Research roundup: 2,400-year-old clay puppets; this is your brain on Klingon 2025-03-31 15:03 Also: testing the efficacy of WWI "dazzle" camouflage; how the male blue-lined octopus survives deadly mating ritual...
The first flight of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket lasted just 40 seconds 2025-03-31 12:03 "Today, we know twice as much about our launch system as yesterday before launch."
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars 2025-03-30 07:03 It’s a significant finding in the search for alien life.
Beyond RGB: A new image file format efficiently stores invisible light data 2025-03-28 18:03 New Spectral JPEG XL compression reduces file sizes, making spectral imaging more practical.
Trump annoyed the Smithsonian isn’t promoting discredited racial ideas 2025-03-28 11:03 New executive order slams museum for recognizing "race is not a biological reality."
Rocket Report: Stoke is stoked; sovereignty is the buzzword in Europe 2025-03-28 07:03 "The idea that we will be able to do it through America… I think is very, very doubtful."
Study of Lyft rideshare data confirms minorities get more tickets 2025-03-27 16:03 Researchers ascribe it to "animus or prejudice against minority drivers."
Researchers get spiking neural behavior out of a pair of transistors 2025-03-27 11:03 New approach to improving AI performance turns a silicon problem into a feature.
Maybe Trump should go back to calling his missile shield the Iron Dome 2025-03-27 11:03 Trump created the Space Force, Biden grew it, and now its top general worries about cutbacks.
Lawsuits targeting diversity efforts in science are multiplying 2025-03-26 09:03 A recent lawsuit highlights the vulnerability of programs intended to promote DEI.