The US Has a Plan to Combat Screwworm. It Involves a Lot More Flies

Releasing sterilized flies can crash a local population of flesh-eating screwworms. But the US currently has limited capacity to produce them. [...]

Microsoft's AI Futurist explains how he uses Copilot — and the real-world problems enterprises are solving with agents

Microsoft used its Build 2026 conference this week to push a clear message: agents are rapidly moving into production throughout enterprise systems, and the winning platform will be the one that gives [...]

Small modular nuclear reactor reaches criticality in first test

The reactor, from a startup called Antares, isn't ready to generate power yet. [...]

NASA Orders ISS Crew Members to Briefly Shelter During Leak Repair Work

The four SpaceX Crew-12 crew members and NASA astronaut Chris Williams have since returned to work. [...]

Microsoft AI chief says company was “set free” from OpenAI to pursue superintelligence

For three years, Microsoft's artificial intelligence story has been inseparable from OpenAI. The partnership — cemented by a cumulative investment exceeding $13 billion — gave Microsoft early [...]

France Records Its First-Ever Pyrocumulonimbus Cloud Amid Record-Smashing Fires

Extreme fire conditions on the ground have created unprecedented conditions in the atmosphere. [...]

Some ancient microbes frozen with Ötzi the Iceman are still growing

What’s the difference between a person, an artifact, and an ecosystem? [...]

Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints

Those ousted included ADA journal editor-in-chief Steven Kahn and former ADA president Desmond Schatz [...]

15 habits linked to better mental health and the science behind why they work

Across decades of research, certain habits come up again and again as protective for mental health — these are the ones with the strongest case behind them [...]