Manhattanhenge isn’t just for New Yorkers. Find a ‘henge’ near you.
For a few select evenings in the late spring and early summer, sunlight aligns with Manhattan’s grid. The city’s bustling streets are washed with golden light as the sun sets,…
Millions of AI agents imperiled by critical vulnerability in open source package
Millions of AI agents and tools around the world have been imperiled by a critical vulnerability that can allow hackers to breach the servers running them and make off with…
Want an oxygen-rich atmosphere? Stuff oxygen’s friends in the mantle.
Planet Earth has some pretty great qualities going for it. (Negative reviews mostly revolve around the staff and clientele.) Pretty high on the list of positives is a richly oxygenated…
Pregnant gorillas undergo ultrasounds and the results might look familiar
When Sachita Shah sent her cardiologist brother an ultrasound of her patient’s heart, he was very confused. The heart was huge, and the left ventricle incredibly muscular. His confusion was…
It’s National Paper Airplane Day: How to make a NASA-approved plane
While a holiday weekend has come and gone, May 26 is not without a cause for celebration. It’s National Paper Airplane Day! The annual day commemorates the homemade aeronautical toy…
How hackers can break into AI servers with an off-the-shelf antenna
The word ‘hacker’ comes loaded with a cliched image: A hoodie-clad loner hunched over a keyboard in a room lined with monitors. The stereotype stuck for a reason. And for…
Bobcat that survived being hit by a car gets a custom-built kennel
In March, we reported on a wild bobcat that had been hit and dragged by a car, who also got her head stuck in the car’s grill. As if things…
New Mars rover could swim through sand like a desert lizard
To effectively travel on Mars, rovers need to deal with a lot of sand. German engineers have created a new kind of ground rover that uses swimming motions to push…
US’s big bet on quantum computing may not be entirely legal
Last week, the US government announced $2 billion in investments in quantum computing companies, allocating $100 million each to a range of startups in exchange for equity in the companies.…
How to avoid garbage news on Google Search
When you search Google for something topical, you might see a cluster of headlines from news outlets, reporting breaking stories related to your search query. If you want to focus…