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2025-05-07

Homo sapiens regularly crossed the Pyrenees during the Ice Age—here's what they took with them - Phys.org

Homo sapiens regularly crossed the Pyrenees during the Ice Age—here's what they took with them Phys.org

2025-05-07

Homo sapiens regularly crossed the Pyrenees during the Ice Age—here's what they took with them

A fine mist accompanies the clan as the sun rises and they begin their journey. There are 12 people in total, some of them adults, some children, and others so small that they have to travel on the backs of the women.

2025-05-07

How maximum security prison inmates and officers worked together to create a farm behind bars

At Macquarie Correctional Centre in western New South Wales, a story of collaboration and persistence is unfolding. Inmates and prison officers are farming commercial quantities of fresh food in a purpose-built indoor facility.

2025-05-07

This dormant volcano had been silent for 250,000 years, but geologists are raising alarms due to signs of awakening. - Farmingdale Observer

This dormant volcano had been silent for 250,000 years, but geologists are raising alarms due to signs of awakening. Farmingdale ObserverScientists explore the anatomy of a ‘zombie volcano’ that’s showing signs of activity CNNScientists solve mystery of 'zombie' volcano displaying signs of eruption for decades ABC NewsA Zombie Volcano Hasn't Erupted in 250,000 Years—But Scientists Say It’s Still Alive Popular MechanicsScientists spark fears as 'zombie' volcano dormant for 250,000 years shows signs of eruption Yahoo News UK

2025-05-07

WeightWatchers Files for Bankruptcy

WeightWatchers is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, aiming to wipe out $1.15 billion in debt as it pivots further into telehealth. The company, officially known as WW International, said nearly 75% of its debt holders are backing the restructuring and it expects to emerge from bankruptcy in about 45...

2025-05-07

Detecting Depression Using Digital Traces on Social Media

Researchers have developed a deep learning model to detect mental health symptoms and risk factors on social media. They say it could assist individuals and provide population-level data to help public health professionals and policymakers make informed decisions.

2025-05-07

Research Update: Okra, Fenugreek Extracts Remove Most Microplastics From Water

The substances behind the slimy strings from okra and the gel from fenugreek seeds could trap microplastics better than a commonly used synthetic polymer. Previously, researchers proposed using these sticky natural polymers to clean up water.

2025-05-07

Argonne Team Honored for Powering the Communication Backbone of Supercomputing

Argonne's MPICH team receives the 2024 ACM Software System Award for their influential work on a high-performance MPI implementation. Their contributions have impacted high performance computing, enabling advances in scientific simulation, big data analysis and deep learning.

2025-05-07

A 2nd Navy Jet Falls Into Red Sea

Little more than a week after a $70 million US Navy fighter jet rolled off an aircraft carrier and into the Red Sea , a second fighter jet was also lost in the Red Sea after a failed landing on the same carrier. As it came in for a landing Tuesday...

2025-05-07

Tesla launches its most inexpensive trim of new Model Y

Tesla has launched the Long Range Rear-Wheel-Drive configuration of the new Model Y, its most-affordable version yet.The post Tesla launches its most inexpensive trim of new Model Y appeared first on TESLARATI.

2025-05-07

Smokey Robinson Accused of Sexual Assault

Four women who used to work as housekeepers for Smokey Robinson are now suing the iconic Motown singer, accusing him of repeated sexual assault and rape during their employment at his Los Angeles residence. The suit, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that the assaults occurred between 2007...

2025-05-07

Private Japanese lunar lander enters orbit around moon ahead of a June touchdown

A private lunar lander from Japan is now orbiting the moon, with just another month to go before it attempts a touchdown. Tokyo-based ispace announced Wednesday morning its Resilience lander entered lunar orbit. SpaceX launched Resilience with Firefly Aerospace's lunar...

2025-05-07

San Jose's Vimaan Robotics Settles for $1.5 Million Amid Allegations of Improper Federal Grant Acquisition

Vimaan Robotics has settled for $1.5 million over claims it falsely obtained federal funds, despite being ineligible due to venture capital majority ownership.

2025-05-07

SpaceX planning nighttime launch of Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral - WESH

SpaceX planning nighttime launch of Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral WESHLive coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight NowSpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida: What time is the nighttime liftoff? Florida TodayIs there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, Axiom, ULA rocket launch schedule at Cape Canaveral YahooSpaceX rocket launch tonight from Cape Canaveral, Florida: How to watch live FOX 35 Orlando

2025-05-07

Subtle Edits Yield Big Results in Microbes

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Colorado Boulder used a gene-silencing tool and a large library of molecular guides to understand how photosynthetic bacteria adapt to light and temperature changes. They found that even partial suppression of certain genes yielded big benefits in modifying the stress response of wild microbes.

2025-05-07

SLAC, Stanford Researchers Discover Large Protein-Free RNA Structures

Cryogenic electron microscopy showed for the first time that large RNA complexes can assemble without the help of proteins, expanding our understanding of RNA folding and function.

2025-05-07

Water Resiliency at Camp Buehring: INL's Innovative Water Reclamation System

Water resiliency at Camp Buehring: INL's innovative water reclamation system

2025-05-06

Benchmarking quantum gates: New protocol paves the way for fault-tolerant computing

Researchers have developed a new protocol for benchmarking quantum gates, a critical step toward realizing the full potential of quantum computing and potentially accelerating progress toward fault-tolerant quantum computers.

2025-05-06

Webb Telescope Discovers Something Mind-Blowing at the Core of the Milky Way - The Daily Galaxy

Webb Telescope Discovers Something Mind-Blowing at the Core of the Milky Way The Daily GalaxyThe Webb Telescope Spotted Something Crazy Happening at the Heart of the Milky Way SciTechDailyJames Webb Telescope observed the black hole at the center of our galaxy : a chaotic light show discovered Glass AlmanacJames Webb Space Telescope Captures Stunning 4K View Of Milky Way's Heart MSN“Dazzling Chaos Unleashed”: James Webb Telescope Captures Mind-Blowing Light Show from This Black Hole at Our Galaxy’s Center Rude Baguette

2025-05-06

Research links trilobite body size changes in early Paleozoic with marine oxygen levels

A recent study shows that marine oxygen levels were crucial to the evolution of early Paleozoic trilobite body size, suggesting that oxygen may have influenced the evolution of other animals' body size as well.

2025-05-06

Can a wooden spoon really stop a pot from boiling over? Here's the science

One moment, your spaghetti is happily bubbling away in the pot. A minute later, after busying yourself with something else, you turn around to find a hot mess all over your stove.

2025-05-06

Spot the Station Frequently Asked Questions

1. Why is the International Space Station up there? The International Space Station is a convergence of science, technology, and human innovation that enables research not possible on Earth for the benefit of humanity. For more than 25 years, NASA has supported a continuous U.S. human presence aboard the station, through which astronauts have learned [...]

2025-05-06

Coastal megacities expose wildlife to 'relentless' boat traffic

Coastal megacities expose ocean wildlife and habitats to "relentless" boat traffic, new research shows.

2025-05-06

NASA Expands SPHEREx Science Return Through Commercial Partnership

NASA is partnering with commercial industry to expand our knowledge of Earth, our solar system, and beyond. Recently, NASA collaborated with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) to support data transfer for the agency’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) mission to explore the origins of the universe. “Not [...]

2025-05-06

Charles Wharton, plasma physicist, dies at 99

Charles “Chuck” Benjamin Wharton, professor emeritus of electrical engineering and a distinguished expert in plasma physics, died April 12 in Ithaca, New York. He was 99.

2025-05-06

Research at risk: Life-saving heart pumps for babies

After receiving a stop-work order from the federal government, the future of a device to help children with heart defects is uncertain.

2025-05-06

A new method for remote sensing-based assessment of cotton Verticillium wilt

Scientists from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Shihezi University, have developed a new method for grading cotton Verticillium wilt (VW). This method correlates with yield loss and is suitable for remote sensing monitoring to assess the severity of VW.

2025-05-06

How hackers are breaking into Apple devices through AirPlay

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson reveals that a new AirPlay bug lets hackers take over Apple devices via Wi-Fi with no clicks needed.

2025-05-06

Scientists reveal hidden interface in superconducting qubit material

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have uncovered an unexpected interface layer that may be hindering the performance of superconducting qubits, the building blocks of quantum computers.

2025-05-06

Phage therapy may treat drug resistance in patients with cystic fibrosis

Antimicrobial resistance, in which germs like bacteria and fungi no longer respond to medicines, is a rising global threat. When antibiotics and other drugs become ineffective, infections can become difficult or impossible to treat, leading to an increase in the spread and severity of disease.

2025-05-06

Astronomers solve long-standing mystery of massive star formation using interstellar ammonia

Using the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Very Large Array, astronomers have revealed for the first time the huge flow of gas near a massive star in the making that allows its rapid growth.

2025-05-06

Diddy's Look at Trial: 'Soft,' 'Gentle'

As Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial began Monday in New York , the rapper presented quite a different image than the one the public is used to. In lieu of his sometimes extravagant outfits, he appeared in court wearing glasses, with graying hair and goatee, and donning a dark sweater...

2025-05-06

Sustainability Often Used as a Buzzword in Agricultural Genomics

Analysis by University of Adelaide researchers has found that claims about sustainability are increasing in agricultural genomics research, but the term is often not well-defined, leading to potential concerns about the impact and credibility of the research.

2025-05-06

2nd Suspect Charged in Death of Super Bowl Reporter

A second person has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Telemundo Kansas City reporter Adan Manzano , who traveled to New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl. Kenner police on Monday announced charges against Rickey White, 34, who was previously arrested in Florida on robbery and fraud...

2025-05-06

'Tis the Season for Ticks and Mosquitoes, A Medical Entomologist Talks About These Pests and How to Avoid Them

In five questions, Lee R. Haines explains the risks mosquitoes and ticks pose to the Midwest and discusses how the public can best protect themselves and family members from these bloodthirsty pests.

2025-05-06

Rutgers Senior Lands Engineering Job at a Maker of Jet Engines

Doug Doyle dreamed of flying jets as a child, but a "tinge" of night blindness kept him out of the U.S. Naval Academy. Now a soon-to-graduate Rutgers University-New Brunswick senior, the 22-year-old aims to build the engines that allow jets to tear through the sky. Doyle, a School of Engineering student who has held internships at aerospace and defense company General Dynamics Corp.

2025-05-06

Trump Administration Makes Surprise Move on Mifepristone

In a perhaps surprising move from the Trump administration, the Department of Justice is continuing a legal course first plotted by the Biden administration in a case involving the abortion drug mifepristone. As CBS News reports, when the Supreme Court issued a narrow ruling in favor of the abortion pill...

2025-05-06

Topical Gel Relieved Ear Infections in Animals After Just One Dose

Researchers in ACS Nano report a topical antibiotic gel that, applied once, cured middle ear infection within 24 hours in chinchillas.

2025-05-06

Quantum gravity discovery brings us one step closer to a unified 'Theory of Everything' - Earth.com

Quantum gravity discovery brings us one step closer to a unified 'Theory of Everything' Earth.com

2025-05-06

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral - Spaceflight Now

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight NowSpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida: What time is the nighttime liftoff? Florida TodaySpaceX to launch near sunset: Will rocket create 'space jellyfish' from Cape Canaveral, Florida? YahooLaunch Roundup: SpaceX to launch 250th mission from SLC-40 NASASpaceFlight.com -'Falcon' flies on Star Wars Day: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida (photos) Space

2025-05-06

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

The mission will be SpaceX’s 470th Falcon 9 rocket launch to date. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is targeting 8:22 p.m. EDT (0022 UTC).

2025-05-06

Maine's 'Polarizing' Ex-Gov Aims to Unseat a House Dem

Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage announced Monday he's running for Congress in the state's 2nd District, aiming to unseat Democratic Rep. Jared Golden. LePage, a Republican who led Maine from 2011 to 2019 and unsuccessfully ran for governor again in 2022, filed his campaign papers Sunday. The district, seen as...

2025-05-05

We talk a lot about being 'resilient.' But what does it actually mean?

In a world with political polarization, war, extreme weather events and increasing costs of living, we need to be able to cope as individuals and communities.

2025-05-05

How dogs and cats are evolving to look alike and why it's humans' fault—new research

Domestication has made cats and dogs more diverse, but also curiously alike—with serious implications for their health and welfare, new research shows.

2025-05-05

Searching For Star Formation Towards The Eos Molecular Cloud

The Eos cloud, recently discovered in the far ultraviolet via H2 fluorescence, is one of the nearest known dark molecular clouds to the Sun, with a distance spanning from ∼94−136pc. However, with a mass (∼5.5×103M⊙) just under 40 per cent that of star forming clouds like Taurus and evidence for net molecular dissociation, its evolutionary [...]The post Searching For Star Formation Towards The Eos Molecular Cloud appeared first on Astrobiology.

2025-05-05

'Super antibodies' for snake toxins: How a dangerous DIY experiment helped scientists make a new antivenom

Scientists in the United States have created a new snake antivenom using the blood of a man who deliberately built up immunity to snakebites by injecting himself with many different kinds of venom more than 800 times over 18 years.

2025-05-05

Elon Musk Became Fixated on the Idea That a Sniper Shot His Rocket, Causing It to Explode

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was convinced a "sniper" had caused a Falcon 9 rocket to explode violently on the launch pad on September 1, 2016. Footage of the event shows the rocket erupting into a gigantic ball of fire in an instant, reducing the mounted Amos-6 Israeli communications satellite into ashes. A Freedom of Inofrmation Act (FOIA) request filed with the Federal Aviation Administration by Ars Technica's Eric Berger around two years ago, has now revealed that SpaceX engineers had thoroughly investigated whether a projectile could've caused the rocket's helium tank to rupture and explode. According to Berger, Musk, who [...]

2025-05-05

Elon Musk Became Fixated on the Idea That a Sniper Shot His Rocket, Causing It to Explode - futurism.com

Elon Musk Became Fixated on the Idea That a Sniper Shot His Rocket, Causing It to Explode futurism.com

2025-05-05

Registrations Open For The RED Astrobiology Introductory Virtual School

RED is a Training School about the “Basics in Astrobiology”. Astrobiology addresses questions related to the origins of life, its evolution, and distribution in the Universe. This school aims to offer interdisciplinary training in astrobiology to students and young researchers in astronomy, planetology, geology, chemistry, biology, or history and philosophy of science. If you are [...]The post Registrations Open For The RED Astrobiology Introductory Virtual School appeared first on Astrobiology.

2025-05-05

What Would Einstein Tell Trump?

Einstein offers a lesson for scientists who are protesting an out-of-control nationalist administration attacking U.S. science today

2025-05-05

Physicists snap the first images of 'free-range' atoms - Phys.org

Physicists snap the first images of 'free-range' atoms Phys.org

2025-05-05

Physicists snap the first images of 'free-range' atoms

MIT physicists have captured the first images of individual atoms freely interacting in space. The pictures reveal correlations among the "free-range" particles that until now were predicted but never directly observed. Their findings, published today in the journal Physical Review Letters, will help scientists visualize never-before-seen quantum phenomena in real space.

2025-05-05

African wild dogs: DNA tests of their feces reveal surprises about what they eat

The African wild dog is one of Africa's most endangered predators. African wild dogs are highly elusive, avoiding human contact and utilizing vast, remote territories to remain out of sight. Current estimates suggest that only about 6,600 individuals remain, in fragmented populations across southern and eastern Africa. About 600 live in South Africa.

2025-05-05

Landmark Photosynthesis Gene Discovery Boosts Plant Growth, Advances Crop Science

Researchers have identified a novel gene in a poplar tree subspecies that enhances photosynthesis and can boost the height of trees by about 30% in the field and as much as 200% in a greenhouse.

2025-05-05

Study of a 16th-century Ethiopian monk's account provides insights into ancient Dongola

A recent study by researchers Dr. Dorota Dzierzbicka and Dr. Daria Elagina re-examined and translated a rare first-hand account of a 16th-century Ethiopian monk visiting old Dongola, Sudan.

2025-05-05

Hubble images skewed spiral galaxy Arp 184

A beautiful but skewed spiral galaxy dazzles in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. The galaxy, called Arp 184 or NGC 1961, sits about 190 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Camelopardalis (The Giraffe).

2025-05-05

Tesla doxxing attacks wrongly target nonowners across America

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson reports that Tesla owners are facing threats as hackers weaponize leaked data. Are you next?

2025-05-05

Trump: Mexico's President Won't Let Me Send US Troops In

President Trump confirmed over the weekend that he proposed sending US troops into Mexico to help fight drug cartels—an idea Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected, the AP reports. Trump, speaking to reporters on Air Force One, claimed Sheinbaum turned down the suggestion out of fear of the cartels, saying,...

2025-05-05

Once-in-a-Lifetime Sky Show: A “New Star” Will Soon Light Up the Night - SciTechDaily

Once-in-a-Lifetime Sky Show: A “New Star” Will Soon Light Up the Night SciTechDailyThe Eta Aquariid meteor shower is about to peak. Here’s how to see it CNNHow to see Halley's comet debris in the Eta Aquarid meteor shower NBC NewsThe Aquarids meteor shower peaks this week. What to know, how to watch USA TodayViewing the Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower in 2025 American Meteor Society

2025-05-05

Trump: We're Making Alcatraz a Prison Again

President Trump announced Sunday that he's moving to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the former prison on an island in California's San Francisco Bay that shut its doors in 1963 and is currently a popular tourist destination. In a post on Truth Social, Trump directed federal agencies—including the Bureau of...

2025-05-05

Sudden Storm Capsizes 4 Boats on China River, Killing 9

A sudden storm capsized four boats on the Wu River in southwestern China's Guizhou province Sunday, leaving nine dead and one person missing, according to state media. More than 80 people ended up in the water after strong winds and a fast-moving rain and hail storm struck the popular scenic...

2025-05-05

Butter made from air? This startup is spreading carbon-conscious innovation

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Imagine this: you reach for your morning toast, swipe on a glossy, golden spread, and savor that creamy richness. But surprise — there were no cows, no crops, and definitely no pastures involved. Welcome to the era of butter made from air. This culinary curveball is brought to you [...]The post Butter made from air? This startup is spreading carbon-conscious innovation first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

2025-05-04

Sols 4527-4528: ‘Boxwork Ahoy!’

Written by Natalie Moore, Mission Operations Specialist at Malin Space Science Systems Earth planning date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 We’re back in our standard “touch and go” plan regime today, where we sandwich a midday remote science block between morning-APXS and afternoon-MAHLI contact science arm blocks. We had our first late-slide 9 a.m. PDT start [...]

2025-05-04

New discovery upends current models of star and planet formation - The Brighter Side of News

New discovery upends current models of star and planet formation The Brighter Side of NewsThese are the sharpest images yet of planets being born around distant stars SpaceScientists Gain a New Understanding of How Stars and Planets Form Universe Today

2025-05-04

NASA faces stinging funding cuts under Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal - Semafor

NASA faces stinging funding cuts under Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal SemaforNASA faces cuts to rocket program and lunar space station in Trump's 2026 budget CBCMDA shares walloped by White House space cuts The Globe and MailTrump’s 2026 Budget Proposes Cutting NASA Funding by $6 Billion The New York TimesTrump Administration Proposes Cutting $6 Billion From NASA’s Budget Bloomberg

2025-05-04

Stranded Soviet spacecraft to plunge back to Earth

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell about Kosmos 482, the Soviet-era spacecraft that was stranded over 50 years ago during a mission to Venus. It will soon return to Earth.

2025-05-04

Stranded Soviet spacecraft to plunge back to Earth - KGOU

Stranded Soviet spacecraft to plunge back to Earth KGOUDoomed Soviet satellite from 1972 will tumble uncontrollably to Earth next week — and it could land almost anywhere Live ScienceNew images of Soviet Venus lander falling to Earth suggest its parachute may be out SpaceA 1,000 Lb. Space Object Orbiting Earth Since 1972 Is Expected to Crash-Land in About a Week: Here's What to Know People.comSoviet-era spacecraft from aborted Venus mission set to plummet to Earth Yahoo News Canada

2025-05-04

“Spacewalk History Repeats”: NASA’s Fifth All-Female Mission Just Upgraded ISS Power Systems in a Major Milestone for Equality - Rude Baguette

“Spacewalk History Repeats”: NASA’s Fifth All-Female Mission Just Upgraded ISS Power Systems in a Major Milestone for Equality Rude BaguetteNASA Astronaut Notices "Slice" in Her Suit's Glove During Spacewalk futurism.comNASA astronauts step outside space station to perform the 5th all-female spacewalk Times ColonistNASA Astronauts McClain and Ayers Exit Station Soon for Spacewalk NASA (.gov)Watch Live as NASA Astronauts Take On a Rare All-Woman Spacewalk Outside the ISS Gizmodo

2025-05-04

SpaceX Launch Site Officially the New City of Starbase, Texas

In a post on his social platform X, Musk celebrated the results, saying it is 'now a real city!'

2025-05-04

HR firm confirms 4M records exposed in major hack

The private information of about 4 million people was exposed after a major data breach involving VeriSource Services, a Texas-based HR firm.

2025-05-04

He let snakes bite him some 200 times to create a better snakebite antivenom

Scientists have created a broadly effective antivenom using the blood of a Wisconsin man who has spent years exposing himself to deadly snakebites. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on May 2, 2025.)

2025-05-04

How Much Does It Cost To Go To Space? Here's What NASA Pays

Going to space is important for scientist so they can understand the galaxy, but what does it cost? Here's the average cost according to NASA.

2025-05-04

Army creates space career field for enlisted soldiers

Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is establishing its first-ever dedicated space career field for enlisted personnel, a shift that military officials say will better prepare the force for modern conflicts that span land, sea, air, cyber and [...]

2025-05-04

Anthropic CEO Admits We Have No Idea How AI Works

The CEO of one of the world's leading artificial intelligence labs just said the quiet part out loud — that nobody really knows how AI works. In an essay published to his personal website, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei announced plans to create a robust "MRI on AI" within the next decade not only to figure out what makes the technology tick, but also to head off any unforeseen dangers associated with its (currently) unknowable nature. "When a generative AI system does something, like summarize a financial document, we have no idea, at a specific or precise level, why it makes [...]

2025-05-04

Forget Darth Vader and the Emperor: The Empire has never been scarier than in 'Andor' season 2

There's no lightsabers or planet-killing super-weapons (yet), but the latest season of the 'Rogue One' prequel shows what the Rebels are fighting against.

2025-05-04

Every single human being alive today first originated from this African country - The Brighter Side of News

Every single human being alive today first originated from this African country The Brighter Side of News

2025-05-04

Musk’s bid to make his rocket launch site a Texas city appears well on its way

Elon Musk’s rocket launch site Starbase, home to his California-born company SpaceX, is on its way to becoming a Texas city after lopsided early voting results — with ballots probably cast mostly by his employees.

2025-05-04

Major gold breakthrough as scientists answer 'one of the questions of the century'

The question of where gold comes from in the universe has baffled scientists for years - but now researchers believe they have finally solved the mystery.

2025-05-04

Welcome to Starbase: Texas has a new city home to Elon Musk's SpaceX

Residents of the small south Texas town that's home to Elon Musk’s SpaceX have voted to incorporate into a new city called Starbase.

2025-05-03

Global survey aims to take stock of the impacts of psychedelic drugs

The 2025 Global Psychedelic Survey aims to capture people's experiences with psychedelics around the world.

2025-05-03

Arctic Ocean: Climate Sentinel & Life Hub at the Heart of Tara Polar Station Missions - Glass Almanac

Arctic Ocean: Climate Sentinel & Life Hub at the Heart of Tara Polar Station Missions Glass Almanac

2025-05-03

Study finds flourishing doesn't always mean happiness

Flourishing is more than just being happy, and a new global study finds some countries are doing better than others when it comes to overall well-being.

2025-05-03

New era of magnetization: Research sheds light on future applications in spintronics and valleytronics

Altermagnets, which exhibit momentum-dependent spin splitting without spin–orbit coupling (SOC) or net magnetization, have recently attracted significant international attention.

2025-05-03

Snakes have bitten this man hundreds of times. His blood could help make a better treatment

A Wisconsin man has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times, and scientists are studying his blood to treat snakebite.

2025-05-03

Visa Announces Plans to Give AI Agents Your Credit Card Information

Visa — yes, that Visa — is wading into the world of AI agents. On Wednesday, the credit card monolith announced it would be teaming up with some of the AI industry's leading developers to connect its vast payments network to their AI systems. The end game? Letting an autonomous AI model — an agent — control your credit card and make purchases ranging from groceries to clothing on your behalf, based on your budget and preferences. "We think this could be really important," Jack Forestell, Visa's chief product and strategy officer, told the Associated Press. "Transformational, on the order [...]

2025-05-03

A giant gold deposit has been discovered, and the estimated value of the treasure is staggering. - Farmingdale Observer

A giant gold deposit has been discovered, and the estimated value of the treasure is staggering. Farmingdale Observer

2025-05-03

This underwater species was filmed alive for the first time in Southeast Asia. - Stewartville Star

This underwater species was filmed alive for the first time in Southeast Asia. Stewartville Star

2025-05-03

Insulin Was a Life-Saving Discovery That Came with a Bit of Controversy

Learn more about the discovery of insulin and the controversy this life-saving medicine sparked.

2025-05-03

Soviet-era spacecraft from aborted Venus mission set to plummet to Earth - Yahoo News Canada

Soviet-era spacecraft from aborted Venus mission set to plummet to Earth Yahoo News CanadaNew images of Soviet Venus lander falling to Earth suggest its parachute may be out SpaceOld Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 is falling ... with a parachute? EarthSkyA 1,000 Lb. Space Object Orbiting Earth Since 1972 Is Expected to Crash-Land in About a Week: Here's What to Know People.comDoomed Soviet spacecraft tumbling toward Earth may already have its parachute out, new images hint Live Science

2025-05-03

Soviet Spacecraft stuck in orbit for 53 years may finally fall back to Earth next week. What is Kosmos 482? Where will it land? - MSN

Soviet Spacecraft stuck in orbit for 53 years may finally fall back to Earth next week. What is Kosmos 482? Where will it land? MSNNew images of Soviet Venus lander falling to Earth suggest its parachute may be out SpaceA 1,000 Lb. Space Object Orbiting Earth Since 1972 Is Expected to Crash-Land in About a Week: Here's What to Know people.comDoomed Soviet spacecraft tumbling toward Earth may already have its parachute out, new images hint Live ScienceSoviet-era spacecraft once bound for Venus expected to crash to Earth in May The Washington Post

2025-05-03

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center - Spaceflight Now

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight NowUPDATE: SpaceX launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base pushed to Sunday KSBY NewsSpaceX launch overnight: Everything to know about Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida YahooAmazon launches Project Kuiper satellites designed to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX CNNSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (photos) Space

2025-05-03

Worldcon Is Getting Eviscerated for Using AI to Select Panelists

In the world where even our refrigerators are imbibed with AI, it seems nothing good is safe from the perfidious and error-prone tech. Even Worldcon, the beloved World Science Fiction Convention, isn't immune to the apparent AI takeover. Worldcon is the longest running Science Fiction gathering on the planet, happening every year since 1939, with some exceptions thanks to WWII. It's where the famous Hugo Awards get dolled out each year to literature heavyweights and runners up alike; honoring figures like Isaac Asimov, Cixin Liu, and Ursula K. Le Guin. In a statement about the planning for Seattle Worldcon 2025 [...]

2025-05-03

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

The ability to launch 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites comes from a shift by SpaceX to an “optimized” version of the spacecraft introduced in 2024. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is targeting 4:53 a.m. EDT (0853 UTC).

2025-05-03

Real clues to life beyond Earth? - Ynetnews

Real clues to life beyond Earth? YnetnewsDoubts over signs of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b are rising: 'This is evidence of the scientific process at work' SpaceDid astronomers really find life on planet K2-18 b? MSNUnveiling Alien Oceans: Webb’s Breakthrough in the Hunt for Life SciTechDailyScientists skeptical about recent claims that signs of life were possibly detected on exoplanet CBC

2025-05-03

In a First, Judge Knocks Down Trump Order Against Law Firm

For the first time, a court has permanently blocked President Trump from punishing a law firm for political reasons. US District Judge Beryl Howell issued an injunction late Friday prohibiting the enforcement of any portion of Trump's order targeting Perkins Coie, along with a strong denunciation, NBC News reports. "No...

2025-05-03

UAH Researchers' Climate Study Quantifies Urban Heat Island Warming Effects Related to Population Density for the First Time

A new research study from The University of Alabama in Huntsville, a part of The University of Alabama System, addresses the question, how much have urban areas warmed from the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect?UAH Earth System Science Center Research Scientist Dr.

2025-05-03

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Transform Vision Research

Salt Lake City, Utah -- Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the way we comprehend, detect and treat eye conditions, bringing new hope to millions worldwide. During the upcoming week (May 4 - 8) at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) in Salt Lake City, Utah, researchers will share breakthroughs on how AI is influencing the future of eye and vision health research and patient care, from enhancing clinical decision-making to simplifying workflows to equip patients with educational tools to create personalized care plans.

2025-05-03

Spain's Recent Power Outage: What Happened and Why It Matters

On April 28, Spain experienced a widespread power outage that left millions without electricity for nearly a full 24 hours. While power has largely been restored, the cause of the failure is still under investigation. Early reports suggest that the high percentage of renewable energy on the grid at the time may have played a role -- but it's more complicated than that.

2025-05-03

Plenty of Fish in the Sea? Not Enough to Feed 10 Billion People Sustainably

Growing up 30 minutes from the ocean meant the beach wasn't just a vacation destination--it was a part of my daily life. My Florida upbringing sparked a deep fascination with the sea and a lasting drive to do what I could to protect it.

2025-05-03

Leading Life Science Organizations: Unlawful Grant Terminations Pose Grave Threat to America's Innovation Pipeline

Amicus Brief Filed in Support of Suit Calling for Immediate Funding Restoration