How a data center company uses stranded renewable energy

Some companies are paying low rates for renewable energy that would otherwise go unused. [...]

Eli Lilly’s Obesity Pill Appears to Work as Well as Injected GLP-1s

New data from a Phase 3 trial show that the daily anti-obesity pill may be as safe and effective as drugs like Mounjaro and Ozempic for weight loss and lowering blood sugar. [...]

New body size database for marine animals is a “library of life”

Marine Organizational Body Size (MOBS) database fills a crucial gap in understanding ocean biodiversity. [...]

20 figures who changed history but are rarely taught in school

From a medieval Islamic engineer to a Black NASA mathematician, these overlooked figures altered the course of science, politics, and human rights in ways most schools never mention [...]

Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit

Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup that seeks to read brain activity using ultrasound, is being spun out of Forest Neurotech, a Los Angeles nonprofit. [...]

New quantum hardware puts the mechanics in quantum mechanics

As a test case, the machine was used to test a model of superconductivity. [...]

The James Webb Telescope Is Changing Astronomers’ Understanding of the Ancient Cosmos

From how galaxies form to the beginnings of the universe, the images from the space telescope are giving cosmologists new data to explore—and theories to build out. [...]

NASA Found Signs of Ancient Alien Life on Mars. Here's How Excited You Should Be

NASA is finally releasing details on its discovery of Mars biosignatures and exactly what that means for alien life. [...]

This Star System Contains 5 Potentially Habitable Planets

Astronomers have discovered a new exoplanet that may be habitable 35 light-years from Earth. Named L 98-59 f, it joins four other worlds in the temperate zone of an intriguing planetary system. [...]