Rocket Report: SpaceX completes launch triple-header; Rocket Lab nets big contract
Blue Origin seeks FAA approval for up to 50 New Glenn launches and 50 booster landings per year.
Stephen Clark
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Science // Science & Exploration
Venus’ mysterious haze is actually cosmic dust
A physical model show that iron dust and sulfuric acid create the right properties.
Elizabeth Rayne
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SpaceX describes surgical intervention before launch of latest crew mission
With Crew-13, Jessica Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a mission into space.
Stephen Clark
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With most information hidden, the game Stratego had stumped AI—until now
Adding in a second neural network that guesses the identity of hidden pieces was key.
Jacek Krywko
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Dinosaur-killing impact crater might have been teeming with life
Hot, nutrient water might have lasted for over 5 million years after the impact.
Elizabeth Rayne
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A local network of implants uses your body as the wiring
It’s possible to send electrical signals right through human tissues.
Jacek Krywko
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Google figures out how to watermark AI-designed proteins
Intended to help with biosecurity, it works with a popular AI protein design tool.
John Timmer
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What butterfly wings have in common with barbershop poles
Wing patterns, flight dynamics create “motion dazzle” effect, make it harder to gauge speed, direction.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Less protein for maggots means longer lives for fruit flies
Eating less protein as larvae may limit their ability to produce proteins as adults.
Jacek Krywko
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New device captures carbon dioxide by pumping it across a battery
The design requires less energy to capture CO2 than current systems.
Scott K. Johnson
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Scientists solve 1840s space weather mystery
19th century Nature account of 1841 train delayed by geomagnetic storm got year wrong—due to a typo.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Is solar’s growth finally slowing in the US?
Renewables easily cover changes in US demand, which is rising by 2% in 2026.
John Timmer
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With PRIMA, NASA will try to build a billion-dollar space telescope in record time
NASA’s PRIMA mission will use spare parts from Webb to do major science at a lower cost.
Stephen Clark
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Contrary to some reports, you don’t have two brains
A bad press release makes a good excuse to look at how developmental biology works.
John Timmer
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Small undersea volcanoes may unleash outsized tsunamis
Post-eruption imaging of the Hunga caldera gives new details of its collapse.
Yook Ji Hun
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Effort begins to fill the void left by terminated US climate report
First paper added to community collection is a roadmap for research.
Scott K. Johnson
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Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.
John Timmer
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T. rex teeth indicate it ran as warm as an elephant
Isotope ratios provide a hint that the giants were actively managing temperatures.
Jacek Krywko
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Learning another language may be one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy
Research suggests that bilingualism can offer cognitive benefits.
The Conversation
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Rings around a tiny body have changed over the past decade
Chariklo is only about 250 km across, but it has two rings, and they’re changing.
Jacek Krywko
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Finding the cells that put our brain to sleep
Rare cells with widespread connectivity seem to be able to trigger sleep.
Jacek Krywko
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Meet the winner of Nikon’s Small World in Motion video contest [UPDATED]
Ning Xu of Tsinghua University captured tiny cilia beating in airways of a child with rare respiratory disorder.
Jennifer Ouellette
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EPA immediately sued over plans to repeal climate rules for power plants
Public health groups warn EPA rule will cost Americans billions in health bills.
Ashley Belanger
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A dolphin named Bubbles makes fish vomit, then eats upchuck
“Dolphins are predators and actively hunt their prey, whether it’s been stolen from another species or not.”
Jennifer Ouellette
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Nonprofit that tracks meteors taken down by “critical blow” from a cyberattack
Group plans to be largely out of commission for several weeks.
Dan Goodin
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Researchers swap in human brain cells for a mouse’s cortex
The results are only a slight improvement over missing the entire brain structure.
John Timmer
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Scientists develop new method for deciphering ancient scrolls
Even a handheld XRF scanner is sufficient to determine most promising scrolls for further analysis.
Jennifer Ouellette
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What happens when neutrinos swap identities inside a supernova?
Identity-fluid particles may carry some energy out, leading to direct collapse.
John Timmer
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How chimps teach their kids tool tricks
Adults first demonstrate tool use, then hand over the implements to their infants, who copy the behavior.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Trump EPA moves to wipe out climate rules for power plants
EPA says power plant emissions have no material impact on climate change.
Inside Climate News
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This Atlantic hurricane season is about to do something that hasn’t happened in 175 years
But there may be a price to pay for a quiet Atlantic hurricane season.
Eric Berger
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For the first time, the US military confirms it has deployed weapons in orbit
“The United States now has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the joint force.”
Stephen Clark
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A new solar cell could generate electricity underwater
The trick isn’t using perovskites—the trick is making them last.
Scott K. Johnson
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Prehistoric builders transported Devil’s Arrows 11 miles
Isotopic analysis revealed the most likely source to be Brimham Rocks, not the nearby Plumpton Rocks.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Some satellite companies still have an appetite for boutique launch services
“Dedicated launch is pretty essential for us for most of our missions.”
Stephen Clark
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Random rewards enrich classic game-theory insights
Simple games gain rich strategies in the face of noise.
Chris Lee
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