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Is Using a Stair Machine the Same as Climbing Stairs?

Dot Physics

Is Using a Stair Machine the Same as Climbing Stairs?

Rhett Allain

The Plan to Send Plant-Filled ‘Gardens’ Into Orbit

Ground Control

The Plan to Send Plant-Filled ‘Gardens’ Into Orbit

Chris Baraniuk

Starship’s Latest Test Reveals New Problems for SpaceX to Solve

Starship’s Latest Test Reveals New Problems for SpaceX to Solve

Stephen Clark, Ars Technica

Hummingbirds Are Evolving to Adapt to Life With Humans

Animals

Hummingbirds Are Evolving to Adapt to Life With Humans

Jorge Garay

A New Study Reveals the Makeup of Uranus’ Atmosphere

Space

A New Study Reveals the Makeup of Uranus’ Atmosphere

Shigeyuki Hando

Why Women With Type 2 Diabetes Are Diagnosed Later Than Men

Health

Why Women With Type 2 Diabetes Are Diagnosed Later Than Men

Lori Youmshajekian

The Milky Way Has a Mysterious ‘Broken Bone’

Space

The Milky Way Has a Mysterious ‘Broken Bone’

Jorge Garay

The Quest to Prove the Existence of a New Type of Quantum Particle

Quantum Physics

The Quest to Prove the Existence of a New Type of Quantum Particle

Shalma Wegsman

Want to Claim the Solar Tax Credit? Get Installing Now

Energy Policy

Want to Claim the Solar Tax Credit? Get Installing Now

Tik Root

AI Is Eating Data Center Power Demand—and It’s Only Getting Worse

Power Hungry

AI Is Eating Data Center Power Demand—and It’s Only Getting Worse

Molly Taft

The Enhanced Games Has a Date, a Host City, and a Drug-Fueled World Record

Gold Rush

The Enhanced Games Has a Date, a Host City, and a Drug-Fueled World Record

Amit Katwala

Trump Cuts Are Killing a Tiny Office That Keeps Measurements of the World Accurate

Misaligned

Trump Cuts Are Killing a Tiny Office That Keeps Measurements of the World Accurate

Molly Taft

New Bacteria Have Been Discovered on a Chinese Space Station

Out of This World

New Bacteria Have Been Discovered on a Chinese Space Station

Jorge Garay

A Baby Received a Custom Crispr Treatment in Record Time

Gene Therapy

A Baby Received a Custom Crispr Treatment in Record Time

Emily Mullin

Shoot Your Shot

Blocked From Selling Off-Brand Ozempic, Telehealth Startups Embrace a Less Effective Drug

Kate Knibbs

SpaceX Tests Starship Fixes After Back-to-Back Failures

Under Repair

SpaceX Tests Starship Fixes After Back-to-Back Failures

Stephen Clark, Ars Technica

The EPA Is Giving Some Forever Chemicals a Pass

PFAS

The EPA Is Giving Some Forever Chemicals a Pass

Molly Taft

Patients Are Left With Few Options as GLP-1 Copycats Disappear

Access Denied

Patients Are Left With Few Options as GLP-1 Copycats Disappear

Emily Mullin and Kate Knibbs

The EPA Will Likely Gut Team That Studies Health Risks From Chemicals

Toxic Legacy

The EPA Will Likely Gut Team That Studies Health Risks From Chemicals

Molly Taft

Intelligence on Earth Evolved Independently at Least Twice

Evolution

Intelligence on Earth Evolved Independently at Least Twice

Yasemin Saplakoglu