Geoengineering will not save humankind from climate change
New research debunks some speculative climate fixes.
Inside Climate News
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Science // Science & Exploration
Nobel laureate David Baltimore dead at 87
Celebrated molecular biologist weathered late '80s controversy to become Caltech president.
Jennifer Ouellette
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On a day of rebranding at the Pentagon, this name change slipped under the radar
We'll see how long the Department of War lasts. Space Force Combat Forces Command might stick around.
Stephen Clark
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GOP may finally succeed in unrelenting quest to kill two NASA climate satellites
One scientist says it's like buying a car and running it into a tree to save on gas money.
Stephen Clark
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Harvard beats Trump as judge orders US to restore $2.6 billion in funding
Judge rules Trump admin broke law, and says Supreme Court has been "unhelpful."
Jon Brodkin
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Lull in Falcon Heavy missions opens window for SpaceX to build new landing pads
There are no Falcon Heavy launches this year, so now's the time for SpaceX to act.
Stephen Clark
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These psychological tricks can get LLMs to respond to “forbidden” prompts
Study shows how patterns in LLM training data can lead to "parahuman" responses.
Kyle Orland
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“Mockery of science”: Climate scientists tear into new US climate report
Department of Energy is not serious about engaging with the scientific community.
Inside Climate News
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Most Read
Trump’s move of SPACECOM to Alabama has little to do with national security
The Pentagon says the move will save money, but acknowledges risk to military readiness.
Stephen Clark
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A robot walks on water thanks to evolution’s solution
A structure like those found on water striders' legs keeps a robot out of the water.
Elizabeth Rayne
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Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
A 3D reconstruction of the Shroud of Turin, "jelly ice," regenerating snail eyes, and more
Jennifer Ouellette
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Earth models can predict the planet’s future but not their own
One of the world’s foremost climate models now faces funding threats.
Undark Magazine
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Texas suit alleging anti-coal “cartel” of top Wall Street firms could reshape ESG
It’s a closely watched test of whether corporate alliances on climate efforts violate antitrust laws.
Inside Climate News
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Rocket Report: SpaceX achieved daily launch this week; ULA recovers booster
Firefly Aerospace reveals why its Alpha booster exploded after launch in April.
Stephen Clark
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Genetically, Central American mammoths were weird
The species's boundaries in North America seem to have been fairly fluid.
John Timmer
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Trump admin dismisses Endangered Species List as “Hotel California”
"Once a species enters, they never leave," interior secretary says. But there's more to the story.
Inside Climate News
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New dinosaur species is the punk rock version of an ankylosaur
A species known only by a single rib turns out to be covered with meter-long spikes.
John Timmer
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Under pressure after setbacks, SpaceX’s huge rocket finally goes the distance
This was the first successful flight of SpaceX's second-generation Starship after three failures.
Stephen Clark
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The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as we thought
Collapsing gas clouds in the early universe may have formed lower-mass stars as well.
Luke Keller, The Conversation
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Bluesky now platform of choice for science community
It's not just you. Survey says: "Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky"
Jennifer Ouellette
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Lawmaker: Trump’s Golden Dome will end the madness, and that’s not a good thing
"I don't want to gamble on which major city or two we lose in a scenario like that."
Stephen Clark
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US‘s spike in electricity use is slowing down a bit
Half of a year of data shows that the solar boom is not slowing down.
John Timmer
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With Starship, SpaceX encounters an obstacle that haunted NASA’s space shuttles
"We wish we were young again and NASA was this vivacious, you know?"
Stephen Clark
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Scientists unlock secret to thick, stable beer foams [UPDATED]
Belgian beers have the longest-lasting foam thanks to longer fermentation times.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Google’s AI model just nailed the forecast for the strongest Atlantic storm this year
If they improve further, AI weather models may very well become the gold standard.
Eric Berger
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Trump admin issues stop-work order for offshore wind project
Project was 80 percent complete and was slated to power more than 350,000 homes.
Aidan Hughes, Inside Climate News
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How the cavefish lost its eyes—again and again
Mexican tetras in pitch-black caverns had no use for the energetically costly organs.
Tim Vernimmen, Knowable Magazine
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SpaceX’s latest Dragon mission will breathe more fire at the space station
"The boost kit will help sustain the orbiting lab's altitude, starting in September."
Stephen Clark
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Time is running out for SpaceX to make a splash with second-gen Starship
SpaceX is gearing up for another Starship launch after three straight disappointing test flights.
Stephen Clark
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Why wind farms attract so much misinformation and conspiracy theory
If you think climate change is a hoax, you might believe wind turbines poison groundwater.
The Conversation
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An inner-speech decoder reveals some mental privacy issues
Words you'll never speak still cause activity in the brain's speech centers.
Jacek Krywko
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Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year
The company claims that a text query now burns the equivalent of 9 seconds of TV.
John Timmer
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US military’s X-37B spaceplane stays relevant with launch of another mission
The X-37B spaceplane is flying missions few would have foreseen when the program began.
Stephen Clark
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For some people, music doesn’t connect with any of the brain’s reward circuits
Neuroscientists find people who don't enjoy music, study their brain activity.
Jacek Krywko
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Scientists are building cyborg jellyfish to explore ocean depths
"There's really something special about the way moon jellies swim."
Jennifer Ouellette
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Deeply divided Supreme Court lets NIH grant terminations continue
The ruling also blocks the policy behind their termination.
John Timmer
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