The SpaceX Starship V3 Set for Liftoff Today: What to Know

SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, is getting ready for the 12th test flight of its Starship rocket ahead of the company's plans to go public in June. [...]

Soaring solar and a surge in hydro push more coal off the US grid

The first data from 2026 seem to indicate that last year was an oddity. [...]

West Antarctica Is Missing Way Too Much Ice

Temperatures have climbed up to 45 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, stopping ice from forming in the dead of Antarctic winter. [...]

Cosmic Voids May Contain the Universe’s Best Secrets

Once dismissed as empty expanses between galaxies, cosmic voids are becoming one of the most promising tools for probing the universe’s biggest mysteries. [...]

Quantum ‘Jamming’ Could Help Unlock the Mysteries of Causality

To keep communications secure in a post-quantum world, cryptographers are digging down into the concept of cause and effect. [...]

The Universe Is Full of ‘Impossible’ Black Holes. Now Scientists Know Why

There are black holes that are too big to be born from the death of a star but aren’t quite supermassive either. There’s finally evidence for where those came from. [...]

Why Garlic Repels Mosquitoes and Keeps Them From Breeding

Garlic, as your grandmother may have told you, repels mosquitoes; it also completely blocks them from mating and laying eggs. Diallyl disulfide, it turns out, deserves the credit. [...]

A Fundamental Principle of Aeronautical Engineering Has Been Overturned

It's long been accepted that the smoother the surface, the lower the aerodynamic drag. That turns out not always to be the case. [...]

30 years ago, these 15 industries were science fiction

From streaming to cybersecurity to plant-based meat, an entire layer of the global economy has been built from scratch in the past 30 years — and it's still growin [...]