SpaceX’s most recent Starship test flight may have ended July 24, but its mission isn’t over yet. The spacecraft splashed down in the Indian Ocean intact after flying halfway around…
CT scan of a narwhal tusk. Credit: Adrian Rodriguez Palomo/CC BY-NC CT scan of a narwhal tusk. Credit: Adrian Rodriguez Palomo/CC BY-NC Narwhals are toothed whales, renowned for their distinctive…
It’s not every day that attackers can force a frontier AI model to cough up user passwords and other sensitive data without user confirmation. That’s exactly what researchers recently did…
For the nation’s 2.4 million farmworkers, climate change is poised to exacerbate the harms of pesticides, a growing body of research shows. Heat stresses the body, making it more vulnerable…
Egypt’s Theban necropolis holds over 400 tombs, a rich resource for archaeologists eager to learn more about that region’s ancient history. A new paper published in the journal Frontiers in…
DURATÓN, Spain—I’ll say it: I’m hooked. Standing in the shadow of the Moon is one of the rarest opportunities to directly sense the mechanics of our Solar System, when the…
Yes, TikTok and social media can be a huge time suck. But in some cases, it can lead to exciting discoveries. Scientists found a new colorless subterranean eel named Gangaichthys…
The banjo is an infamously difficult to learn musical instrument. Mastering multiple open tunings makes the learning curve much steeper than the guitar, while its many complex finger picking and…
Archaeologists in Denmark have finally pinpointed the remnants of a long lost 13th-century monastery, although its location may dismay local sports fans. With the help of ground-penetrating radar (GPR), researchers…
The world’s largest, fully battery-powered jet officially completed its maiden flight. The successful test run marks a noteworthy step forward for long-awaited electric aircraft and battery technology broadly, but don’t…