What Is El Niño, and What Does It Mean for Weather, Water, and the Global Economy?
El Niño looks to reach an intensity unprecedented in recorded history. Characterized by warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, El Niño occurs every
The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty
Amazon has acquired a massive off-grid power plant being built in Texas for one of its data centers that could be one of the biggest
Land speed record holder shatters hydrogen car record with 406-mph race
Andy Green is the only person to ever break the sound barrier on land. And on Tuesday he shattered several more speed records, driving faster
Hank Green AI controversy raises questions for science communicators
Four words in a Hank Green video—“I appreciate the pushback”—were enough to make some viewers suspect the voice of artificial intelligence, sparking fan backlash, prompting
Trump CDC pick Erica Schwartz confirmed to lead nation’s top public health agency
On Wednesday the U.S. Senate confirmed Erica Schwartz to head the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Her confirmation gives the nation’s top public
Postpartum psychosis is at the center of the Lindsay Clancy trial. What is it?
Lindsay Clancy, a 35-year-old former nurse, is on trial in Massachusetts for the murder of her three young children in 2023. The details of the
Spacecraft will swarm asteroid Apophis during fateful 2029 Earth flyby
Discovered in 2004 while traveling on an alarming potential collision course with our planet, the near-Earth asteroid Apophis is now better known as the best
Has NASA already found life on Mars?
On July 20, 1976, NASA’s Viking 1 lander became the first spacecraft to safely touch down on Mars. Shortly after, it beamed back our first
SpaceX launches Starship on successful test flight
SpaceX on Thursday pulled off its second consecutive successful test flight of its Starship megarocket. The launch hints at sustained progress after years of botched
Mesmerizing NASA time-lapse reveals Mars’s craters, polar ice caps and deserts
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is on its way to a metal-rich asteroid beyond Mars—and it’s enjoying the scenic route. In a flyby maneuver earlier this year,