How moss helped convict grave robbers of a Chicago cemetery

Burr Oak Cemetery is the final resting place of Emmett Till and blues singer Willie Dixon, among others. [...]

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Spewing Water Like a Cosmic Fire Hydrant

Analyses of its emissions using NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory indicate that the interstellar comet probably has a very different structure than comets in the solar system. [...]

Ars spoke with the military’s chief orbital traffic cop—here’s what we learned

"We have some 2,000 or 2,200 objects that I call the 'red order of battle.'" [...]

OpenAI is hiring 'AI-pilled' academics to build a scientific discovery accelerator

Here's what we know about OpenAI's proposed science platform and GPT-5's role in it. [...]

A Political Battle Is Brewing Over Data Centers

An AI-related provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” could restrict state-level legislation of energy-hungry data centers—and is raising bipartisan objections across the US. [...]

Uber Just Reinvented the Bus … Again

Beyond the jokes about its new shuttle service are serious questions about what it will mean for struggling transit systems, air quality, and congestion. [...]

Firefly’s rocket suffers one of the strangest launch failures we’ve ever seen

The rocket's first stage may have exploded moments after it separated from the upper stage. [...]

Giant radar ‘umbrella’ launches into space on mission to transform climate science

The European Space Agency (ESA) has blasted its Biomass satellite into space aboard a Vega-C rocket. The launch took place at 11:15 (CEST) today from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.  N [...]

Flight Path Data Shows How Mosquitoes Target Humans

Scientists have quantified what draws mosquitoes to people—which could help make better, life-saving bug traps. [...]