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- Americans misunderstand their contribution to deteriorating environmentby Inside Climate News on September 7, 2024 at 11:16 am
A global survey suggests 88 percent of people are worried about the state of nature.
- Leaving behind its crew, Starliner departs space station and returns to Earthby Stephen Clark on September 7, 2024 at 11:08 am
"We will review the data and determine the next steps for the program," says Boeing's Starliner manager.
- Is accidentally stumbling across the unknown a key part of science?by Diana Gitig on September 7, 2024 at 11:00 am
A new book argues that our ignorance is so large, lucky discoveries are inevitable.
- Person in Missouri caught H5 bird flu without animal contactby Beth Mole on September 6, 2024 at 11:02 pm
The person recovered, and Missouri officials say risk to public is still low.
- NASA wants Starliner to make a quick getaway from the space stationby Stephen Clark on September 6, 2024 at 9:50 pm
Starliner is set to land at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico shortly after midnight.
- Faced with a tight deadline, NASA and Blue Origin agree to delay New Glenn debutby Eric Berger on September 6, 2024 at 9:05 pm
"We can’t take our foot off the pedal here."
- Found: 280 Android apps that use OCR to steal cryptocurrency credentialsby Dan Goodin on September 6, 2024 at 8:23 pm
Optical Character Recognition converts passwords shown in images to machine-readable text.
- Cops lure pedophiles with AI pics of teen girl. Ethical triumph or new disaster?by Ashley Belanger on September 6, 2024 at 8:08 pm
New Mexico sued Snapchat after using AI to reveal child safety risks.
- ADHD med shortages push DEA to up drug allotment by 23.5%by Beth Mole on September 6, 2024 at 7:22 pm
The DEA's quota increase is for Vyvanse and its generic forms.
- With NASA’s plan faltering, China knows it can be first with Mars sample returnby Stephen Clark on September 6, 2024 at 6:58 pm
"China is likely to become the first country to return samples from Mars."
- Leaked Disney+ financials may shed light on recent price hikeby Scharon Harding on September 6, 2024 at 6:37 pm
Disney+ finally profitable but not making as much per subscriber as competition.
- Nvidia’s AI chips are cheaper to rent in China than USby Financial Times on September 6, 2024 at 6:31 pm
Supply of processors helps Chinese startups advance AI technology despite US restrictions.
- Telegram is not an “anarchic paradise,” CEO Pavel Durov says after arrestby Jon Brodkin on September 6, 2024 at 5:44 pm
Durov: Telegram will do more to fight criminals who "abuse our platform."
- Internet picks “werewolf clawing off its own shirt” as new Michigan “I Voted” stickerby Nate Anderson on September 6, 2024 at 5:27 pm
"It was just so hot in that voting booth!"
- This EV will make you grin from ear to ear—the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Nby Jonathan M. Gitlin on September 6, 2024 at 3:57 pm
Hyundai N's attention to detail is on vivid display with this performance EV.
- WaveCore runs right through a concrete wall with gigabit-speed network signalby Kevin Purdy on September 6, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Core drilling is tricky. Getting a 6 GHz signal through concrete is now easier.
- A cargo bike with a low price and pedals so low they scrape the groundby John Timmer on September 6, 2024 at 1:20 pm
A budget offering with a torque sensor (good!) and a whole lot of issues (not good).
- Rocket Report: Falcon 9 lifts its 7,000th Starlink; ABL cuts deepby Eric Berger on September 6, 2024 at 11:00 am
"Branson was determined to be the first billionaire in space."
- Ars Technica system guide: Falling prices are more exciting than new partsby Andrew Cunningham on September 6, 2024 at 10:30 am
Falling prices mean you can get more for your money than you could last year.
- After another Boeing letdown, NASA isn’t ready to buy more Starliner missionsby Stephen Clark on September 5, 2024 at 10:11 pm
Boeing could earn nearly $2 billion more from NASA if it fully executes on the Starliner contract.