Illustration of a mimivirus, a kind of giant virus that infects amoebae Science Photo Library / Alamy Viruses rely on the machinery of their host cells to produce proteins, but some giant viruses encode a key part of this toolkit in their genome, enabling them to direct the host cell to produce more of their…
At its core, public health is about driving healthy behavior changes by building awareness, meeting people where they are, and offering solutions that are accessible and grounded in evidence. Throughout my career, I have worked on issues ranging from foster adoption and drunk driving prevention to tobacco prevention and cessation, always with science as our…
Anyone who’s been paying even a little bit of attention to tech news lately could have made a reasonable guess that AI will be a big topic at Samsung’s Unpacked next week. Ahead of the event, Samsung teased some of what’s to come for AI in terms of the Galaxy S26 smartphone lineup’s photography tools….
The weather-modifying equipment used by Rain Enhancement Technologies in Utah Rain Enhancement Technologies States like Utah in the western US have been suffering from a record snow drought, raising fears of wildfires and low flow in the crucial Colorado river. But a start-up that releases negatively charged aerosols that can be carried up into clouds…
A dispute between AI company Anthropic and the Pentagon over how the military can use the company’s technology has now gone public. Amid tense negotiations, Anthropic has reportedly called for limits on two key applications: mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. The Defense Department, which Trump renamed the Department of War last year, wants the freedom…
Texas is suing Wi-Fi router maker TP-Link for deceptively marketing the security of its products and allowing Chinese hacking groups to access Americans’ devices, Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced. Paxton originally started looking into TP-Link in October 2025. Texas Governor Greg Abbott later prohibited state employees from using TP-Link products in January of this…
Playing a complex guitar solo ought to be impossible. To elicit the desired torrent of notes, the fingers of one hand must move nimbly around the fretboard, while the other hand plucks the strings, in a dexterous combination of speed and strength. Anyone who has watched an expert player and then picked up a guitar…
Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model doesn’t begin in 2003, when America’s Next Top Model premiered and took television by storm. It doesn’t begin in the 1990s, when eventual host Tyra Banks rose to superstardom in the modeling industry. Instead, it begins in 2020, when the pandemic led a new generation to binge early-aughts…
Netflix has been in the game adaptation business for a while now, but until recently most of its attention had been on adapting video games. That’s still very much happening, but the streaming giant is also now buying up rights for board game IP too, with the latest being Asmodee’s Ticket to Ride. Netflix will…
Illustration of dark craters near the moon’s south pole Science Photo Library / Alamy Scientists want to build a laser inside one of the moon’s coldest craters that could help lunar landers and rovers navigate accurately. Ultrastable lasers are vital for timing and navigation systems that require extreme precision. They work by bouncing a beam…
