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Judge Allows Transfer of Land in Wildlife Refuge to SpaceX, for Now

MAXINE JOSELOW

The ruling clears a path for a land swap deal that would expand Elon Musk’s Starbase launch site in South Texas.

NASA Goddard’s shrinking workforce could stifle future space missions, experts say

2025 was a brutal year of budget cuts and workforce attrition at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, the home base for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Experts worry Goddard—and NASA's space science—may never recover

Mathematicians use AI to find mysterious symmetries, solving decades-old problem

In parallel, a race by amateurs and mathematicians has found all 25,000 cases of one "inverse Galois problem"

Mathematician reveals the truth behind the Parthenon’s optical illusion

The Parthenon sits atop a platform that is curved into a subtle hill shape that some say makes the structure appear straighter—but is that true?

This year’s El Niño just broke another sobering record

"This is probably going to be the superlative El Niño event of our lives so far," a climate scientist says

RFK, Jr., is focusing attention on electromagnetic fields. Here’s what the science says about exposure

The research into how electromagnetic waves and radio frequency radiation influence health has been plagued by low-quality studies

Trump rejects AI regulation, citing parallels with climate change, in U.N. address

The president also said artificial intelligence should be rebranded as "super intelligence"

C.T.E. Can’t Be Detected in the Living. New Brain Research Offers Hope.

ANDREW JACOBS

Scientists are developing imaging techniques and blood tests that one day may enable doctors to identify the disease definitively in living patients.

$345 Million Verdict Against Greenpeace Should Be Overturned, Lawyers Say

KAREN ZRAICK

A group of civil-rights and free-speech lawyers accused the judge of bias and “general incompetence.”

Why mathematicians are hiding research results in zero-knowledge proofs

Google made a major breakthrough in quantum computing. To prevent the results from being misused, the company kept them secret. That backfired

Texas Halts Data Center Permits, Expanding Environmental Scrutiny

SCOTT DANCE

Less than a year ago, Gov. Greg Abbott welcomed data centers. Now he is confronting concerns about the projects even among fellow Republicans.

At 145 Degrees, This Amoeba Manages to Keep Its Cool

K. R. CALLAWAY

Found in volcanic streams in California, the newfound organism has the highest heat tolerance of any complex life on Earth.

Scientists discover largest new impact crater in the solar system ever—on our moon

The crater, named after geologist and lunar surface expert Tom McGetchin, spans more than two football fields wide

Judge Dismisses Unusual Climate Suit Claiming Oil Giants Broke Antitrust Law

KAREN ZRAICK

The lawsuit, filed by Michigan, claimed oil companies colluded to obstruct solar power and to misrepresent climate risks, making energy costlier.

The Urgent Mystery of Where Viruses Hide

DAVID QUAMMEN

Some viruses appear to vanish when outbreaks dissipate, only to emerge again. Scientists don’t always know which animals they lurk in — and how to stop them from spilling back over.