Technology
RFK Jr.’s Appointees to CDC Vaccine Panel Are Not Good
Robert Malone, a mainstay in conspiratorial circles, and Martin Kulldorff, a coauthor of the widely criticized Great Barrington Declaration,...
How Much Energy Does AI Use? The People Who Know Aren’t...
A growing body of research attempts to put a number on energy use and AI—even as the companies behind the most popular models keep...
The EPA Plans to ‘Reconsider’ Ban on Cancer-Causing Asbestos
President Donald Trump has supported use of asbestos in the past and blamed the mob for its bad reputation.
US Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming...
In United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors was not unconstitutional—the...
Scientists Discover the Key to Axolotls’ Ability to Regenerate...
A new study reveals the key lies not in the production of a regrowth molecule, but in that molecule's controlled destruction. The...
A New Obesity Pill May Burn Fat Without Suppressing Appetite
An investigational drug developed by Eolo Pharma is showing promise in animal experiments and an early human trial. It could eventually...
This Historian Has Seen the Future of Trans Health Care
Jules Gill-Peterson doesn’t want to fight for trans joy. She wants to fight for what trans people really need: resources, hormones,...
The Mysterious Inner Workings of Io, Jupiter’s Volcanic...
Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure—and reveal how little is understood about geologically...
Wood Pellet Mills Are Prone to Catching Fire. Why Build...
Facilities that make wood pellets have a track record of catching alight. Yet there are plans to build several near Yosemite’s tinderbox...
This Chinese Spacecraft Is Traveling to One of Earth’s...
The Tianwen-2 probe has sent a self-portrait as it heads toward one of the most enigmatic objects in our space neighborhood: the quasi-moon...
