The Milky Way Has a Mysterious ‘Broken Bone’

Galactic bones, filaments of radio-wave-emitting particles, run through our galaxy, and one of them has a fracture. New analysis suggests collision with a neutron star may have caused it. [...]

Donald Trump Wants to Save the Coal Industry. He's Too Late

An executive order intended to give coal a boost ignores the reality not only of where energy markets are going, but where they are today. [...]

You Should Be More Freaked Out by Shingles

The viral infection leaves millions with chronic pain, increased stroke risk, and lifelong nerve damage—yet vaccination rates remain dangerously low. [...]

One Photographer’s Quest to Redefine the Shark

With his magnificent underwater images, Gerardo del Villar wants to rehabilitate the reputation of the ocean's great predators, inspire conservation, and encourage responsible ecotourism. [...]

Google DeepMind is sharing its AI forecasts with the National Weather Service

Here's an AI-government collaboration of a less… unsettling variety than some. Google DeepMind is teaming up with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) for tropical cyclone season. The AI researc [...]

What's next after the Trump administration revokes key finding on climate change?

The EPA is revoking the finding for legal, not scientific reasons [...]

Trump throws coal a lifeline, but the energy industry has moved on

The US market has been moving away from coal for decades. [...]

A large meteor is visible from much of Ohio and parts of neighboring states

Meteor's fiery passage through the atmosphere was captured by a space-based lightning mapper. [...]

Amazon's Starlink Satellite Service Rival Has a Rocket Launch Set for Next Week

The first planned launch was scrapped due to the weather, but Project Kuiper has a new date. [...]