Technology
Your Body Ages Faster Because of Extreme Heat
A study reveals that extreme heat accelerates biological aging even more than smoking or drinking.
Antarctica Is Changing Rapidly. The Consequences Could...
“Abrupt changes” threaten to send the continent past the point of no return, at which point continued ice-melting would submerge coastal...
Falcon 9 Milestones Vindicate SpaceX’s ‘Dumb’ Approach...
The workhorse rocket has continued its streak of success.
How to See the Total Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon on September...
Viewers in Africa, Asia, and Australia will be able to see the blood moon in the sky—but those in the Americas will have to settle...
Scientists Are Flocking to Bluesky
Academics once loved Twitter—but in the age of X they’ve abandoned it in droves.
China Is Building a Brain-Computer Interface Industry
A new policy document outlines China’s plan to create an internationally competitive BCI industry within five years, and proposes...
Top CDC Officials Resign After Director Is Pushed Out
The exodus has set off alarms among staff at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: “My main concern is they will be replaced...
SpaceX Starship Finally Pulls Off a Successful Test Flight
After being postponed twice—and after multiple failed attempts—Starship's tenth test flight was a success.
What It's Like to Work at a Body Farm
The scavengers are tricky, the smells are gross, and your colleagues are corpses. But some people—mostly women!—love this job.
NASA’s Largest Satellite Antenna Ever Has Just Unfurled...
NISAR, a giant orbiting antenna 39 feet in diameter, will monitor changes to glaciers, forests, and the Earth’s crust, providing data...
