Dutch scientists built a brainless soft robot that runs on air 

It runs like a stotting gazelle and swims like a dog. [...]

Coolest Space Photos of 2025 Will Fill You With Cosmic Wonder

From a Mars rover selfie to an astronaut's view of the flower moon, these space images will give you a new perspective on our planet and our universe. [...]

OpenAGI emerges from stealth with an AI agent that it claims crushes OpenAI and Anthropic

A stealth artificial intelligence startup founded by an MIT researcher emerged this morning with an ambitious claim: its new AI model can control computers better than systems built by OpenAI and Anth [...]

Carbon nanotube wiring gets closer to competing with copper

While this material degrades over time, it could point to better ones. [...]

Look Up Tonight to Spot November's Supermoon, the Brightest Moon of 2025

Has the moon been looking brighter and bigger to you for the past few days? Here's why this month's supermoon is even more super. [...]

How Do Metal Detectors Work?

What sneaky invisible forces enable these instruments to locate buried treasure? [...]

No One Knows Where US Vaccine Policy Goes Next

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sweeping changes to federal vaccine guidance are paused for now. But even if they’re reversed, lasting damage has already been done. [...]

Trump Cuts Are Killing a Tiny Office That Keeps Measurements of the World Accurate

A tiny but crucial agency that maintains physical coordinates like latitude and longitude in the US is struggling as the Trump administration forces out federal employees. [...]

What to read this weekend: A brief history of humankind's many apocalypses

These are some recently released titles we think are worth adding to your reading list. This week, we read Apocalypse: How Catastrophe Transformed Our World and Can Forge New Futures, a compelling new [...]