Countdown to a lunar comeback: NASA readies astronauts for Moon journey
Christina Koch is expected to become the first woman to fly around the moon.
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NASA set for first crewed moon return in over half a century
Research: Fathers get depressed after child's birth, just not right away
Tests find lead in children's clothing. These colors are especially susceptible
Study finds AIs treat nuclear arms as strategy, not taboo, rejecting surrender and negotiation
In 86% to 95% of scenarios the models escalated, in 95% both parties threatened nuclear strikes, and no model chose 'harmony or withdrawal'.
Patty, Burger King’s new AI assistant, will listen to your drive-thru conversation
The OpenAI-powered assistant analyzes drive-thru conversations for courtesy phrases to coach staff and assigns a location 'friendliness score.'
NASA shakes up moon program with Artemis test mission before astronaut lunar landing
Planned for 2027, the new mission comes as the US aims to establish regular lunar missions, a long-awaited follow-up to its first moon missions in the Apollo program, which ended in 1972.
All-queen ant shocks science: Japanese–German team finds species with no males or workers
Researchers hypothesize it descended from a slave-making species that lost its own workers because other ants worked for them, with the loss of male production occurring later in evolution
Physicists pinpoint mechanism behind familiar basketball shoes squeak
Analysis showed that tiny regions of the rubber momentarily detach and reattach to the surface thousands of times per second
Just five minutes in the microwave can unleash up to 534,000 micro- and nanoplastics into food
The term 'microwave-safe' often means a container will not visibly melt or break, not that it prevents the release of microscopic plastic particles or chemical additives
16 Millions descended from Genghis Khan? not so fast
Researchers analyzing DNA from four Ulytau mausoleum burials in Kazakhstan ireport that the 16 million male descendants estimate is overstated
The app that will keep you dry? Former Apple engineers reimagine the forecast
A new app emphasizes hyperlocal forecasting, minute-by-minute precipitation, and sleek design.
Turtles’ brains shed light on evolutionary developments dating back hundreds of millions of years
The study provides new insights into the functions of ancestral cortices but also raises fundamental questions about how and when key neural computations evolved in turtles.
Survey: 67% of Gen Z choose sleep over sex
In a poll of 2,000 people born between 1997 and 2012 conducted by EduBirdie/EduBuddy, 64% placed maintaining a stable job ahead of sexual intercourse
