Apoha emerges from stealth with $36M to teach machines how matter behaves

Science can already tell you what a molecule is and what it looks like. What it has never been able to tell you, cheaply and at scale, is how the thing behaves once it meets the messy conditions of th [...]

Data Center Operators Are Trying to Fix Their Water Use Problems

Google, Microsoft, and other hyperscalers have come under scrutiny for their impact on water quality and availability. [...]

Did a medieval flying monk spot Halley's comet, twice? It's complicated

University of Leicester historian thinks Eilmer of Malmesbury saw two different comets: in 1018 and 1066 [...]

Microsoft, Atom Computing, EeroQ update their quantum computing progress

Some quantum computing companies we've covered have done recent progress updates. [...]

OpenAI and Anthropic Sign Letter to Prevent AI-Developed Biological Weapons

Leading AI labs, executives, and scientists are sending a letter to lawmakers urging them to improve tracking of synthetic DNA sequences that could be used for bioweapons. [...]

Zapping Mosquitos With Lasers Is a Real Thing, Thanks to AI

Inventor Steven Cheng is developing prototypes for a mobile bug-zapping defense system. [...]

I Was Scammed Buying GLP-1s Online. I’m Not Alone

Customers have complained that a telehealth network selling compounded GLP-1s has been ripping them off—even after it had to pay $5 million to clients as part of a settlement with the US government. [...]

Bumblebees can spontaneously solve problems, study finds

Scientists in Finland found bees could solve an insect version of the classic "box-and-banana" problem. [...]

Not to Alarm Anyone, but Flesh-Eating Screwworms Have Entered the US

The USDA this week confirmed the first known infection of the carnivorous fly larva, which feast on the flesh of living mammals, after the United States eradicated the nightmare bugs in the 1960s. [...]