Google’s Project Suncatcher AI data center test has officially launched to space onboard SpaceX rocket
Google’s first step toward putting data centers in space is officially underway. On October 1, at approximately 2:32 P.M. EDT, a SpaceX rocket launched an
One in eight new cancers are likely caused by infections—there’s an easy way to protect yourself
An estimated one in eight cancer cases worldwide may be caused by infections—many of which are preventable with treatment or vaccines, according to new research.
Scientists just found a bizarre cosmic object ‘hiding in plain sight’
An invisible stream of superfast plasma is heading straight for Earth, and scientists are thrilled. The reason why is that these jets offer the first
Scientists discover largest new impact crater in the solar system ever—on our moon
The moon has no shortage of craters. But a newly discovered pit discovered by NASA scientists has proven to be the cosmic equivalent of a
Could brain-inspired computers run on the same amount of power as a human brain?
Right now, your brain is recognizing the shapes of these letters, analysing their meaning, and holding a stream of thought together—all on about 20 watts
Missing pages of priceless missing Henry VIII–era manuscript finally found
A 600-year-old book that once belonged to a personal attendant of King Henry VIII is helping to reveal the shifting allegiances and religious ferment that
How our sense of beauty takes shape in the brain
Stand in front of Turner’s Sun Rising Over Water (1825-30) and something odd tends to happen. The painting holds you, even though observers might struggle
El Niño fuels wildfires in Indonesia, sickening some 100,000 people
El Niño conditions are helping to fuel wildfires across Indonesia, leaving some 100,000 people ill or injured, according to the country’s health officials. This year’s
Why music is a powerful tool to quiet stress in the brain
We all know the power of music to make us feel better when stressed. But this relaxing effect goes much deeper than our mood: music
Geometry Reveals the Tricks behind Gerrymandering
Hardly anyone reckoned that struggling in high school to calculate the area of a triangle or the volume of a prism could be used one