Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Wins Contract to Take NASA Rover to the Moon
The Amazon founder’s space company will transport NASA's VIPER rover to the lunar south pole—if it proves capable of delivering a payload to the moon in an upcoming mission.
This Startup Wants to Put Its Brain-Computer Interface in the Apple Vision Pro
California-based Cognixion is launching a clinical trial to allow paralyzed patients with speech disorders the ability to communicate without an invasive brain implant.
The EPA Is Ending Greenhouse Gas Data Collection. Who Will Step Up to Fill the Gap?
With the agency no longer collecting emissions data from polluting companies, attention is turning to whether climate NGOs have the tools—and legal right—to fulfill this EPA function.
Scientists Made Human Eggs from Skin Cells and Used Them to Form Embryos
The embryos weren’t used to try to establish a pregnancy, but the researchers behind the technique say it could one day be used to address infertility.
Microplastics Could Be Weakening Your Bones, Research Suggests
The review of more than 60 scientific articles showed that microplastics, among other effects, can stimulate the formation of osteoclasts, cells specialized in degrading bone tissue.
How unexploded bombs cause environmental damage – and why climate change exacerbates the problem
One of the key ways war leads to environmental harm is by leaving behind unexploded weaponry.
What Is Thirst?
The effects of insufficient water are felt by every cell in the body, but it’s the brain that manifests our experience of thirst.
Inside the Nuclear Bunkers, Mines, and Mountains Being Retrofitted as Data Centers
Companies are going to great lengths to protect the infrastructure that provides the backbone of the world’s digital services—by burying their data deep underground.
The LA Fires Spewed Out Toxic Nanoparticles. He Made It His Mission to Trace Them
Nicholas Spada is one of the only scientists in the world using a nuclear x-ray process to study deadly nanoparticles in wildfire smoke. What he’s uncovered in California is a nightmare.
5 More Physics Equations Everyone Should Know
These five equations should be part of your mental toolkit. They might even improve your bowling score.