2025-01-07

Ants vs. humans: Solving the piano-mover puzzle

"People stand out for individual cognitive abilities while ants excel in cooperation." [...]

2025-01-07

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Sets Date for Historic New Glenn Rocket Launch

Blue Origin hopes New Glenn, named for space legend John Glenn, will make it safely to orbit for the inaugural test flight of a rocket that could rival those in Elon Musk's SpaceX fleet. [...]

2025-01-07

The First US Bird Flu Death Is a Stark Warning

A Louisiana patient is the first person in the United States to die as a result of H5N1 infection. One expert likens what happens next to Russian roulette. [...]

2025-01-07

The Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Heads to the Moon This Month: Here's What to Know

The launch will be available to stream live should you want to watch. [...]

2025-01-07

As US marks first H5N1 bird flu death, WHO and CDC say risk remains low

The person who died was over the age of 65 and had underlying medical conditions. [...]

2025-01-06

The Wolf Moon Howls Again in a Week. Here's How to Watch

January's full Wolf Moon will make Mars vanish, but it's only temporary. Watch for the red planet's disappearing act from the contiguous US. [...]

2025-01-06

Swave, the startup building true holographic smart glasses, bags €27M

In the 1977 Star Wars film A New Hope, there’s an iconic scene where the beloved droid R2-D2 casts a beam of light to create a hologram of Princess Leia pleading for the help of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Sadl [...]

2025-01-05

Could Humans Have a Brain Microbiome?

The discovery that other vertebrates have healthy, microbial brains is fueling the still controversial possibility that we might have them as well. [...]

2025-01-04

Wildfire Smoke Is Even More Dangerous Than Anyone Knew

Smoke exposure, researchers have found, raises the risk of dementia, poor mental health, fertility problems, and neurodegenerative diseases. [...]