As AI systems exceed one benchmark after another, our standards for “humanlike intelligence” keep evolving
RFK, Jr., Releases Report Attacking Medical Care for Trans Children
A new report from the HHS that is critical of gender-affirming care for minors follows a similar, widely criticized report in May
RFK, Jr., Says Peanut Allergies May Be Tied to Aluminum in Vaccines and Pesticides. Here’s What the Science Says
Strong evidence suggests that food allergies are caused by a lack of exposure to food allergens—not by exposure to toxins
NASA’s New Images Reveal Best Look Yet at Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA spacecraft across the inner solar system captured new views of Comet 3I/ATLAS—the third known interstellar object
Kissing May Have Evolved 21.5 Million Years Ago in Ancestor of Great Apes and Humans
Humans and their ancestors have likely been kissing for a very long time
Massive Study Debunks One of RFK Jr’s Biggest Claims about Fluoride in Tap Water
Researchers tracked thousands of Americans for decades, finding no links between ingesting recommended levels of fluoride and lower cognitive skills
The James Webb Telescope May Have Seen the First Stars in the Universe
Although the findings are yet to be confirmed, it marks the closest astronomers have come to locating these ancient stars
Epstein Files Spark Harvard Investigation into Larry Summers
E-mails between Larry Summers and the now deceased financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from 2018 and 2019 have raised questions about a relationship Summers pursued with a student
Investigators Think They’ve Solved the Mystery of the Baltimore Bridge Crash
A tiny, misplaced label may have slowly loosened a critical wire on the ship that hit Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, eventually causing a catastrophic failure
After Spectacular Auroras, What to Know about the Sun and Its Solar Cycle
The sun’s current 11-year activity cycle has already peaked—but extreme outbursts from our star may still be in store