Tag: Science

Extreme flooding in the Southwest foreshadows a wild El Niño winter

Environmental News & Analysis
The Southwest just got way too much of a good thing. Last weekend, a ferocious storm inundated communities and...

Uranium cubes reveal why the German nuclear project failed

Science & Technology
Koeth and Hiebert uncovered a box of declassified documents about German uranium in the National Archives and found about...

17 better ways Elon Musk could have wasted $446 million

Science & Technology
He’s not even good at being rich!He’s not even good at being rich!by Elizabeth LopattoNov 4, 2026, 9:45...

Boomer the bearcat pays Baruch students a visit

Education & Learning
Baruch College hosted a real-life bearcat on Oct. 20, giving many students their first look at the animal behind...

Strange, catastrophic landslides are kicking off across the far north

Environmental News & Analysis
Nearly a decade ago, a helicopter pilot flying in Canada’s Northwest Territories noticed something peculiar: A landslide so immense,...

What to Know About China’s Top-Secret Spaceplane

Science & Technology
A winged Chinese spacecraft bearing a strong resemblance to the US military’s X-37B spaceplane was photographed in orbit by...

AI Emergency Alerts Are Coming. Humans Might Not Be Ready

Science & Technology
This story was produced by Grist and copublished with WIRED. It is part of Distorted, a Grist series exploring...

Anthropic Says It Will Revolutionize Biology—Some Day

Science & Technology
AI giant Anthropic and CEO Dario Amodei have repeatedly claimed that the company’s models will revolutionize biology and drug...

Anthropic Flags Gas Supply as One of Its Biggest Near-Term Risks

Science & Technology
Data centers’ reliance on private natural gas plants is a key near-term risk to Anthropic. In the company’s IPO...

National climate plans now promise half the emission cuts expected by UN

Environmental News & Analysis
Countries' climate plans would cut global emissions only half as much by 2035 as the UN projected a year...

Record breaker! Astronomers spot powerful cosmic explosion that lasted 27 days

Space & Astronomy
Share this article Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Astronomers have spotted a...

UN sets steep emission cuts to reverse 1.5C overshoot by end of century

Environmental News & Analysis
The United Nations has said the world must cut greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 6% per year to limit...