2025-02-12

Scientific breakthroughs are hard without money for research infrastructure

America may not maintain its position as a global leader in biomedical research. [...]

2025-02-12

Most energetic neutrino yet seen smashes through seafloor detector

Neutrino was over 10,000 times over the limits of our best particle accelerator. [...]

2025-02-12

California’s Problem Now Isn’t Fire—It’s Rain

Torrential rain is expected this week in Los Angeles, which risks producing flash flooding and landslides in areas stripped of vegetation by the recent wildfires. [...]

2025-02-12

NASA's First Interactive Twitch Stream Shows How Much Astronauts Love Coffee

NASA astronauts Don Pettit and Matt Dominick answered questions from the audience and discussed daily life on the ISS. [...]

2025-02-12

Revenge of the Covid Conspiracy Theorists

After years of GOP attacks on US health agencies, Trump appointees are poised to bring Covid-19 conspiracies to their leadership of US agencies. Federal workers are scared of what comes next. [...]

2025-02-12

From 900 miles away, the US government recorded audio of the Titan sub implosion

The implosion took milliseconds, but its echoes lasted far longer. [...]

2025-02-11

It’s Spring on Mars—and That Means Violently Explosive Geysers and Avalanches

NASA’s Martian probes have captured photos of the Red Planet’s “extremely active” spring. [...]

2025-02-11

Chat With an Astronaut on the ISS Wednesday: How to Tune In

You'll be able to talk to two astronauts -- one in space, one on Earth -- and discuss daily life on the International Space Station. [...]

2025-02-10

NIH Funding Cuts Appear to Draw on Heritage Foundation Report That Blasts ‘DEI Staff’

In its notice outlining the large cut in university funding, the US National Institutes of Health seems to draw on a report from a conservative think tank that denounces the “political left.” [...]