- January 29, 2025
Trump Asks SpaceX to Return NASA’s ‘Stranded’ Astronauts to Earth ASAP
January 29, 2025 3 min read Trump Asks SpaceX to Return NASA’s ‘Stranded’ Astronauts to Earth ASAP Despite a recent request from Trump, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were already scheduled
Joints Are the Ultimate Flex
Middle age is when you get to know your joints. I have spent the last few years learning that my many youthful party tricks—popping shoulders
The Neuroscience of Severance: What’s Real? What’s Fake?
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Severance, which imagines a world where a person’s
Peeing Is Contagious among Chimps
January 20, 2025 3 min read Peeing Is Contagious among Chimps Just as people often yawn or scratch themselves when they see someone else do
BMI Sidelined in New Obesity Definition That Favors Health Evaluation
Amid the rising buzz around Ozempic and similar weight-loss drugs, a group of 58 researchers is challenging the way obesity is defined and diagnosed, arguing
50,000 Scientists Urge Congress to Protect Research from Trump
January 14, 2025 3 min read 50,000 Scientists Urge Congress to Protect Research from Trump Two open letters from scientists and science advocacy groups reflect
U.S. TikTok Ban Looms as Supreme Court Hears Arguments
January 10, 2025 3 min read U.S. TikTok Ban Looms as Supreme Court Hears Arguments TikTok is on the clock: ByteDance, the app’s China-based owner,
What the End of U.S. Net Neutrality Means
The sun has set—again—on U.S. net neutrality, the principle that all Internet traffic should be treated equally. Last week a federal appeals court panel ruled
Heliophysics Is Set to Shine in 2025
January 3, 2025 3 min read Heliophysics Is Set to Shine in 2025 The science of the sun and its effects on the solar system
Nanotech Scientists Build on an Insect’s Odd Soccer-Ball-Like Excretions to Design Ingenious Camouflage
January 2, 2025 5 min read Nanotech Scientists Build on an Insect’s Odd Soccer-Ball-Like Excretions to Design Ingenious Camouflage Artificial versions of nanoscale soccer-ball-like structures