2025-10-06

Taking These 50 Objects Out of Orbit Would Cut Danger From Space Junk in Half

Old rocket parts and decommissioned satellites are whizzing around in low Earth orbit, where they risk colliding with the ever-growing constellations of modern satellites being launched. [...]

2025-10-06

Autism Is Not a Single Condition and Has No Single Cause, Scientists Conclude

Research reveals that those diagnosed with autism early show distinct genetic and developmental profiles from those diagnosed later. [...]

2025-10-06

Here’s the real reason Endurance sank

The ship wasn't designed to withstand the powerful ice compression forces—and Shackleton knew it [...]

2025-10-05

OpenAI's Sora 2 answers science questions directly in its generated videos

OpenAI's Sora 2 can handle knowledge questions, too.<br /> The article OpenAI's Sora 2 answers science questions directly in its generated videos appeared first on THE DECODER. [...]

2025-10-05

The Mystery of How Quasicrystals Form

New studies of the “platypus of materials” help explain how their atoms arrange themselves into orderly, but nonrepeating, patterns. [...]

2025-10-04

How different mushrooms learned the same psychedelic trick

Scientists may have additional tools to produce psilocybin to use for medical purposes. [...]

2025-10-04

Why US Power Bills Are Surging

Americans are paying more for electricity—and rates will keep rising. But after a period of pain, rates should level off as the benefits of a shift away from fossil fuels begin to be felt. [...]

2025-10-03

Scientists revive old Bulgarian recipe to make yogurt with ants

Ants carry lactic and acetic acid bacteria that help coagulate milk, as well as formic acid to acidify it. [...]

2025-10-03

OpenAI's DevDay 2025 preview: Will Sam Altman launch the ChatGPT browser?

OpenAI will host more than 1,500 developers at its largest annual conference on Monday, as the company behind ChatGPT seeks to maintain its edge in an increasingly competitive artificial intelligence [...]