A towering redwood outgrew its sidewalk. Can a Bay Area neighborhood save it?

A group of residents is appealing a Bay Area city's decision to allow the removal of the six-story redwood tree named Rosie.
IEEE

On Stability Analysis of Nonlinear ADRC-Based Control System with Application to Inverted Pendulum Problems

Abstract: This paper mainly focuses on stability analysis of the nonlinear active disturbance rejection control (ADRC)-based control system and its applicability to real world engineering problems.
MIT Technology Review

The Download: a startup has a solution for AI’s groupthink problem

LLMs are stuck in a groupthink groove. This startup is trying to get them out. Open up your chatbot of choice—Claude, ChatGPT ...
IEEE

Chatgpt-Based Test Generation for Refactoring Engines Enhanced by Feature Analysis on Examples

Abstract: Software refactoring is widely employed to improve software quality. However, conducting refactorings manually is tedious, time-consuming, and error-prone. Consequently, automated and ...

The Accessibility Tree Is How AI Agents Read Your Site & It’s Breaking

The accessibility tree decides whether an AI agent can read and act on your page. The 2026 data says the web is getting ...
Castanet

Planted trees do not make a forest

On the B.C. government website, you can read the following: “B.C. is a world leader in sustainable forest management with leading-edge environmental practices. 94% of British Columbia is designated as ...
NPR

Bumblebees have tiny brains but they can solve problems like chimps and elephants

For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's ShortWave podcast . Over a century ago, the German psychologist Wolfgang Köhler conducted what became a ...