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11.17.25
If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Here’s Where They Should Go
BY MOLLY TAFT | 5-MINUTE READ
A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built.
Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound Is Being Tested as a Treatment for Long Covid
BY EMILY MULLIN | 3-MINUTE READ
GLP-1s are being studied for a wide range of conditions. Now, scientists will test whether their anti-inflammatory properties can help alleviate symptoms of long Covid.
The First Radio Signal From Comet 3I/Atlas Ends the Debate About Its Nature
BY JAVIER CARBAJAL | 2-MINUTE READ
An observatory detected the first radio signal from the interstellar object 3I/Atlas. Here’s what it means.
Can a Hydroelectric Dam Really Make the Days Longer?
BY RHETT ALLAIN | 4-MINUTE READ
By shifting water to a higher elevation, the giant Three Gorges Dam caused the Earth to spin more slowly.
The Data Center Resistance Has Arrived
A new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year.
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An Invasive Disease-Carrying Mosquito Has Spread to the Rocky Mountains
BY ERIN DOUGLAS | 6-MINUTE READ
The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue, yellow fever, and Zika was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Western Colorado.
British Churches Are Putting Their Faith in Heat Pumps
BY CHRIS BARANIUK | 6-MINUTE READ
Ancient buildings and old bones aren’t getting in the way of the transition.
How Genes Have Harnessed Physics to Grow Living Things
BY ANNA DEMMING | 6-MINUTE READ
The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit mechanical forces for growth and development.
Anthropic’s Claude Takes Control of a Robot Dog
BY WILL KNIGHT | 3-MINUTE READ
Anthropic believes AI models will increasingly reach into the physical world. To understand where things are headed, it asked Claude to program a quadruped.
All of My Employees Are AI Agents, and So Are My Executives
BY EVAN RATLIFF | 10-MINUTE READ
Sam Altman says the one-person billion-dollar company is coming. Maybe I could be that person—if only I could get my colleagues to shut up and stop lying.
