Category: 9. Sci-Tech

Israel has earned a reputation as an artificial intelligence powerhouse. It is ranked third on the 2024 Global AI Index for commercial indicators, which include local startup environment and venture capital activity. 

Israel also ranks…

The deep sea is home to some of the most bizarre and horrifying creatures on Earth, but one of these elusive predators recently made a rare appearance near the ocean’s surface. A humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii)—a species…

For now, life thrives on our oxygen-rich planet. But Earth’s atmosphere won’t always be so welcoming. In fact, scientists predict that Earth will eventually undergo a drastic atmospheric shift—one that will drive most life,…

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Researchers at Microsoft have announced the creation of the first “topological qubits” in a device that stores information in an exotic state of matter, in…

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

Just four West African countries are the foundation of an industry worth more than $100 billion. In the tropical nations of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon,…