Breadcrumbs from food waste could replace fossil fuels as a source of hydrogen in one of the most common chemical reactions used in chemical manufacturing, new research suggests.
The new process, reported Feb. 23 in the journal Nature Chemistry,…

Breadcrumbs from food waste could replace fossil fuels as a source of hydrogen in one of the most common chemical reactions used in chemical manufacturing, new research suggests.
The new process, reported Feb. 23 in the journal Nature Chemistry,…

The world’s best climate models are not capturing the true extent of Earth’s energy imbalance, and scientists aren’t sure why.
Instead of mirroring real-life satellite observations, the models consistently underestimate a growing gap, or…

I’m still reeling from the launch of NASA’s Artemis 2 mission yesterday. As someone who wasn’t around for the Apollo era, seeing astronauts embark on this long-awaited journey to the Moon was nothing short of spectacular.

Exploration beyond Earth has always been a slow, methodical process, with rovers carefully navigating harsh, uncharted terrains on Mars and the Moon. These missions, guided by scientists on Earth, are constrained by communication delays and…

The Artemis II astronauts ran into some toilet trouble on day one of their historic moon mission.
The crew reported a blinking fault light shortly before the 330-foot Orion spacecraft went into a higher orbit of Earth overnight Thursday, above…

Mars has long been seen as one of humanity’s best hopes for colonization, but its harsh environment, freezing temperatures, thin atmosphere, and lack of liquid water, has made it an impossible destination for human life. However, a new…

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WTF, Anthropic’s Claude Code keeps track of every time you swear
Code that reads your frustration is the least interesting part of the story of this accidental leak from Anthropic. The leak…

A Chinese satellite equipped with a robotic “octopus arm” has passed a key refueling test in low Earth orbit (LEO), according to state-run media. The achievement highlights China’s continued leadership with this particular technology, which

The world cheered when Alex Honnold free-climbed a 101-story skyscraper in Taipei. Gather now, fickle public, to applaud the new free-climbing champion: the shellear, a fish that is about the size of a ziti noodle—and that can scale a 50-foot…