Scientific American

During recent protests in Los Angeles, fires triggered “thermal runaway” in several Waymo robotaxis’ lithium-ion battery packs. The phenomenon sent temperatures past 1,000 degrees Celsius, vaporized much of the cars and spewed lung-searing hydrogen fluoride

With wildfires turning forests into “massive carbon emitters,” planting trees in some places could inadvertently increase carbon emissions, a new report says

The world's leading mathematicians were stunned by how adept artificial intelligence is at doing their jobs

The newest generation of superheroes are complex, irreverent and exactly what our kids need

The red flags abound—political research tells us the U.S. is becoming an autocracy

Solar Orbiter isn’t the first spacecraft to study the sun’s poles—but it’s the first to send back photographs