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A typical AI-focused data centre consumes as much electricity as 100,000 homes

On 2 August 2026, Europe's grace period on its landmark AI law ends and the Commission…

Mountain gorillas build immense muscle on leaves and stems

In August 2012, Voyager 1 recorded a sudden surge in galactic cosmic rays while the…

NASA is keeping Voyager 1 alive by switching off instruments and heaters one by one—but…

On July 9, 2026, OpenAI opened its most powerful system yet to the public

Scientists painted black cows with white stripes to test whether zebra markings deter…

Earth's magnetic field has flipped hundreds of times, the last reversal was around…

In 1859, the Carrington solar storm sent currents surging through telegraph wires…

Saturn's rings are so young that dinosaurs would have looked up at a ringless planet…
