A plant long treated as a nuisance is being recast as a source of critical metal. Known locally as Lulja e Qenit, and scientifically as Odontarrhena chalcidica, it grows in the nickel-rich soils of northern Albania, where conventional crops struggle.…

In an unassuming corner of South Carolina, a team of engineers is conjuring hurricanes, hurling fire, and pelting buildings with high-speed hail—on purpose. At the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS), researchers simulate natural disasters at full scale…

In an effort to safeguard creative rights, over 400 Hollywood actors, directors, writers, and musicians have united to urge the U.S. government to uphold existing copyright laws in the face of advancing artificial intelligence technologies, per Variety. This collective action…