Agentic workflows are artificial intelligence-powered software systems that chain together multiple models and external tools to tackle complicated tasks, like analyzing a video and answering questions about it. But the way these highly fragmented systems are designed and deployed often causes inefficiencies that can lead to wasted computation, energy, andContinue Reading
When an animal’s environment changes faster than the animal can adapt, its chances of survival can flat-line. The same is true for populations, and even entire species. Now, scientists at MIT and the University of Leicester have found that this connection between evolutionary adaptation and the pace of environmental changeContinue Reading
As climate disasters intensify, mounting debt is leaving vulnerable countries with less money to prepare, recover and invest in climate action. By Alissa de Chassey The countries most vulnerable to climate change are spending nearly 25 times more on repaying debt than on climate action, according to a new ActionAidContinue Reading
Arctic sea ice may move in unexpected ways because individual ice floes are constantly colliding and transferring energy. Researchers found that this simple process can explain several long-standing mysteries about how quickly the ice moves and spreads., Read MoreContinue Reading
Last year, remnants of a typhoon damaged homes, infrastructure and an archaeological dig site. Now, archaeologists are trying to get as many objects out as possible before the next storm. (Image credit: MaryCait Dolan)Continue Reading
The Traitor’s ambitious assault on the planet is fueling climate activism.Continue Reading
The Progress 96 cargo spacecraft approaches the International Space Station for an automated docking to the Poisk module. NASA+ The Roscosmos Progress 96 spacecraft docked to the space-facing port of the International Space Station’s Poisk module at 9:44 a.m. EDT Saturday. The spacecraft is delivering about three tons of food,Continue Reading
The Progress 93 resupply ship from Roscosmos, carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 73 crew, is pictured on Sept. 13, 2025, automatically approaching the International Space Station. NASA NASA is streaming live rendezvous and docking coverage as the Roscosmos Progress 96 cargo spacecraft makesContinue Reading
Airport expansions in places like Venice, Barcelona and the Spanish island of Mallorca can undermine local efforts to restrain overtourism, and can even enable more tourists to come.Continue Reading
The World Bank president, Ajay Banga, has worked to make the development institution a magnet for private capital as donor nations face budget constraints.Continue Reading
Bristol has joined nearly two dozen other UK cities in cracking down on the promotion of high-carbon products like petrol and airline flights on council-owned property. In a UK first, however the ban also includes adverts that encourage the over-consumption of fast fashion – an industry that demands vast amountsContinue Reading
As this long and extremely hot summer of climate change-driven unnatural disasters gives way to an unpredictable autumn, a new comedy series is taking aim at one of the fossil fuel industry’s biggest enablers: the advertising and public relations industry. Over five brief web episodes, SLICK follows employees at a fictional creative agency as they look to cash in on briefs fromContinue Reading
Million-dollar homes increasingly replace small-town beach vibes, pushing out longtime residents and transforming oceanfront communities. By Mike Schneider Jaques and Paulina Sebastiao were the first residents on their street to rebuild their two-bedroom house two years after Hurricane Michael’s 155 mile-per-hour winds leveled almost every building in Mexico Beach inContinue Reading