2025-01-08

NASA defers decision on Mars Sample Return to the Trump administration

"We want to have the quickest, cheapest way to get these 30 samples back." [...]

2025-01-08

China is having standard flu season despite widespread HMPV fears

Data shows a completely normal respiratory illness season, WHO says. [...]

2025-01-08

California’s Wildfires Show No Signs of Slowing Down

As hurricane-force winds fan the most destructive wildfires in California history across bone-dry foothills, communities face the dual threat of natural forces and a warming world. [...]

2025-01-08

It’s remarkably easy to inject new medical misinformation into LLMs

Changing just 0.001% of inputs to misinformation makes the AI less accurate. [...]

2025-01-07

Science paper piracy site Sci-Hub shares lots of retracted papers

85 percent of invalid papers continue to be shared after they've been retracted. [...]

2025-01-07

Satellites Can Now Identify Methane ‘Super-Emitters’

Two eyes in the sky are now trained on Earth, locating the worst offenders for releasing methane, wherever they may be. [...]

2025-01-07

Does Dry January Really Make People Healthier?

Abstaining from alcohol can have immediate benefits. But lasting gains require lasting change. [...]

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. [...]