Russia just launched the 2,000th Semyorka rocket—it’s both a triumph and tragedy
The Russian space program reached a significant milestone over the holidays with the 2,000th launch...
Tesla sales fell for the first time in over a decade
Tesla sold almost 1.8 million cars in 2024, according to data released by the company...
AI-generated phishing emails are getting very good at targeting executives
Corporate executives are being hit with an influx of hyper-personalized phishing scams generated by artificial...
Inside the hands-on lab of an experimental archaeologist
Back in 2019, we told you about an intriguing experiment to test a famous anthropological...
The perfect New Year’s Eve comedy turns 30
There aren’t that many movies specifically set on New Year’s Eve, but one of the...
Manta rays inspire faster swimming robots and better water filters
Manta rays are elegantly shaped. They swim by flapping their fins like enormous wings, and...
Evolution journal editors resign en masse
Over the holiday weekend, all but one member of the editorial board of Elsevier’s Journal...
Power company hid illegal crypto mine that may have caused outages
Ahead of a major crackdown on illegal cryptocurrency mines in Russia next year, a power...
Frogfish reveals how it evolved the “fishing rod” on its head
Behold the frogfish. This bizarre creature really is a fish, despite its bullfrog face, pectoral...
Trump told SCOTUS he plans to make a deal to save TikTok
In the weeks before Donald Trump takes office, he has moved to delay a nationwide...
Ten cool science stories we almost missed
There is rarely time to write about every cool science paper that comes our way;...
Whistleblower finds unencrypted location data for 800,000 VW EVs
Connected cars are great—at least until some company leaves unencrypted location data on the Internet...
A Cold War mystery: Why did Jimmy Carter save the space shuttle?
We’d been chatting for the better part of two hours when Chris Kraft’s eyes suddenly...
You can love or hate AI, but it’s killed crappy 8GB versions of pricey PCs and Macs
I’d describe myself as a skeptic of the generative AI revolution—I think the technology as...
When does your brain think something is worth the wait?
Whether it’s braving the long line at a trendy new restaurant or hanging on just...