A spent rocket body hitting the moon made headlines this week, but the reality is that the unplanned collision by a SpaceX upper stage was just the latest in a long history of human-made objects meeting their end by impacting the lunar surface.Astronomers around the world kept their telescopes trained on the moon early Wednesday … Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new seasonal flu vaccine from Moderna that uses mRNA technology, the drugmaker announced Wednesday.Called mFLUSIVA, it is approved for adults ages 50 and older. It’s the first influenza vaccine using mRNA technology to receive FDA approval.The approval “reflects the ongoing potential of our mRNA platform to help address … Read more
Jason Arday, the sociologist who made history as Cambridge University’s youngest Black professor, has resigned from the university after weeks of mounting accusations of plagiarism and fabrications in his biography.Arday, who joined Cambridge in 2023 at the age of 37, became one of Britain’s most high-profile academics after sharing an extraordinary life story. He has … Read more
Washington — The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week, arguing that he inappropriately invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.”Holding a witness in contempt is a serious thing, and it should be rare,” … Read more
Iran’s top Revolutionary Guard commander declared Wednesday that Tehran would continue working on nuclear weapons as long as the United States and Israel possess them, intensifying concerns that Iran is using negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz to postpone concessions on its nuclear program.”As long as the United States and Israel possess nuclear weapons, we … Read more
In the AI industry, Google prides itself on seeming like the adult in the room: quiet, stable, time-tested. On Wednesday, even as the company announced its largest AI org shakeup yet, Google and its leaders presented a unified front, keeping their messaging focused on how the changes tee up future success.But the reality is that … Read more
Video glasses are getting a lot nicer and a lot cheaper, and Viture’s newest pair fit in that sweet spot perfectly. The Viture Pro 2, released today as part of a fifth anniversary collection, manages to bring the price down drastically from the previous generation while also amping up sharpness and reducing weight—two very important … Read more
There’s been no word of an agreement on a new contract for Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs, but there has been a change to his approach to practice at training camp. Multiple reporters at Thursday’s practice sent word that Gibbs was in uniform and taking reps during early drills. After the walkthrough period of practice … Read more
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 melted and fused industrial materials that created an entirely new metal alloy recently discovered by researchers.Inside particles of debris known as hiroshimaites were flecks of metal that revealed a strange, almost quasicrystal structure which could have only formed under … Read more
There was a time when bookstores devoted entire shelves to brain fitness even though no one really called it that. Crossword collections. Sudoku. Memory games. Later came adult coloring books. Each promised, in one way or another, to keep the mind sharp.