
Ars Technica - 1 day 1 hour ago
Some quantum computing companies we've covered have done recent progress updates.

Retraction Watch - 1 day 3 hours ago
A humanities journal has retracted an article about the controversial theory of parental alienation after receiving legal threats from a group that supports the concept. On May 19, the Integrated Journal for Research in Arts and Humanities (IJRAH) removed a review article by Robert Keith Head suggesting the theory of parental alienation is unsupported by … Continue reading Journal retracts paper criticizing parental alienation theory after group threatens to sue...

Huffington Post - 1 day 7 hours ago
The honeybees responsible for crafting the queen's home effectively run a fever to help blend special wax.

New Scientist - 1 day 7 hours ago
A circle running along the 27 east and 153 west meridians divides the globe into two halves with equal reflectivity and this may have implications for solar geoengineering schemes...

IEEE Spectrum - 1 day 10 hours ago
CubeSats have found success across government, industry, and academia as a cost-effective way to test new technologies in orbit. But the tiny satellites suffer from a communications bottleneck: Their small antennas limit both the transmission speed at which data can be sent to another satellite, or back to Earth. To tackle this problem, researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo) have built on earlier origami-inspired space structures including lightweight solar panels and antennas...

Science Daily - 1 day 13 hours ago
A massive study of more than 600,000 U.S. veterans suggests that popular GLP-1 drugs such as semaglutide may do far more than help with diabetes and weight loss they could also fight addiction itself. Researchers found that people taking these medications were less likely to develop substance use disorders involving alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, cocaine, opioids, and other drugs, while those already struggling with addiction experienced fewer overdoses, hospitalizations, emergency visits, and drug-related...

Wired - 1 day 13 hours ago
Google, Microsoft, and other hyperscalers have come under scrutiny for their impact on water quality and availability.

Last Word On Nothing - 1 day 15 hours ago
You want travel to change you. Right? But then you come back home, and it’s back to your regular life, and the smells and sounds and memories and surprises drift away, and there you are, back the way you were. This spring, I spent nearly two months on a pilgrimage, visiting 88 temples on the […] The post Bringing that spirit home appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .

NBC News - 2 days 2 hours ago
Wildlife officials in Colorado and Oregon are allowing people to fish as much as as they want at some reservoirs that are expected to run dry because of drought.

The Conversation - 2 days 4 hours ago
As more countries ban waste imports, plastic waste generators like the US will need to find better solutions. A few states are putting more responsibility on producers.

The Atlantic - 2 days 6 hours ago
Being alive at all is the most extraordinary stroke of good luck any of us will ever experience.

Los Angeles Times - 2 days 6 hours ago
A competitive contract isn't necessarily a bad thing, experts say. But the administration's anti-science record raises suspicion.

Mother Jones - 2 days 11 hours ago
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In June, athletes from 16 countries will kick off the World Cup wearing other people's used clothing. Well, maybe. They'll be sporting uniforms made from recycled fabric, potentially including a mix of scraps and old clothes. It's the latest initiative from Nike, […]...