New critique debunks claim that trees can sense a solar eclipse

Controversial 2025 study "represents the encroachment of pseudoscience into the heart of biological research." [...]

The Morning After: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is buying his AI company, xAI

Like some sort of corporate Russian doll, SpaceX has announced its acquisition of xAI. The merger will “form the most ambitious, vertically integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth,” accord [...]

What Is Thirst?

The effects of insufficient water are felt by every cell in the body, but it’s the brain that manifests our experience of thirst. [...]

DeepMind’s robotic ballet: An AI for coordinating manufacturing robots

An AI figures out how robots can get jobs done without getting in each other's way. [...]

An IVF Alternative Could Make Having Babies Less Onerous

Startup Gameto has developed a technique for maturing eggs outside the body that’s showing promise at helping patients get pregnant with fewer hormone treatments. [...]

Research roundup: 7 stories we almost missed

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US Antarctic Program disrupted by DOGE-induced chaos

Long-term impacts will affect not only research but also geopolitics. [...]

Google Antigravity introduces agent-first architecture for asynchronous, verifiable coding workflows

Googlefocused launched yet another coding agent platform, this time focusing on developer teams collaborating to create agents that can execute complex tasks automatically.The platform, called Antigra [...]

This Is the Most Detailed Image Yet of the Milky Way's Center

The Euclid space telescope's stunning photo of our galaxy's “crowded heart” captures more than 60 million stars. [...]