Project: Philip, 11, built three camp-style stoves using recycled materials to find out if they were as efficient as those you can buy at the store. "My family are big outdoors people. We like hiking, ...

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Welcome to the 2026 Gizmodo Science Fair, our annual showcase of researchers who reshaped how we understand the world, tackled problems worth solving, and pushed their fields forward. This year’s ...

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Actor Tom Hiddleston said a very wise man told him, “The only meaning in life is to reside as a good object in the minds of others.” I really don’t know that I reside as a good object in the minds of ...

Safety concerns about AI are growing, and now, a common method for catching misbehaving systems could have flaws, new research suggests. In experiments with AI agents, researchers found that ...

Bad Monkey Season 2 isn’t that far off, so Andrew Yancy’s next disaster is no longer just fan wishful thinking. Apple is bringing Vince Vaughn back as Yancy, the Miami detective turned Keys health ...

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Quantum mechanics may miss a deeper deterministic structure behind seemingly random events. Quantum computers might be able to test that theory. If quantum states are not truly continuous, then these ...

Watchdog science journalism has become a fundamental tool to counter scientific malpractice, such as publication fraud, abuse and political and corporate manipulation of science. A study by the ...

In her upcoming book “The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State,” Jill Lepore warns that tech companies are increasingly replacing the functions of democratic government. This shift, she said, marks ...