After Senate vote, Trump admin backs off plans to kill ocean monitoring

It's unclear whether the system is currently intact. [...]

Spotify's Prompted Playlist feature now works for podcasts

Spotify's Prompted Playlist tool now works for podcasts, after launching the feature for music earlier this year. As the name suggests, this is an AI thing. It lets users use natural language, or [...]

These Are the 4 Artemis II Astronauts Leading the Historic Return to the Moon

The Artemis II mission crew includes the first woman, the first Black person, and the first non-American astronaut to travel to the lunar environment. [...]

Solution to Feynman's reverse sprinkler puzzle also applies to "silly sprinklers"

New study confirms 2024 "momentum flux theory" on how angular momentum of water flows drives rotation. [...]

New 3D map of Universe could solve dark energy mystery

Latest data must still be analyzed but could help determine if dark energy is constant or varies over time. [...]

What Happens When You Try to Treat OCD With Psilocybin

Colloquially, OCD is known as the doubting disorder. In his new book How to Not Know, Simone Stolzoff explores whether treating that uncertainty with magic mushrooms can help people through it. [...]

See Nat Geo's Behind-the-Scenes Footage Inside the Artemis II Orion Spacecraft

Take a look at how the four Artemis II astronauts will sleep, exercise and even use the bathroom while on board the Orion spacecraft as they shoot for the moon. [...]

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. [...]

Virgin Galactic Reenters Space Tourism Market at $750K Per Ticket

New Delta-class spacecraft promises more seats and more flights -- at an even steeper cost than before. [...]