Why Nicholas Thompson Made a Custom GPT to Run Faster

The Atlantic CEO’s new book, The Running Ground, examines his complicated relationship with the sport. On this week’s episode of The Big Interview, he talks about the ways tech is helping him beco [...]

How President Jimmy Carter Slayed a Dragon and Is Helping to Eradicate an Ancient Disease

President Jimmy Carter, the Carter Center and LifeStraw have waged a war against Guinea Worm disease since 1986. We're now closer than ever to completely eradicating an ancient disease from the p [...]

Large genome models used to design new viruses

The AI system makes genetically distant versions of a bacteria-killing virus. [...]

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Watched a Planet Get Absolutely Scorched

The exoplanet HD 80606 b has a weird, elliptical orbit that brings it perilously close to its home star, causing massive temperature fluctuations. [...]

Trump’s energy secretary orders a Washington state coal plant to remain open

Chris Wright declared an energy “emergency” in the Pacific Northwest. [...]

NRC is (sort of) getting rid of "as low as reasonably achievable" standard

Its issues with current nuclear safety standards are termed semantic, not physical. [...]

Westinghouse is claiming a nuclear deal would see $80B of new reactors

Details are remarkably sparse on what has been agreed to. [...]

Rainfall Buries a Mega-Airport in Mexico

New Mexico City International Airport was canceled when only half built, and has since been flooded and restored into wetlands. [...]

10 college degrees with the best return on investment

From engineering and tech to finance and data science, these 10 college majors deliver high ROI in 2025 [...]