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Space Force Is Planning a Military Exercise in Orbit

Two satellites will engage in a “realistic threat response scenario” when Victus Haze gets underway.

Can You Really Run on Top of a Train, Like in the Movies?

To pull off this classic Hollywood stunt, you gotta know your physics!

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Bird Flu Is Spreading in Alarming New Ways

H5N1 has infected cattle across the US and jumped from a mammal to a human for the first time. Experts fear it may someday evolve...

Mexico City’s Metro System Is Sinking Fast. Yours Could...

Subsidence is causing parts of Mexico City to sink, and it’s happening at an uneven rate. That’s bad news for its sprawling public...

This Woman Will Decide Which Babies Are Born

Noor Siddiqui founded Orchid so people could “have healthy babies.” Now she’s using the company’s gene technology on herself—and talking...

The Honeybees Versus the Murder Hornets

Under threat from murder hornets, climate change, and habitat loss, UK honeybees are getting help from AI-enabled apiculturists tracking...

Europe Rules That Insufficient Climate Change Action Is...

In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Human Rights found that Switzerland had not done enough to protect its citizens from climate...

Elon Musk’s Latest Mars Pitch Has Potential

SpaceX has made significant progress toward what once seemed an unattainable goal.

The Best Total Solar Eclipse Photos (2024)

Whether you’re in the path of the totality or keeping track from afar, these are the best total solar eclipse photos we’ve found.

A Popular Alien-Hunting Technique Is Increasingly in Doubt

Recent controversies bode ill for the effort to detect life on other planets by analyzing the gases in their atmospheres.