2025-02-12

How to Get PFAS Out of Drinking Water—and Keep It Out

Filters in water pitchers or under-sink systems capture dangerous chemicals, only for them to be returned to the environment. A researcher from North Carolina is pioneering a new system that could get [...]

2025-02-12

Your Love Life on Ozempic

Beyond treating diabetes and helping people lose weight, GLP-1s may also improve libido. But the reasons are as complex as desire itself. [...]

2025-02-12

If it moves, it’s probably alive: Searching for life on other planets

Scientists find a way to look for alien life that doesn't need elaborate equipment. [...]

2025-02-12

Scientific breakthroughs are hard without money for research infrastructure

America may not maintain its position as a global leader in biomedical research. [...]

2025-02-12

Most energetic neutrino yet seen smashes through seafloor detector

Neutrino was over 10,000 times over the limits of our best particle accelerator. [...]

2025-02-12

California’s Problem Now Isn’t Fire—It’s Rain

Torrential rain is expected this week in Los Angeles, which risks producing flash flooding and landslides in areas stripped of vegetation by the recent wildfires. [...]

2025-02-12

NASA's First Interactive Twitch Stream Shows How Much Astronauts Love Coffee

NASA astronauts Don Pettit and Matt Dominick answered questions from the audience and discussed daily life on the ISS. [...]

2025-02-12

Revenge of the Covid Conspiracy Theorists

After years of GOP attacks on US health agencies, Trump appointees are poised to bring Covid-19 conspiracies to their leadership of US agencies. Federal workers are scared of what comes next. [...]

2025-02-12

From 900 miles away, the US government recorded audio of the Titan sub implosion

The implosion took milliseconds, but its echoes lasted far longer. [...]