We Now Know How Many People the CDC Is Monitoring for Hantavirus
There are no confirmed cases in the US, but 41 people who were potentially exposed to the Andes virus are in quarantine or being monitored for symptoms.
What It Will Take to Make AI Sustainable
Researcher Sasha Luccioni argues we need better emissions data and a better sense of how people are using AI in the first place.
What flings mysteriously powerful particles called ‘cosmic rays’ at Earth?
High-energy cosmic rays, 10 million times more powerful than particles accelerated in Earth's strongest atom smasher, may hide a superheavy secret that is the key to unlocking a 60-year-old puzzle.
The Whirlpool Galaxy comes alive | Space photo of the day for May 13, 2026
M51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, looks incredible in this new snap by the James Webb Space Telescope.
‘Like putting a microscope into the core of the sun’: World’s 1st space-based neutrino detector launches to orbit
The world's first space-based neutrino detector launched to space this month to study elusive neutrino particles that constantly bombard Earth.
Inside the Race to Develop a Test for the Rare Andes Hantavirus
A University of Nebraska lab has developed a test that can detect the virus before symptoms become severe. Now, it's ready to start testing those returning to the US after a cruise outbreak.
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Got Its Drill Stuck on a Rock. Here’s How They Freed It
This is the first time NASA has encountered a situation like this, and it took nearly a week to resolve.
xAI Adds 19 New Gas Turbines Despite Ongoing Lawsuit
Emails show that Elon Musk’s company is expanding its use of portable gas-fired power at its Colossus 2 site as a fight over air quality continues.
Uranus and Neptune could be full of rocks, new study suggests
"Rather than 'icy' or 'rocky,' we should simply call them minor giants."
All Your Hantavirus Questions, Answered by an Infectious Disease Expert
Here’s what you need to know, from why the cruise ship outbreak won’t spark the next pandemic to how hantavirus spreads.