The United States will invest $5 billion in artificial intelligence-powered scientific research, the Trump administration announced on Wednesday. The initiative aims to solve major scientific challenges across multiple sectors. It will support research in healthcare, construction, and other critical fields. According to the White House, federal agencies will use AI to identify causes of chronic […]
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Antarctica’s Mount Erebus continues to puzzle scientists
Scientists remain intrigued by Mount Erebus, Antarctica’s southernmost active volcano, which continues to release microscopic gold particles into the atmosphere alongside volcanic gases, a phenomenon that has puzzled researchers for decades. Read More: Forty years on, New Zealand apologises for Antarctic plane disaster Unlike most active volcanoes, Mount Erebus contains a rare, long-lasting lava lake that has […]
OpenAI unveils Prism to streamline scientific research
OpenAI has launched a new application called Prism, aiming to transform how scientists manage and execute research workflows. The tool is designed to do for scientific research what advanced coding agents have done for software development, by integrating artificial intelligence directly into the research and publishing process. Read More: Elon Musk’s xAI Startup Prism is […]
World unprepared for surge in extreme heat, scientists warn
PARIS: Nearly 3.8 billion people worldwide could be exposed to extreme heat by 2050, and countries across all climate zones remain dangerously unprepared for the scale of adaptation required, scientists warned on Monday. Read More: 2025 ranked as third hottest year on record, scientists warn Researchers from the University of Oxford said demand for cooling would rise […]