Technology
FEMA Isn’t Ready for Disaster Season, Workers Say
Instability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and floods....
Scientists Find Promising Indication of Extraterrestrial...
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope confirmed that the planet K2-18b has traces of dimethyl sulfide, a potential biosignature...
Thousands of Urine and Tissue Samples Are in Danger of...
Workers who recently lost their jobs at the National Institute for Occupational Safety say they’re concerned that there’s no plan...
Measles Cases Are Rising. Other Preventable Diseases Could...
Amid an ongoing measles outbreak, the US is also facing a surge in pertussis, or whooping cough. As vaccine rates drop, other diseases...
DOGE Cuts Pull AmeriCorps Volunteers Off of Disaster Relief...
Workers for the National Civilian Community Corps were sent home due to “new operational parameters.” The program’s long-term fate...
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The Wild Plan to Terraform Mars by Slamming Asteroids Into...
If future Mars colonizers want to survive without pressure suits, they’ll need to generate a denser atmosphere. One way to achieve...
‘We Are Not Programmed to Die,’ Says Nobel Laureate Venki...
The structural biologist, who has devoted his life to studying the processes behind aging, discusses the surprising things he has...
How to Watch the Lyrids Meteor Shower
The second major meteor shower of the year starts today and peaks on the night of April 21–22. Here’s everything you need to know...
Small Language Models Are the New Rage, Researchers Say
Larger models can pull off a wider variety of feats, but the reduced footprint of smaller models makes them attractive tools.
One Man’s Quest to Reforest the Rio Grande Valley
The Tamaulipan thorn forest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Restoring even a fraction of it could...
