As the world shifts toward renewable energy sources, some experts warn that a lack of planning for the retirement of fossil fuels could lead to a disorderly and dangerous collapse of existing systems that could prolong the transition to green energy.
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As fossil fuel use declines, experts urge planning and coordination to prevent chaotic collapse
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Lab study suggests longer waves fracture floating ice sheets at lower stress
When waves are moving across ice-covered seas, they can cause sheets of ice to bend and ultimately break. Understanding the processes underlying these wave-induced ice fractures and predicting when they will occur could help to better forecast…
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Hyundai-Kia safety tech spots people in blind spots with 99% accuracy
South Korea’s automotive giants Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have recently launched a new driver-safety technology that uses radar to detect people and vehicles even through blind spots.
The system, called Vision Pulse, is…
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Sex Changes the Brains of Male Mice
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Sex differences in the structure of the brain are well-documented, hotly…
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The pros and cons of pesticides and fertilizers in real-world mandarin orange farms
Researchers led by Yasunori Ichihashi at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan recently examined how different kinds of pesticides and fertilizers affect mandarin oranges across Japan. Their study, published in Plant…
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NASA delays the first Artemis moonshot with astronauts because of extreme cold at the launch site
NASA has delayed astronauts’ upcoming trip to the moon because of near-freezing temperatures expected at the launch site.
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What’s Up: February 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
NASA’s Artemis II mission has its first opportunity to launch to the moon, Orion the Hunter takes center stage, and a planetary parade marches across the night sky.
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New data highlight Peru’s growing oil and gas footprint in the Amazon
Peru has the most oil and gas projects heading into production in the Amazon, according to a new data set published by the Stockholm Environment Institute. At 85 blocks in pre-production in the rainforest, that’s more than the 68 in Colombia…
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A new molecular atlas of tau enables precision diagnostics and drug targeting across neurodegenerative diseases
Tau protein aggregation is a shared feature in over 20 neurodegenerative diseases (collectively referred to as “tauopathies”). New research led by Boston Children’s Hospital challenges the current “one-size-fits-all” approach to diagnosing and…
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Videos: Multitasking Robots, Skiing Bipedal Bots, More
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.
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