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China just launched a bunch of fake human embryos into space on a new research mission

China's artificial embryos are part of an experiment to learn more about how human pregnancies could develop under microgravity conditions

Why a ‘heat dome’ over Europe is shattering temperature records right now

Western Europe is essentially trapped in the weather equivalent of a Dutch oven, a situation that one scientist said has "the fingerprints of climate change all over it"

A New Era of Exploring the Universe in Radio

KATRINA MILLER

With 263 antennas spread across the U.S. and Mexico, the Next Generation Very Large Array, would join a new wave of radio astronomy.

How the mathematician Gödel proved that not everything can be proven

A statement can be true or false. But as Kurt Gödel demonstrated, there will always be mathematical assumptions that can neither be proven nor disproven

Short Naps, Long Hours: How Autism Clinics Squeeze Medicaid Dollars Out of Preschoolers

SARAH KLIFF, MARGOT SANGER-KATZ, ERIN SCHAFF AND ASMAA ELKEURTI

The industry has grown rapidly, straining state budgets. A focus on finances has led to overbilling, fraud and even harm.

Anthropic asks religious thinkers to help shape Claude as pope warns about AI

Anthropic has been consulting theologians and ethicists on Claude's behavior, raising questions about who gets to shape a chatbot's values

NASA’s Moon Base Plan Adds Two Rovers for Its Astronauts

KENNETH CHANG

The contracts, announced on Tuesday, are part of the space agency’s efforts to establish a moon base.

A Fiery Visitor From Space Photo-Bombs an Erupting Volcano

ROBIN GEORGE ANDREWS

For a split second, a fireball outshone the rivers of molten lava flowing from the Philippines’ most active volcano.

How doctors will handle abortions if mifepristone telehealth access is banned

One in four abortions in the U.S. rely on telehealth access to mifepristone, but antiabortion activists want to ban it

This sci-fi novel asks—can what you will never know kill you?

There Is No Antimemetics Division explores how to survive when memories and meaning are malleable

Are humans really selfish? Rewriting the rules of civilization

Author Jeremy Lent argues that human society runs on a flawed, exploitative worldview—and that embracing interconnectedness could enable a more sustainable future

Iran threats expose the aging fleet that repairs undersea Internet cables

A small, aging fleet repairs the fiber-optic cables that carry data around the globe, and conflict zones can slow that work to a crawl

Tiny quantum computers could help create giant telescopes

Advances in quantum technology might allow astronomers to circumvent age-old issues that limit the size of optical observatories

The Viruses Causing New Outbreaks Are Much Less Familiar to Science

CARL ZIMMER

The types of Ebola and hantavirus panicking officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new questions about how to respond.

Threat of Explosion From Toxic Chemical Tank Lessened, Officials Say

REIS THEBAULT, HEATHER KNIGHT, SHAWN HUBLER AND CHRISTINA MORALES

The risk of a large explosion has been averted, officials say. But a smaller blast remains possible, and 16,000 people remain displaced.