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Infrasound Tech Silences Wildfires before They Spread

A new sound-based system could squelch small fires before they grow into home-destroying blazes

Vaccine Controversies and Measles Outbreaks, Space Pollution, Puppy Power

Vaccine controversies, space pollution, and puppy power.

Watch Lava From Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Obliterate a Webcam

Hawaii's Kilauea, one of Earth's most active volcanoes, sent lava fountains spewing into the air, obliterating a U.S. Geological Survey camera

Vitamin K Shot Given at Birth Prevents Lethal Brain Bleeds, but More Parents Are Opting Out

Vitamin K injections have prevented deadly brain bleeds in infants for more than 60 years. New research shows refusal rates have recently jumped nearly 80 percent

Chernobyl’s Shield Guarding Radioactive “Elephant’s Foot” Has Been Damaged for Months

The site of the world's worst nuclear disaster remains damaged, but so far, radiation levels outside the plant have not increased, according to officials

Tsunami Warnings Issued in Japan after Magnitude 7.6 Earthquake

Japanese officials said to expect a tsunami of up to 3 meters in some areas after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan

AI Slop Is Spurring Record Requests for Imaginary Journals

The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that artificial intelligence models are making up research papers, journals and archives

2025 Likely to Tie for Second-Hottest Year on Record

Europe's climate agency said 2025 is likely to be the second or third hottest on record

Mathematicians Crack a Fractal Conjecture on Chaos

A type of chaos found in everything from prime numbers to turbulence can unify a pair of unrelated ideas, revealing a mysterious, deep connection that disappears without randomness

Breakthrough in Digital Screens Takes Color Resolution to Incredibly Small Scale

These miniature displays can be the size of your pupil, with as many pixels as you have photoreceptors—opening the way to improved virtual reality

Space-Based Data Centers Could Power AI with Solar Energy—at a Cost

Space-based computing offers easy access to solar power, but presents its own environmental challenges

Black Hole Caught Blasting Matter into Space at 130 Million MPH

X-ray space telescopes caught a supermassive blackhole flinging matter into space at a fifth of the speed of light

OpenAI’s Secrets are Revealed in Empire of AI

On our 2025 Best Nonfiction of the Year list, Karen Hao's investigation of artificial intelligence reveals how the AI future is still in our hands

This Weekend’s Geminids Meteor Shower Should Be Spectacular

As far as annual meteor showers are concerned, 2025 has saved the best for last. This year's Geminids are not to be missed