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How a fun nature app aids science

The iNaturalist cellphone app not only helps users identify plant, animal and insect species; it also provides invaluable data to scientists studying biodiversity, species decline, and habitat loss. It also provides opportunities for fun: David Pogue joins iNaturalist fan Martha Stewart in a "bioblitz" – a timed competition with other users to spot and ID species.

Is time a figment of our imaginations?

Cosmologists and physicists come up empty handed when they attempt to pin down time. So what, exactly, is it?

OpenAI's data center pivot underscores Wall Street spending concerns ahead of IPO

As OpenAI gears up for a potential IPO, it's outlined a more tempered infrastructure strategy and has moved away from an ambitious agreement with Nvidia.

The AI race between China and the U.S. heats up. These stocks could be winners, Bernstein says

Whether China or the U.S. wins the race for artificial intelligence ultimately relies on the ability to power the new technology, according to Bernstein.

The First AI Crisis Is Psychological

The economic shocks may well be coming, but we have already entered an age of profound uncertainty about ourselves and the world around us.

Come at the king … HBO changed TV for ever, but is its crown under threat in the age of streaming and Trump?

It gave us Game of Thrones, The Sopranos and The Wire. But as HBO Max comes to the UK and with new ownership imminent, the network that reinvented television is fighting to stay itself

From satellites to space data centers: Why low earth orbit is attracting billions in investment

Big Tech companies including Nvidia and Elon Musk's SpaceX are making large bets on a new layer of critical infrastructure that's emerging above our heads.

The Wordle guy’s latest move tells us a lot about modern-day ambition

For some, creating a smash hit puzzle would have been enough to kick back for life. But for the Josh Wardles and Timothée Chalamets of the world, not even the moon is enough

Possible meteorite crashes into Houston area home, officials say

Updated on: March 21, 2026 / 11:29 PM EDT / CBS News

Will J.D. Vance Actually Run in 2028?

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The Iran War Is What Trumpism Looks Like

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The Melbourne expert who has spent a lifetime uncovering ‘the archaeology of the printed book’

Prof Wallace Kirsop, 92, is one of Australia’s foremost experts in rare books – not just their contents but their makers, buyers and readers, and the stories they tell beyond the page