Unknown Deadly Illness Strikes Eastern Congo
An unidentified illness has killed scores of people and infected hundreds in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health
N.S.F. Cuts Raise Fears of a Reduced U.S. Presence in
Kelly Brunt wasn’t the only federal employee to be laid off this month while traveling for work. But she was
Seven worlds to be visible this week
Maddie Molloy BBC Climate & Science Dr Robert Massey of the Royal Astronomical Society gives Science Correspondent Pallab Ghosh tips
Earth Safe From Asteroid 2024 YR4, NASA Says
Astronomers have been carefully watching 2024 YR4, a space rock with a heightened chance of hitting Earth in 2032. But
Greenpeace Goes to Court in $300 Million Suit That Poses
Greenpeace went on trial on Monday in North Dakota in a bombshell lawsuit that, if successful, could bankrupt the storied
A Parade of Planets Is Marching Through the Night Sky
Astute skywatchers may have already seen the striking line of planets across the night sky in January. This week Mercury
Human Therapists Prepare for Battle Against A.I. Pretenders
The nation’s largest association of psychologists this month warned federal regulators that A.I. chatbots “masquerading” as therapists, but programmed to
Why did the UK’s oldest space satellite end up thousands
BBC/Gerry Fletcher Artwork: The half-tonne Skynet-1A satellite was launched in November 1969 Someone moved the UK’s oldest satellite and there