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Enlarge / The Super Heavy booster for Flight 5 of Starship undergoes a static fire test earlier this month. (credit: SpaceX) After SpaceX decided to launch orbital missions of its Starship rocket from Texas about five years ago, the company…
Scientists are uncovering various ways that air pollution can interfere with the ability of insects to pollinate plants. (credit: Utah.gov) In the summers of 2018 and 2019, ecologist James Ryalls and his colleagues would go out to a field near…
Enlarge / The California State Capitol Building in Sacramento. (credit: Getty Images) California’s “Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act” (a.k.a. SB-1047) has led to a flurry of headlines and debate concerning the overall “safety” of large…
Enlarge / Apple Intelligence was unveiled at WWDC 2024. (credit: Apple) As was just rumored, the iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 developer betas are rolling out today, and they include the first opportunity to try out Apple…
Researchers want to harness the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis to ferry drugs, but some question if the risks can be eliminated.
A small trial in identical twins has shown that going vegan for two months may slow aging, but the findings should be interpreted cautiously, experts say.
Enlarge / Robert Downey Jr. will play Doctor Doom in two new Avengers movies from the Russo brothers. (credit: Marvel Studios) The Marvel Cinematic Universe received a much-needed boost this weekend with the box office dominance of Deadpool and Wolverine,…
Enlarge (credit: Apple) Apple spent a lot of time at its Worldwide Developers Conference this year talking up the new iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 features powered by Apple Intelligence, the brand name Apple is using for various…
The hydrated molecules were found inside a rock sample retrieved by China’s Chang’e 5 mission in 2020
Learn the science of how athletes push past their limits.
