A high acid environment is great for a snappy hydrogen oxidation reaction—the reaction at the heart of a clean-energy fuel cell. The problem is the only catalysts that won’t dissolve in the high acid of traditional fuel cells are precious…
March 24, 2026
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NASA unveils ambitious new moon base plans
NASA chief Jared Isaacman announced a $30-billion plan to speed up its lunar landings and establish a U.S. moon base by 2036
In 1999, Time magazine featured a famous photo of Albert Einstein on its cover—looking old and tired, his forehead covered in wrinkles, his hair long and gray. The photograph was taken in 1947, during a portrait session with Philippe Halsman…
Social Security’s trust funds are projected to run out by 2035, but that doesn’t mean retirees will be left with nothing. New research from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business reveals that most Americans misinterpret what happens when the…
For centuries, we’ve explored this question, sometimes with very biased answers. Find out what modern research says about brain size and IQ.
A new nominee for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to be named this week. They would inherit a demoralized staff and a public health agency buffeted by change.
Cuban doctors hold their national flag upon arriving in Honduras for a medical mission in February 2024. Now the doctors…
Key Takeaways: AI voice-over generates natural-sounding narration in 130+ languages. You can produce multilingual video content without hiring voice actors. Voice cloning replicates the original speaker’s voice in new languages. Your audience…
NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) mission has taken a new observation of a supernova, RCW 86, helping fill in a fuller picture of what other telescopes have observed.
When astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory…
OpenAI has spent the past year fielding lawsuits from the families of young people who died after extended interactions with ChatGPT. Now it is trying to give the developers who build on top of its models the tools to…
