Switching water sources improved hygiene of Pompeii’s public baths

Scientists analyzed carbonate deposits from baths, aqueduct to learn more about city's changing water supply. [...]

Trump Declared a Space Race With China. The US Is Losing

If you want to put people back on the moon, don’t gut the agency in charge of getting them there. [...]

Microsoft Has a Plan to Keep Its Data Centers From Raising Your Electric Bill

In response to a growing backlash, Microsoft said it would take steps to ensure that data centers don't raise utility bills in surrounding areas and address other public concerns. [...]

Marine Animals in the Strait of Hormuz Don’t Get a Ceasefire

As ships return to the Strait of Hormuz, mines, sonar, and congestion continue to reshape the Gulf beneath the surface. [...]

Dinosaur eggshells can reveal the age of other fossils

Like rocks, egg shells can trap isotopes, allowing us to use them to date samples. [...]

EPA makes it harder for states, tribes to block pipelines

A new rule aims to speed up and streamline the permitting process. [...]

26 facts about deep space that will genuinely unsettle you

From rogue planets drifting in total darkness to stars older than the universe seems to allow, deep space is far stranger than any science fiction [...]

The Northeast Is Being Blanketed in Canadian Wildfire Smoke

Roughly 100 wildfires are raging out of control in Ontario, sending smoke streaming more than 1,000 miles from their origin. [...]

OpenAI Has a New AI Model Built for Biology and Science

GPT-Rosalind is intended to help scientists streamline their research and drug discovery. [...]