NASA Declares Mars Spacecraft Dead After It Spins Out Of Control

NASA has ended its MAVEN mission after losing contact with the spacecraft after an 11-year exploration of Mars’ atmosphere and climate.

‘Severe’ Northern Lights Alert For 23 States On Thursday And Friday

The northern lights may be visible in Canada and the U.S. overnight on Thursday, June 4, through Friday, June 5, after a forecast for G1 geomagnetic storming.

Sharks As Climate Scientists?Here’s How They Improve Ocean Forecasts.

A new study shows that data from tagged sharks can improve ocean forecasts by up to 40 percent in some regions, offering a surprising new tool for understanding and predicting climate patterns.

AI Startup Collate Raises $95 Million To Automate Life Sciences Paperwork

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at breakthroughs from ASCO, Harrison.ai’s U.S. expansion, Clear’s move into healthcare and more.

Did Interstate Roads In Houston Create Clouds?

A compelling satellite image suggests that Houston interstate roads can cause clouds. Here’s the science behind it.

The No. 1 Habit All Highly Intelligent People Have, By A Psychologist

The primary habit that signals high intelligence is, surprisingly, not about knowing how to be right. It’s about knowing how to be wrong.

Meet The Gila Monster — The Lizard That Gave Us Ozempic

The fact that the Gila monster slowly chews its venom into its targets might pale in comparison to how it might have inspired the birth of Ozempic.

Trans teens have something to say
Trans teens have something to say

By the time the Children’s Hospital closed its doors to trans patients, Sage had already stopped taking testosterone. A nonbinary high school student, they originally received treatment for the rapid onset of puberty. The changes their body experienced felt frightening and sudden. They developed PMOS, a relatively common hormonal disorder that can lead to hair […]

Data Center Operators Are Trying to Fix Their Water Use Problems

Google, Microsoft, and other hyperscalers have come under scrutiny for their impact on water quality and availability.

Microsoft used agentic AI to make its quantum chip 1,000 times more reliable, then cut its timeline to a scalable quantum computer in half
Microsoft used agentic AI to make its quantum chip 1,000 times more reliable, then cut its timeline to a scalable quantum computer in half

Microsoft has unveiled Majorana 2, a next-generation topological quantum chip whose qubits are 1,000 times more reliable than those in the first Majorana chip introduced last year. The improvement is so significant that Microsoft has cut its timeline f…