DeepSeek claims to use far less energy than its competitors, but there are still big questions about what that means for the environment.

For the last year, analysts have warned that the data centers needed for AI would drive up power demand and, by extension, emissions as utilities build out natural gas infrastructure to help meet demand.

Chinese artificial intelligence startup company DeepSeek stunned markets and AI experts with its claim that it built its immensely popular chatbot at a fraction of the cost of those made by American tech titans.

The future belongs to those who prepare for it, transforming challenges into opportunities and reshaping industries along the way.

It's true that training and using AI models like ChatGPT consume large amounts of electricity, resulting in the release of greenhouse gas emissions.

A science-oriented advocacy group says the Earth is moving closer to destruction. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said Tuesday that they've moved their “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds to midnight,

Given the limitations of human cognition in long-term planning, AI can serve as a cognitive augmentation tool, helping us navigate the uncertainties of the future.

Scientists warn that the Arctic is warming far more quickly than the rest of the world and that this rapid change significantly impacts species, glaciers, and the planet’s climate. In the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard,

Generative AI chatbots fail to adequately reflect fossil fuel companies’ complicity in the climate crisis, a Global Witness investigation has found.

The source of more than half of all wildfires in the Western US remains unknown, so the US Forest Service has teamed up with computer scientists to create tools that can find answers.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has served as a platform to address global challenges, yet 83% of its original delegates were men.

Find out more about climate models, how they work, and the accuracy to which they can forecast future changes on our planet