Fuel particles embedded in the dirt aren't changing much, and that's actually a good thing. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. A general view shows the current state of the 18.6-mile Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Established in the aftermath of the 1986 nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the 1,003-square-mile restricted area remains under strict state control. Just over 40 years ago, what began as a routine safety test at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (or Chornobyl in Ukranian) in Soviet Ukraine spiraled into one of the most recognizable disasters of the 20th century.

The potential public safety hazard in a popular reservoir never actually existed. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. A wild saltwater crocodile baby rests on the head of its mother in Singapore's Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on June 26, 2022. A man in Singapore faces up to 10 years in prison for creating an AI-generated image of a crocodile lurking in a popular public reservoir. The deepfake ignited a public panic and sent local officials on a wild goose (or crocodile) chase over a public safety hazard that never actually existed.

ALBATROSS plays fast and loose with nature's rules. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. ALBATROSS takes movement inspiration from three remarkably different animal types and mashes them into something entirely new. Bio-inspired robots are a dime a dozen these days, with machines mimicking everything from bats and beetles to long-extinct sea creatures . But making the absolute most effective robot for certain niche scenarios like remote ocean monitoring during storms requires going one step beyond what nature offers.

RAIBO2's official marathon time was 4 hours, 19 minutes, and 52 seconds. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Engineers in South Korea created a first-of-its-kind robot dog capable of completing a marathon faster than many humans, and it did it all on a single charge. The quadruped, called RAIBO2, ran the 26.2-mile course in the Sangju Dried Persimmon Marathon in Korea in 2024, but details about the event and the robot were recently published in the journal Custom-built with energy efficiency in mind, RAIBO2 finished the course (with the help of some remote human controllers) in 4 hours, 19 minutes, and 52 seconds. To put that speed in perspective, the global average time for humans to complete a marathon is around 4 hours and 32 minutes, though elite athletes finish much faster.

Technology Security Sweden's solution to stop spam callers: Be ruder! Authorities are urging residents to forget good manners and hang up on suspicious callers. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. It's okay to be rude to scam callers. Swedish police have a message for anyone who thinks they're talking to spam callers: hang up the phone, and embrace being rude.

Archeology and gaming technology join forces to preserve battlefields of the past. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The rolling, green hills of West Flanders, Belgium, were once the bitter, brutal staging ground for some of the bloodiest fighting of World War I . An estimated 600,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, or went missing in that region between 1914 and 1918, often fighting along intricate but claustrophobically cramped trench lines that were perpetually bombarded by artillery fire and sinking into thick, waterlogged mud. However, a visitor walking across many of those old battlegrounds today might never know they were treading across a graveyard.

City Detects's Blight Scores can help catch code violations, but critics aren't so sure. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Garbage trucks have a new side hustle: unkempt yard snitches. Garbage trucks now do more than just pick up tossed-out food scraps and junk. In at least four states (California, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas), some city-run sanitation vehicles are being outfitted with AI-equipped cameras from a company called City Detect .

What happens when driverless cars break the law? In 2026, driverless cars like and human drivers exist in two different legal realities. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Regulators are in a race to catch up to AVs, which are increasingly being spotted breaking laws that would land human drivers in hot water. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week.

Technology Dog poop not picked up? Most dog owners really are diligent, but smartphones are distracting. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. So called "pet fouling" is not always due to ill-intentioned owners. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week.

LeBron James needs to jump 540 feet in the air to meet Ring Leaper's heights. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The soft and bracelet-shaped robot contracts and tightens when exposed to the light. And can leap like a frog. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week.