Agriculture
How to grow a giant pumpkin, with help from science
The pumpkin in Tony Scott’s backyard weighs almost as much as a small car.This article was originally published here
Month: October 2025
Retail
Amazon is overhauling its devices to take on Apple in the AI era
When Amazon.com Inc. recruited longtime Microsoft Corp. product chief Panos Panay in 2023 to run its devices division, his new colleagues thought the e-commerce giant was preparing to take its consumer gadget line upscale.This article […]
Business
AI in an ‘industrial bubble’ but will benefit society: Bezos
Artificial intelligence technology is in an “industrial bubble,” Amazon founder Jeff Bezos told a tech conference in Italy on Friday, but the benefits to society will be “immense.”This article was originally published here
Agriculture
Making yogurt with ants revives a creative fermentation process
Researchers recreated a nearly forgotten yogurt recipe that once was common across the Balkans and Turkey—using ants. Reporting in iScience on October 3, the team shows that bacteria, acids, and enzymes in ants can kickstart […]
Business
A bold new blueprint for economically viable solar hydrogen
A review reimagines solar-driven water electrolysis not as a mere hydrogen production technology but instead as a relatively versatile platform for sustainable chemical manufacturing, according to Professor Fatwa F. Abdi from the School of Energy […]
Retail
Humanoid robots in the home? Not so fast, says expert
It’s been a goal for as long as humanoids have been a subject of popular imagination—a general-purpose robot that can do rote tasks like fold laundry or sort recycling simply by being asked.This article was […]
Politics
Around the world, migrants are being deported at alarming rates—how did this become normalized?
Under President Donald Trump, the United States is expanding its efforts to detain and deport non-citizens at an alarming rate. In recent months, the Trump administration made deals with a number of third states to […]
Agriculture
Too hot to harvest: Rising heat threatens farm labor and food security
Imagine a farm in 2050. It’s summer and solar radiation and humidity are peaking. Fruit picking machines hum and cooling mist sprays overhead. In the haze, a robot stands among the rows of fruit. It […]
Biotech
Scientists create natural plastics for everyday packaging
Researchers have transformed food waste sugars into natural plastic films that could one day replace petroleum-based packaging, offering compostable alternatives to commonly used plastics for food and agricultural films like silage wrap.This article was originally […]
Business
Nvidia and Fujitsu agree to work together on AI robots and other technology
U.S. technology company Nvidia and Fujitsu, a Japanese telecommunications and computer maker, agreed Friday to work together on artificial intelligence to deliver smart robots and a variety of other innovations using Nvidia’s computer chips.This article […]