Cosmic Voids May Contain the Universe’s Best Secrets

Once dismissed as empty expanses between galaxies, cosmic voids are becoming one of the most promising tools for probing the universe’s biggest mysteries. [...]

Can’t Wrap Your Head Around Pi? Here’s a Cool Visual to Help

Pi is an irrational number, and like some irrational people it just goes on and on. What is it with this crazy, crucial number? [...]

Trump Promised to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill.’ The New Rigs Are Nowhere to Be Found

With clean energy more cost-competitive than it once was, the White House’s oil-first strategy is faltering. [...]

Claude’s new Learning mode will prompt students to answer questions on their own

According to a recent Digital Education Council survey, as many as 86 percent of university students globally use artificial intelligence to assist with their coursework. It’s a staggering statistic [...]

States Are Moving to Protect Access to Vaccines

As federal vaccine policy shifts under US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., lawmakers are looking to give state-level public health officials authority to ignore federal recommendations. [...]

China Has Attempted What Might Be the First-Ever Orbital Refueling of a Satellite

The SJ-21 and SJ-25 satellites “merged” on July 2 and have remained together since then. [...]

Gemini 3 Pro scores 69% trust in blinded testing up from 16% for Gemini 2.5: The case for evaluating AI on real-world trust, not academic benchmarks

Just a few short weeks ago, Google debuted its Gemini 3 model, claiming it scored a leadership position in multiple AI benchmarks. But the challenge with vendor-provided benchmarks is that they are ju [...]

NASA Names Its Artemis III Crew for Crucial Moon Mission Testing

Two months after the rousing success of the Artemis II mission, NASA introduces four new astronauts. But a recent rocket explosion raises questions about timing. [...]

NOAA scientists scrub toilets, rethink experiments after service contracts end

One federal lab has lost janitorial services, hazardous waste support, IT, and building maintenance. [...]