The Final Supermoon of 2025 Is December's Cold Moon

It'll be earning its name as temperatures across the US are expected to be lower than average. [...]

FDA Approves Eli Lilly's GLP-1 Pill

Eli Lilly’s once-daily Foundayo is the second obesity pill to receive FDA approval. It will compete with Novo Nordisk’s pill version of Wegovy. [...]

New study maps how AI models think and where their reasoning breaks down

A large analysis of more than 170,000 reasoning traces from open-source reasoning models shows that large language models rely heavily on simple, default strategies when tasks get harder. A new cognit [...]

The US is looking at a year of chaotic weather

Massive Western heat wave, potential El Niño raise concerns about unpredictable, extreme weather. [...]

The Search for Alien Artifacts Is Coming Into Focus

From surveys of the pre-Sputnik skies to analysis of interstellar visitors, scientists are rethinking how and where to look for physical traces of alien technology. [...]

New report warns of critical climate risks in Arab region

Foundations of daily life are being pushed to the brink by human-caused warming. [...]

Many genes associated with dog behavior influence human personalities, too

But the specific behaviors linked may be completely unrelated. [...]

Solar’s growth in US almost enough to offset rising energy use

Over the course of 2025, electricity demand has gradually declined. [...]

How to Measure the Earth’s Radius With Legos

With just a friend, a phone, and a few Lego bricks, you can accurately measure the size of our planet. [...]