Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
DOI: Archaeometry, 2025. 10.1111/arcm.70030 (About DOIs). DOI: Journal of Medieval History, 2025. 10.1080/03044181.2025.2546884 (About DOIs). Snails…
Texas suit alleging anti-coal “cartel” of top Wall Street firms could reshape ESG
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate,…
CDC director has been ousted just weeks after Senate confirmation
Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, told the outlet that Monarez “values…
Why grow plants in space? They can improve how we produce food and medicine on Earth
Sometime in the 2040s, humans may well reach a new frontier – Mars. To get there,…
AI systems are great at tests. But how do they perform in real life?
Earlier this month, when OpenAI released its latest flagship artificial intelligence (AI) system, GPT-5, the company…
Deeply divided Supreme Court lets NIH grant terminations continue
The dissents The primary dissent was written by Chief Justice Roberts, and joined in part by…
Top pediatricians buck RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine meddling on COVID shot guidance
“It’s clear that we’re in a different place in the pandemic than we were four or…
Celebrating 50 years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show
When The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered in 1975, no one could have dreamed that it…
SpaceX reveals why the last two Starships failed as another launch draws near
Engineers recreated the diffuser failure on the ground during the investigation, and then redesigned the part…
After first operational launch, here’s the next big test for ULA’s Vulcan rocket
United Launch Alliance delivered multiple US military satellites into a high-altitude orbit after a prime-time launch…
CrowdStrike’s Approach to Better Machine Learning Evaluation Using Strategic Data Splitting
“Leakage” in machine learning (ML) occurs when data that an ML model should not learn on…
Whales and dolphins regularly hang out with each other – new study
As the annual humpback whale migration is underway with thousands of whales passing by the Australian…
How do scientists estimate crowd sizes at public events – and why are they often disputed?
Last Sunday, tens of thousands marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in support of Gaza. But…
Why do some clothes shrink in the wash? A textile scientist explains how to ‘unshrink’ them
When your favourite dress or shirt shrinks in the wash, it can be devastating, especially if…
With Trump’s cutbacks, crew heads for ISS unsure of when they’ll come back
The next four-person team to live and work aboard the International Space Station departed from NASA’s…
Marine climate interventions can have unintended consequences – we need to manage the risks
The pace of innovation is now outstripping the capacity to responsibly regulate, monitor and evaluate these…
An underwater observatory keeping the pulse of the Southern Ocean for nearly 30 years yields fresh results
In a world affected by climate change, the Southern Ocean plays an outsized role. It absorbs…
Is US beef safe to eat? How worried should we be about ‘mad cow disease’, growth hormones and fatty meat?
So, if beef from the US is mainly grain-fed, does this make it less healthy? Other…
AI will soon be able to audit all published research – what will that mean for public trust in science?
Self-correction is fundamental to science. One of its most important forms is peer review, when anonymous…
Birds use hidden black and white feathers to make themselves more colourful
Birds are perhaps the most colourful group of animals, bringing a splash of colour to the…
The Race to Control Our Brains Is Heating Up
Connecting the human brain to a computer has been the stuff of science fiction for decades…
New study peers beneath the skin of iconic lizards to find ‘chainmail’ bone plates – and lots of them
Monitor lizards, also known in Australia as goannas, are some of the most iconic reptiles on…
As White House talks about impounding NASA funding, Congress takes the threat seriously
This year, given the recent action on the budget measures, it is possible that Congress could…
Pressure Mounts for Epstein File Release | Balance of Power: Early Edition 7/18/2025
On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg’s Kailey Leinz and Tyler Kendall discuss the…