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Is it possible to build wildlife-friendly windfarms?

Is it possible to build wildlife-friendly windfarms? One of the greenest types of energy poses a conservation conundrum – wind farms can lead to collisions with birds and bats. Is there way to build them so they don't harm animals?

Team designs carbon nanostructure stronger than diamonds

Team designs carbon nanostructure stronger than diamonds Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, and other institutions have architecturally designed plate-nanolattices – nanometer-sized carbon structures – that are stronger than diamonds as a ratio of strength to density. In a recent study in Nature Communications, the scientists report ...

Are there any limits to AI?

Are there any limits to AI? And should we avoid approaching them? Current capabilities of artificial intelligence technology are already extremely advanced. AI is being integrated in physical and virtual robots, smart personal devices, autonomous cars, industrial control equipment, and much, much more. And, the future development prospects do not show any signs of

To cook a perfect steak, use math

To cook a perfect steak, use math As a steak cooks in an oven, movement of liquid within the meat causes it to become extra juicy in the center in a way that can be predicted by mathematics.

What is climate change? A really simple guide

A really simple guide to climate change BBC News looks at what we know and don't know about the Earth's changing climate.

Solar Orbiter launch: what is it and what's it going to do?

What is Solar Orbiter and what's it going to do? Many scientists are calling it the UK's most important mission for a generation.

Bloodhound diary: Planning the next steps

Bloodhound land speed racer plans next steps Driver Andy Green describes what needs to be done to achieve a land speed record.

New Horizons spacecraft 'alters theory of planet formation'

Space probe 'transforms planet formation theory' Scientists say they have overturned the prevailing idea for how the planets in our Solar System formed.