Science & Technology

Tech giant Meta allegedly asked Microsoft, Amazon, and other companies to contribute to the development and dissemination of their open-source large language model, LLaMA (Large Language Model Meta AI). Meta’s …

A space homecoming is coming soon as NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two Russian cosmonauts wrap up a 220-day orbital mission aboard the International Space Station. The trio will land …

A new commander has taken charge aboard the ISS as three crew members prepare for their return to Earth—just in time for one astronaut’s 70th birthday. As the departing crew …

NASA’s Perseverance rover, with help from QUT scientists, has uncovered layered evidence of ancient water activity beneath the Martian surface, using a groundbreaking crystal-mapping technique. This new approach reveals not …

NASA’s Mars rover is on the trail of a geological mystery in the Jezero crater. While exploring an area known as Witch Hazel Hill, the rover encountered an intriguing dark …

Scientists using NASA’s Curiosity rover have discovered siderite—an iron carbonate—in the sulfate-rich rocks of Gale Crater, solving a long-standing mystery about Mars’ missing carbonates. This find provides powerful new clues …

Fiber optic cables on a Swiss glacier detected icequakes from crevasse openings, offering a powerful new method for seismic monitoring in harsh environments and potential applications in other fields like …

In the Triassic era, North America was part of Pangea, a supercontinent whose massive scale sparked extreme monsoons that oxidized ancient sediments into striking red rocks. These “red beds,” rich …

Researchers have identified a stable, gas-venting magma cap beneath Yellowstone, reducing eruption risk and advancing subsurface imaging techniques for broader geological applications. Beneath the steaming geysers and bubbling mud pots …

As autumn settled over Antarctica, sea ice began its seasonal return, with NASA capturing striking images of new growth in the Amundsen Sea. The presence of persistent “grease ice” near …