2025-11-17

UCLA faculty gets big win in suit against Trump’s university attacks

Government can't use funding threats to override the First Amendment. [...]

2025-11-17

Ancient Egyptians likely used opiates regularly

Study identified several trace chemical signatures of opium in ancient Egyptian alabaster vase. [...]

2025-11-17

A Collision with Space Debris Leaves 3 Chinese Astronauts Stranded in Orbit

The only craft docked at Tiangong space station has been damaged and “does not meet the release conditions for a safe manned return.” [...]

2025-11-17

Valar Atomics Says It's the First Nuclear Startup to Achieve Criticality

A Trump administration pilot program aims for three nuclear startups to reach a key milestone by July 4, 2026. Valar Atomics says it's the first to do so—but it had some help. [...]

2025-11-17

Phi-4 proves that a 'data-first' SFT methodology is the new differentiator

AI engineers often chase performance by scaling up LLM parameters and data, but the trend toward smaller, more efficient, and better-focused models has accelerated. The Phi-4 fine-tuning methodology [...]

2025-11-16

5 ways to manage hypertension or high blood pressure, according to science

Getting a hypertension notification from your Apple Watch is just the start – now you need to change these 5 key habits. [...]

2025-11-16

This Lunar Resource Is So Valuable It Could Spark a New Gold Rush

Interlune has a plan to extract Helium-3, a substance worth a reported $20,000,000 per kilogram, from the moon. Here's how. [...]

2025-11-16

The OnePlus 15 Is One of the Best Mainstream Phones for Gamers

How does a phone with a battery nearly 50% larger than other high-end phones work for gaming? We do the gamer science. [...]

2025-11-16

How Genes Have Harnessed Physics to Grow Living Things

The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit mechanical forces for growth and development. [...]