2025-02-12

Court orders the CDC and FDA to restore deleted web pages related to gender identity

US District Judge John D. Bates has ordered (PDF) the Center for Disease Control and Food and Drug Administration to restore the web pages and resources they had previously removed to comply with Pres [...]

2025-02-12

How to Get PFAS Out of Drinking Water—and Keep It Out

Filters in water pitchers or under-sink systems capture dangerous chemicals, only for them to be returned to the environment. A researcher from North Carolina is pioneering a new system that could get [...]

2025-02-12

Your Love Life on Ozempic

Beyond treating diabetes and helping people lose weight, GLP-1s may also improve libido. But the reasons are as complex as desire itself. [...]

2025-02-12

If it moves, it’s probably alive: Searching for life on other planets

Scientists find a way to look for alien life that doesn't need elaborate equipment. [...]

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. [...]