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NASA’s New Space Telescope Is Poised to Discover Hidden Facets of the Universe

The Big Picture

NASA’s New Space Telescope Is Poised to Discover Hidden Facets of the Universe

Jay Bennett

Transistors Changed Everything. Here’s How They Work

Dot Physics

Transistors Changed Everything. Here’s How They Work

Rhett Allain

Is Expensive Bottled Water Actually Better for You?

Drink Up

Is Expensive Bottled Water Actually Better for You?

Megan Tomos

NASA Cancels Its Rescue Mission for the Aging Swift Telescope

Abandon Ship

NASA Cancels Its Rescue Mission for the Aging Swift Telescope

Jorge Garay

The Super El Niño Won’t Fix the West’s Water Crisis

Dry Times

The Super El Niño Won’t Fix the West’s Water Crisis

Molly Taft

The Galaxy’s Fastest Star Could Reveal the Secrets of a Supermassive Black Hole

High Velocity

The Galaxy’s Fastest Star Could Reveal the Secrets of a Supermassive Black Hole

Jorge Garay

Salmonella Is Everywhere

Wash Up

Salmonella Is Everywhere

Emily Mullin

Squeeze More Juice Out of Your Dead Batteries—Using Physics

Dot Physics

Squeeze More Juice Out of Your Dead Batteries—Using Physics

Rhett Allain

What Is El Niño, and What Does It Mean for Weather, Water, and the Global Economy?

Spanish for the Nino

What Is El Niño, and What Does It Mean for Weather, Water, and the Global Economy?

Ritsuko Kawai

A One-Two Punch Has Atlantic Hurricane Season on the Ropes

TKO

A One-Two Punch Has Atlantic Hurricane Season on the Ropes

Dennis Mersereau

There’s a New Link Between Gut Health and Alzheimer’s Disease

Brain Health

There’s a New Link Between Gut Health and Alzheimer’s Disease

Jorge Garay

Astronomers Discover the Existence of a Black Hole Star

Star Power

Astronomers Discover the Existence of a Black Hole Star

Jorge Garay

It’s Never Too Early to Start Planning for the Next Two Solar Eclipses

Throwing Shade

It’s Never Too Early to Start Planning for the Next Two Solar Eclipses

Jorge Garay

Inside the Experimental Traps Scientists Set for Ghostly Neutrinos

Ghost Hunting

Inside the Experimental Traps Scientists Set for Ghostly Neutrinos

Simon Frantz

Puerto Rico Is Rationing Water. It Could’ve Avoided It by Harvesting Rainwater

Oh Heavens

Puerto Rico Is Rationing Water. It Could’ve Avoided It by Harvesting Rainwater

Yessenia Funes

The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty

It’s Turbine Time

The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty

Molly Taft

There’s a Fatty Liver Epidemic. AI Could Help Get Ahead of It

Organ Trail

There’s a Fatty Liver Epidemic. AI Could Help Get Ahead of It

David Cox

The Best Photos of the Big Solar Eclipse

Total Recall

The Best Photos of the Big Solar Eclipse

Fernanda González

Big Tech Wants to Harvest Your Thoughts

Brain Drain

Big Tech Wants to Harvest Your Thoughts

James Crawford

Is It Safe to Eat Lettuce Yet?

Food Safety

Is It Safe to Eat Lettuce Yet?

Emily Mullin