2025-02-28

Did the snowball Earth give complex life a boost?

Planet-wide glaciers may have filled the oceans with mineral nutrients. [...]

2025-02-28

The best portable SSDs for 2025

Whether you want to back up the data on your PC, transfer videos from your Mac or offload a few games from your PlayStation 5, a portable SSD is a quick and easy way to expand your storage. These litt [...]

2025-02-28

Total Lunar Eclipse Brings a 'Blood Moon' in March: How to Watch

The full moon will put on a show during a total lunar eclipse in March, but be prepared to stay up late. For many, it coincides with Pi Day. [...]

2025-02-28

Mars’ polar ice cap is slowly pushing its north pole inward

That, plus data from the InSight lander, gives us a new view into Mars' interior. [...]

2025-02-28

US Antarctic Program disrupted by DOGE-induced chaos

Long-term impacts will affect not only research but also geopolitics. [...]

2025-02-27

The USAID Emergency Waivers Aren’t Working, From Ebola to AIDS

Elon Musk claims he mistakenly fired Ebola prevention workers, then quickly fixed the error. But Ebola programs are still in tatters, along with other livesaving efforts like AIDS treatments for child [...]

2025-02-27

Tech companies are cashing in on the bizarre science of organ preservation

Gene-edited pig livers, synthetic embryos, and 3D-printed tissue implants… the world of organ transplantation is becoming increasingly bizarre as scientists explore high-tech ways to keep people ali [...]

2025-02-27

The US May Start Vaccinating Chickens Against Bird Flu

With egg prices soaring, the US is considering vaccinating laying chickens, which have been hit particularly hard by the avian influenza outbreak. [...]

2025-02-27

Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez Are Going to Space

Singer Katy Perry will make good on her "Firework" lyric that urges listeners to "shoot across the sky." [...]