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Renewable energy is more cost effective than direct air capture at reducing carbon, study finds

The case for investing in direct air capture weakens substantially once it is directly compared against solar and wind, according to an analysis published in Communications Sustainability. The paper is titled “Direct air capture has […]

A probe into ‘forever chemicals’ in activewear lays bare fashion’s greenwashing problem

Have you ever paid more for a product because a brand told you it was good for you and the planet? Many activewear shoppers do exactly this, trusting that the “healthy” image on the label […]

Australia’s next showdown with tech giants could reshape who pays to keep news alive

With the release this week of the government’s News Bargaining Incentive, it’s worth reconsidering the origins and achievements of its predecessor, the News Media Bargaining Code.This post was originally published on this site

Q&A: How the legal opium market shaped global trade—and led to an opioid crisis

The rare earths so essential to our modern technology have become a new diplomatic weapon—used to leverage influence and wield power, reshape global alliances, and exert economic dominance. For centuries, says Boston University historian Benjamin […]

Computer vision helps observers understand how iconic artworks were created

Paintings are often made up of thousands of tiny brushstrokes, each going in a certain direction, that are not easily observed by the viewer. A cross-disciplinary research team from the Penn State College of Information […]

How to avoid supply chain issues as drone and robot production increases exponentially

Production of drones and autonomous robots is expected to explode by the late 2030s—by up to 10× for commercial drones and 100× for humanoid and quadruped robots. Publishing in Chem Circularity, researchers estimate how this […]

Should politics influence science, and vice versa? National Science Board’s ousting resurrects an existential debate

“On behalf of President Donald J. Trump,” read 22 emails sent from the White House Presidential Personnel Office on Friday afternoon, April 24, 2026, “I am writing to inform you that your position as a […]

‘Tipping point’ to electric vehicles reached in Europe and China

Electric vehicle sales in China and Europe have reached a threshold or “tipping point” that has triggered an irreversible shift away from their petrol and diesel-powered equivalents. For their article published in Nature Communications, researchers […]

‘Just looping you in’: Why letting AI write our emails might actually create more work

I hope this article finds you well.This post was originally published on this site

Collective intelligence framework shows how human-AI teams may make better decisions

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes embedded in critical decisions about health, safety, finance, and governance, a key challenge is no longer whether people and AI will collaborate, but rather how to structure this collaboration to […]