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Maine doesn’t have a plan to replace the aging facility’s on-demand power once it retires. It’s time to get to work. And our next governor needs to be ready. Eben Perkins is chief strategy officer of ...

The bees had to roll the ball under a blue "flower," then stand atop the moved object to access a sweet treat. Mikko Törmänen / University of Oulu Some bumblebees can spontaneously solve problems, a ...

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One of the country’s leading airlines is teaming up with big tech. Today, American Airlines announced a partnership with Google to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) certificates. This new ...

Safari will invite users to ‘vibe-code’ their own extensions. Safari will invite users to ‘vibe-code’ their own extensions. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, ...

Bumblebees faced with a challenge know how to play ball. Buff-tailed bumblebees can figure out on their own how to use a ball as a ladder to nab sugar from an out-of-reach fake flower, researchers ...

Despite having tiny brains, bumblebees have demonstrated a remarkable ability to socially learn how to use tools, solve simple puzzles, and cooperate to achieve a goal. It seems they can also solve ...

A smiling Mayor Mamdani was in full cheerful-salesman mode when he invited journalists to City Hall to discuss “Block by Block,” his administration’s 112-page housing plan, which he describes as “the ...

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Abstract: A microgrid network is characterized by a high $R/X$ ratio, making the voltage more sensitive to active power changes compared to bulk power systems, where ...

Critics of artificial intelligence caution that, as a relatively new technology, its long-term effects on the human brain are still unknown. But a new study shows that AI could be dangerous even in ...