2025-09-27

The current war on science, and who’s behind it

A vaccine developer and a climate scientist walk into a bar write a book. [...]

2025-09-27

Inside the Nuclear Bunkers, Mines, and Mountains Being Retrofitted as Data Centers

Companies are going to great lengths to protect the infrastructure that provides the backbone of the world’s digital services—by burying their data deep underground. [...]

2025-09-26

5 More Physics Equations Everyone Should Know

These five equations should be part of your mental toolkit. They might even improve your bowling score. [...]

2025-09-26

Fiji’s ants might be the canary in the coal mine for the insect apocalypse

A new genetic technique lets museum samples track population dynamics. [...]

2025-09-26

Could These Eye Drops End the Need for Reading Glasses?

Trials of vision-improving substances are showing good results, though so far only two have been authorized for use in the United States. [...]

2025-09-26

Scientists want to treat complex bone fractures with a bone-healing gun

It's a bit like a handheld 3D printer, with all the accuracy challenges that implies. [...]

2025-09-26

50+ scientific societies sign letter objecting to Trump executive order

Letter urges Congress to take action to safeguard integrity of independent peer-review system. [...]

2025-09-25

DeepMind’s robotic ballet: An AI for coordinating manufacturing robots

An AI figures out how robots can get jobs done without getting in each other's way. [...]

2025-09-25

Study: Planned budget cuts would hurt drug development badly

Drug patents frequently cite research that the NIH wouldn't be able to fund. [...]