Summer's Best Meteor Shower Starts This Month. Here's How to Watch

The meteor shower starts in mid-July, but its magnificent peak is in mid-August. [...]

UK tech secretary backs driverless cars as Burnham’s team gets cold feet

Britain’s tech secretary backs driverless cars and British AI startups. The likely next prime minister’s team has doubts, and her own job is on the line. Liz Kendall wants Britain to back its own [...]

US rare earths flow to Asia as domestic demand is slow to emerge

Miners backed by Trump admin. sell to Japan, South Korea despite push to develop domestic supply chain. [...]

Ocean rift zone saw spreading happen in a sudden burst

The crust expands at mid-ocean rifts. But how? [...]

Dimming the Sun Would Help Lower the Risks of El Niño

As worries about a growing super El Niño mount, new findings suggest a radical solution to mitigating its impacts. [...]

TikTok users don't have as much agency over their FYPs as they think

The "not interested" feature is your friend, but users must intentionally and constantly curate their FYPs [...]

'The thing that's amazing to me is this was 3D-printed': Pentagon's SciTech supremo describes future of warfare where projectiles are made up of coconut husks and coffee grounds

The Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the Pentagon's science chief's understanding of the role of AI and biotechnology in future conflicts [...]

NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Just Woke Up From a Long Nap Ahead of Exploring Beyond Pluto

New Horizons takes frequent naps to conserve resources as it explores the outer solar system. [...]

Why Do Some Soccer Players Cut the Heels Off Their Cleats?

An image of Portugal forward Pedro Neto’s cleats at the World Cup has reignited a practice among some soccer players: modifying their cleats to relieve heel discomfort. [...]