- June 29, 2025
Weather Forecasters Lose Crucial Hurricane Detection Microwave Satellite Data
On television broadcasts and forecast maps, hurricanes appear as two-dimensional swirling vortices, belying their extremely complex three-dimensional structure. Being able to peer past the tops
What Is Thimerosal? Why Most Vaccines Don’t Contain Mercury Anymore
This week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is meeting to review and vote on several vaccine recommendations. Just
Elon Musk Launches the Robotaxi—Can Tesla’s Cybercab Share the Road with America’s Myth of the Highway?
Can Tesla’s Cybercab Share the Road with America’s Myth of the Highway? For more than a century, cars have meant freedom, escape and self-reinvention to
Gaia, Europe’s Galactic Cartographer, Is Gone But Not Forgotten
This observatory has probably been the most transformative astronomy project of the 21st century, but there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of it. Just
How Drone Swarms Work—From Iran’s Shahed Attack to Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb
How Drone Swarms Work—From Iran’s Shahed Attack to Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb Iranian Shahed drones, Ukrainian quadcopters and the U.S.’s Golden Horde program reveal three paths
Could Iran Have Been Close to Making a Nuclear Weapon? Uranium Enrichment Explained
Could Iran Have Been Close to Making a Nuclear Weapon? Uranium Enrichment Explained When Israeli aircraft recently struck a uranium-enrichment complex in the nation, Iran
White House Launches Another Assault on Science Funding, Targeting NSF, EPA
CLIMATEWIRE | The Trump administration is working on a new effort to both weaken Congress’ grip on the federal budget and freeze billions of dollars
The Trump-Musk Fight Could Have Huge Consequences for U.S. Space Programs
The Trump-Musk Fight Could Have Huge Consequences for U.S. Space Programs A vitriolic war of words between President Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk
Proposed Federal Budget Would Devastate U.S. Space Science
Late last week the Trump Administration released its detailed budget request for fiscal year 2026 —a request that, if enacted, would be the equivalent of
Sahara Dust Clouds Are Heading to Florida and Beyond
Sahara Dust Clouds Are Heading to Florida and Beyond Clouds of dust blown off the Saharan Desert into the southeastern U.S. could affect local weather