2025-07-05

Is It Time to Stop Protecting the Grizzly Bear?

The Endangered Species Act has a major problem. An unlikely move could help save it. [...]

2025-07-04

The EU Proposes New Rules to Govern the European Space Race

The Space Act, which would apply to local and foreign companies, aims to simplify procedures, protect assets in orbit, level the playing field, and help European companies expand into new markets. [...]

2025-07-03

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Leave Millions Without Health Insurance

Nearly 12 million people could lose health care coverage if the bill gets passed and signed by Trump, while hospitals would be hit hard by Medicaid cuts. [...]

2025-07-03

See the First Breathtaking Celestial Images From the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

More images of deep space from the new observatory were promised in a livestream. [...]

2025-07-03

Judge: You can’t ban DEI grants without bothering to define DEI

A written ruling details why a judge restored funding for many NIH grants. [...]

2025-07-02

Feeling Hoarse? You Might Have the New ‘Stratus’ Covid Variant

The World Health Organization has added the variant, known formally as XFG, to its monitoring list. A dry, irritated throat is among its main symptoms. [...]

2025-07-02

Bezos-funded satellite tracking methane emissions loses power in space

MethaneSAT, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) methane-tracking satellite backed by the Bezos Earth Fund, is lost in space. Its ground team lost contact with the spacecraft on June 20 but tried to r [...]

2025-07-02

New evidence that some supernovae may be a “double detonation”

It may be possible to blow up a white dwarf before it reaches a critical mass. [...]

2025-07-02

Here's When to See July's Spectacular Buck Moon, Along With Mars and Venus

July's full moon, also known as the Thunder Moon, will fill the sky on July 10. [...]