it feels like a good time to do it, some current thoughts on “AI” and where it, we and I are about the thing, midway through February 2026. These are thoughts in no particular o…

ICE's own rules require reports every time an agent uses force. But the agency says it can't find any from its attacks on protesters on Sept. 19, 2025.

US Coast Guard and FBI personnel boarded two commercial vessels bound for the United ​States in the Gulf of Mexico last month after indications that hackers ‌had broken into their computer networks, the agencies said on Thursday.

Quick, Natalie! Print him an AI slop map of him renaming Canada AND Europe!

My humps, my humps, my humps.

A famously divisive Harry Potter fanfic is weirdly popular among powerful figures in artificial intelligence.

I'm sure you're aware of this Truth Social message from President Trump: As John Light of Talking Points memo notes , even Trump's fell...

Nation Cymru staff Two museums will mark the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster with a programme remembering those who died, and preserving the stories and personal belongings of those affected....

I find it’s helpful to think about limits. That’s why I like thermodynamics. It tells you what you can and can’t do and how you might try to get around that. There are two immediate limits to the deve...

Fieldwork is a vital part of geoscience research, allowing scientists and students to directly observe, interact with and collect data about Earth processes that cannot be replicated in the lab.

This is my second piece to commemorate 25 years since the biggest event in the history of the mainstream conspiracy - the 9/11 attacks. For

How democracy protection groups are preparing for Trump's worst.

Disinformation describes disarrayed Dems doing dastardly deeds!

The one thing Trump didn’t try to dominate and why that changed

For some, the fact that it costs 40% more is a feature, not a bug.

The court said a referendum seeking to put the map up for a vote must be placed on the ballot, meaning the state’s elections this fall will take place under its old congressional lines.

The Energy Institute no longer uses the substitution method to estimate primary energy. Here’s why that matters for our charts on energy.

How much gasoline would be available after a full-scale nuclear war?

The disaster is linked to climate change, with experts noting the region's vulnerability to extreme weather.

Residents in Gary, Indiana and surrounding areas are struggling to stay cool, fed and connected after storms cause prolonged power outages.

YouTube video by Met Office - UK Weather

So, you’re a person who has decided to embark on a creative journey of self-expression — to make art, in other words. First off, this is awesome! The universe needs more people making a…

Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" (1950)

A condition that Saudi Arabia normalize relations with Israel hasn't killed the nuclear agreement—it has only masked the fine print. Behind official claims that uranium enrichment is off the table, th...

To face our own history, we must be honest about it.

A continental rift created valuable mineral deposits beneath a remote wilderness beloved by recreationists.

Oh hey I wonder why Iran wants a nuke? American intelligence agencies believe that Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, is far more interested than his father and predecessor in pursuing a nuclear weapon, according to officials briefed on the assessments. Ayatollah Khamenei’s father, who was killed at the start of the war in an Israeli […]