A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January. [...]

SpaceX’s Second-Gen Starship Signs Off With a Near-Perfect Test Flight

This was the last flight of SpaceX’s V2 Starship design. Version 3 arrives next year. [...]

Artemis II’s Breathtaking View of the Far Side of the Moon

The first images from Artemis II reveal what the moon looks like just 7,000 km from the surface—and confirm that NASA is ready to return to Earth’s satellite. [...]

Leonardo’s wood charring method predates Japanese practice

The Japanese technique of burning wood surfaces creates a protective carbonized layer in bioarchitecture. [...]

The evolution of expendability: Why some ants traded armor for numbers

Ants with lots of workers tend to put less energy into making them armored. [...]

A Startup Says It Has Found a Hidden Source of Geothermal Energy

Zanskar uses AI to identify hidden geothermal systems—and claims it has found one that could fuel a power plant, the first such discovery by industry in decades. [...]

How to See Comet Lemmon This October

This long-duration comet will make its closest approach to Earth this fall, before disappearing into the outer solar system for another 1,000 years. [...]

US rare earths flow to Asia as domestic demand is slow to emerge

Miners backed by Trump admin. sell to Japan, South Korea despite push to develop domestic supply chain. [...]

How Mexican World Cup Stadiums Achieved FIFA’s Environmental Certifications

Venues hosting the 2026 World Cup must meet high standards to obtain environmental certifications, but FIFA also requires that they use natural grass, which is water-intensive to maintain. [...]