What is a heat dome? Behind the hot and humid conditions
Dangerously hot and humid conditions are choking nearly the entire eastern half of the United States this week, caused by a “heat dome” that’s parked over parts of the country....
Science
New dog-sized dinosaur species discovered
Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur — one that was dog-sized and roamed what is now the United States around 150 million years ago alongside familiar dinosaurs like...
Maxar launching AI-powered ‘predictive intelligence’ to spot crises before they happen
A satellite imaging company that played a key role in revealing Russian forces massing on Ukraine’s border prior to invasion launched a new product Wednesday that uses AI and satellite data...
The Army’s not sure what its new ‘Executive Innovation Corps’ will actually do
Earlier this month, the Army announced it had recruited four technology executives, including one from a controversial defense contrator, to serve as Reserve lieutenant colonels and “work on targeted projects...
Declining public trust in AI is a national-security problem
Americans’ trust in artificial intelligence is declining even as global advances in the field accelerate. That points to a potential national-security problem: lawmakers across partisan lines, industry leaders, think tanks,...
Fired, rehired and fired again, some NOAA employees get letters demanding money
Some former employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who were fired, rehired and fired again this spring say they have received debt notices from the federal government to...
Turns out the human mind sees what it wants to see, not what you actually see
The human brain continues to surprise scientists. From how it learns to the fact that our brains glow, there’s a lot we have yet to learn about the inner workings...
One Fruit May Be Evolving in Reverse
Wild tomatoes on the Galápagos Islands are rewinding millions of years of evolution, according to a new study. Scientists at the University of California, Riverside found that these tomatoes—descended from...
The numbers of gray whales migrating along the California coast continue to plummet
The number of gray whales migrating along the California coast has plummeted again this year, dropping to levels not seen since the 1970s, according to federal officials. There are now...
Her scientific breakthrough could end morning sickness
Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy have been recorded at least since the Greeks scribbled about it on papyrus some 4,000 years ago. The Romans hypothesized (wrongly) that boys caused more...
