Quantum computing stocks surge as U.S. is awarding $2 billion in grants and taking equity stakes

IBM stands to receive $1 billion of the package, which covers nine companies and is funded by the 2022 Chips and Science Act [...]

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Got Its Drill Stuck on a Rock. Here’s How They Freed It

This is the first time NASA has encountered a situation like this, and it took nearly a week to resolve. [...]

The Perseids Meteor Shower Brings Bright Fireballs to the Skies, Starting This Week

During its peak, you may see upwards of 50 to 100 meteors per hour if you're in a place where it's dark enough. [...]

Why Jolly Ranchers Are Banned in the UK but Not the US

Crude oil-derived substances in the candy have been linked to health problems—and the regulations that have allowed their use in the US are now in Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s crosshairs. [...]

Scientists Are Sending Cannabis Seeds to Space

The versatile cannabis plant could, some scientists think, one day be useful for lunar and Martian colonists. For now, researchers will subject its seeds to radiation in orbit and see what happens. [...]

Early land animals skipped the tadpole phase

Current amphibian development may not have been typical of early land vertebrates. [...]

8 billion tokens a day forced AT&T to rethink AI orchestration — and cut costs by 90%

When your average daily token usage is 8 billion a day, you have a massive scale problem. <br /> <br /> This was the case at AT&T, and chief data officer Andy Markus and his team recog [...]

Doctor Who ‘Lucky Day’ review: Pete, I owe you an apology

Spoilers for “Lucky Day.”<br /> When the writers for this season of Doctor Who were announced, one name in the roster put me instantly on edge. Pete McTighe may have a distinguished filmogra [...]

The Phony Physics of Star Wars Are a Blast

Those epic battle scenes in space are awesome—and physically impossible. But hey, it’s more fun this way! [...]