2025-03-26

Lawsuits targeting diversity efforts in science are multiplying

A recent lawsuit highlights the vulnerability of programs intended to promote DEI. [...]

2025-03-26

All by ourselves? The Great Filter and our attempts to find life.

The Universe should be full of alien civilizations. Why can’t we find any? [...]

2025-03-25

We’ve outsourced our confirmation biases to search engines

Forcing the use of general search terms can help people change their minds. [...]

2025-03-25

Scientists Observe Carbon Dioxide on Planets Outside the Solar System for the First Time

The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and Saturn. [...]

2025-03-25

It’s Looking More Likely NASA Will Fly the Artemis II Mission

The core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System is now integrated with the rocket’s twin boosters. [...]

2025-03-25

Google releases Gemini 2.5 AI model for complex thinking

Google has the pedal to the metal on its AI development. Just a few months after the debut of Gemini 2.0, the tech giant has unveiled another upgrade in Gemini 2.5. As with any new AI launch, Google i [...]

2025-03-24

Scientists Scan Mysterious Planet as It Drifts Through Space

A team of researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover new details about SIMP 0136, a free-floating planet in the Milky Way that does not orbit a star. [...]

2025-03-24

Genetic testing company 23andMe declares bankruptcy

Former CEO wants to buy it, but the fate of its customers' genetic data is unclear. [...]

2025-03-24

The Chaos of NIH Cuts Has Left Early-Career Scientists Scrambling

As graduate programs lose spots and labs face shutdowns following Trump administration cuts to science funding, students and researchers are left to figure out what's next. [...]