2025-03-09

Huh? The valuable role of interjections

Utterances like um, wow, and mm-hmm aren’t garbage—they keep conversations flowing. [...]

2025-03-09

New Proofs Expand the Limits of What Cannot Be Known

By proving a broader version of Hilbert’s famous 10th problem, two groups of mathematicians have expanded the realm of mathematical unknowability. [...]

2025-03-09

All-Women Blue Origin Crew Including Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez and Gayle King Going to Space

Katy Perry will "shoot across the sky" with Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez, along with a NASA rocket scientist, bioastronautics research scientist and a film producer. [...]

2025-03-09

Study: Megalodon’s body shape was closer to a lemon shark

Also: Baby megalodons were likely the size of great white sharks and capable of hunting marine mammals [...]

2025-03-08

SpaceX’s Latest Starship Explosion Marks Two Consecutive Failures

The new version of Starship will be tested again in four to six weeks. A third consecutive failure could indicate fundamental problems with the updated design. [...]

2025-03-08

The Biggest US Banks Have All Backed Out of a Commitment to Reach Net Zero

In the lead up to the inauguration, the six largest US banks left a voluntary alliance with the UN to reach net zero by 2050. Now, critics are calling for new climate laws. [...]

2025-03-08

The Extreme Weather Conditions That Drove the Carolina Wildfires

The wildifires in the Carolinas have followed months of whiplash weather—drought, followed by hurricane-fueled floods, and then more drought. [...]

2025-03-08

New research shows bigger animals get more cancer, defying decades-old belief

Larger species face higher cancer risks but those that reached that size rapidly evolved mitigating mechanisms. [...]

2025-03-08

Spring Is Almost Here: What to Know About the Equinox and When It Is

Spring is arriving in the Northern Hemisphere with the vernal equinox. But have you heard the myth about balancing an egg on its end? [...]