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124 years later, this wild Tesla dream is finally becoming reality for everyone
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (292+ words) This approach could help us ditch the heavy-duty infrastructure that defines our current power grids. Imagine: no more towers, transform stations, or miles of buried cable needed to supply whole neighborhoods. A simple antenna receiver could catch energy beamed from…...
Why artificial intelligence could make American workers even more vulnerable
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (438+ words) AI is not entering a neutral economy. It is moving into a system already tending heavily against labor, acting as an accelerant for trends that have been in motion for decades. While tech optimists promise new roles, the data suggests…...
This discovery shatters everything we thought we knew about Leonardo da Vinci
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (186+ words) To quote his basic principle, as discovered in his notebooks: The thickness of a branch or trunk is equal to the sum of the thicknesses of all the branches that emerge from it. For centuries, this rule was a go-to…...
Mars stunned: Curiosity's "spider webs' may reveal a dramatic climate shift
19+ hour, 9+ min ago (477+ words) As a child, I dreamed of being a paleontologist, an astronaut, or a writer" and ultimately, my heart led me to geology. After years of studying to gain deep knowledge, I now share it with you, the readers of Futura!...
The Universe may disappear sooner than expected, according to this study
23+ hour, 39+ min ago (388+ words) Physicists Hoang Nhan Luu, Yu-Cheng Qiu, and S. -H. Henry Tye built the calculation on fresh data from two of the most powerful cosmic surveys ever attempted. Their model points toward a Big Crunch, everything that exists collapsing back into a single…...
Half-dog, half-wolf: why this rare animal puzzles scientists and nature lovers
20+ hour, 9+ min ago (417+ words) In February 2026yes, mere months agothe Greek wildlife protection organization Callisto was on the hunt for a problematic wolf in the Halkidiki region of northern Greece. But what they actually trapped was not the usual suspect: it was a wolf-dog hybrid,…...
New study identifies warning signs for extreme flash flooding
19+ hour, 39+ min ago (239+ words) Published in the journal Weather and Climate Extremes, the study found that the atmosphere can form a three-layer structure linked to extremely heavy rainfall that develops within minutes. The findings help explain why the United Arab Emirates and Oman saw…...
The growing fad of microdosing mushrooms is leading to an uptick in poison control center calls
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (539+ words) You certainly would not expect such a severe reaction from an over-the-counter edible product, especially one sold online and in plant and vape shops across the country. So what happened? Psychedelic mushrooms remain illegal at the federal level and are…...
Reading for pleasure, a habit disappearing with a 40% decline in 20 years
1+ day, 39+ min ago (478+ words) Research has also found that leisure reading supports empathy and emotional intelligence. It contributes to mental health as well, particularly by helping reduce stress, anxiety and depression, improving sleep and slowing cognitive decline in older adults. Reading is also a…...
Panama's ocean lifeline vanishes for the first time in 40 years
1+ day, 9+ min ago (453+ words) Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute linked the disruption to weakened trade winds. Aaron O'Dea, who leads the STRI research team, published the findings in PNAS on September 2, 2025, alongside colleagues from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry and the…...