However, the open-source project isn’t about bragging rights. With over 2.75 billion buildings detailed in the map, the ...

The race to release world models is on as AI image and video generation company Runway joins an increasing number of startups and Big Tech companies by launching its first one. Dubbed GWM-1, the model ...

The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) recorded 204,605 conflict events from December 1, 2024 to November 28, 2025, resulting in over 240,000 deaths, in its newly released Conflict ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Here’s a test for infants: Show them a glass of water on a desk. Hide it behind a wooden board. Now move the board toward the glass. If ...

Well, here's something you don't see every day: all 2.75 billion buildings of the world shown together in a single 3D map. Reading time 3 minutes The world has a lot of buildings. Now you can see them ...

Discover how to build a homemade rubber band-powered paper airplane in this easy and engaging tutorial. We’ll guide you step-by-step as you craft the frame with skewers, add aerodynamic paper wings, ...

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope in Chile has released its final batch of data after 15 years — and it proves that the Hubble tension is very real.

Global growth is projected at –4.9 percent in 2020, 1.9 percentage points below the April 2020 World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a more negative impact on activity ...

Discover how to create a working model motorcycle using only cardboard and basic materials in this step-by-step tutorial. Learn the entire process, from crafting cardboard wheels and constructing the ...

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