Science
NASA Data Helps Commercial Space Plan Living Off Our Moon – NASA
The barren lunar landscape has some important resources, such as water and minerals like iron and titanium, but extracting and processing them will require special equipment. Where those resources can be found will dictate where to land and how...
Life
Featured video: An “MIT story” about an iconic professor
A new short film spotlights the life and career of MIT Institute Professor and School of Engineering Dean Paula Hammond ’84, PhD ’93.The documentary, “Full Circle: Paula Hammond at MIT,” traces Hammond’s path from childhood in Detroit, Michigan, to...
Environment
As oil profits skyrocket, calls for windfall taxes rise
When Chevron reported its highest quarterly profit in six years on July 31, 2026, it was just one detail in a larger picture: Analyst firm Wood Mackenzie estimates the global oil and gas industry is...
Environment
Green roofs can help cool cities in the summer heat, but building them is only the first step – many don’t survive
As summer temperatures soar across the United States and Europe, cities are being forced to confront the difficult reality that they’re getting dangerously hot.Record-breaking heat waves strain power grids, send people to cooling shelters and...
Space
Musification of the 2026 total solar eclipse
Experience a musical simulation of the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse as seen from the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre (Spain). Click here for information about ESA’s live broadcast from this observatory, or visit esa.int/solareclipse for an overview...
Space
A total solar eclipse will darken the sky for millions today! Here’s what you need to know
Today (Aug. 12), millions of people across Greenland, Iceland and Spain will witness a total solar eclipse as the moon completely covers the sun, turning day into night, albeit briefly.It's Europe's first total solar eclipse since 1999, and with...
Environment
Flesh-eating bacteria are devouring limbs in warming waters worldwide − here’s how to protect yourself
Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people in the U.S. and beyond.Vibrio vulnificus, a type of flesh-eating bacteria that...
Life
The First Five Things You Should Do With Your Garmin Cirqa Smart Band
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Life
Social Security adds 14 health conditions to fast-track disability list. See what they are.
The Social Security Administration said on Tuesday that it...
Science
Bamboo toilet paper intrigued me. Reality turned out to be messy
We are flush with toilet paper options. I’m looking to minimize the environmental impact of every wipe, and it’s overwhelming.I’ve been barraged with ads touting bamboo toilet paper’s environmental superiority to wood pulp counterparts. But my interest gave way...
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Twitch users can now block Amazon from using their content to train AI
Twitch is now allowing users to stop Amazon from training their generative artificial intelligence (AI) models using users' content,...
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