Like many of my friends, I enjoy a glass of wine with dinner or a beer with friends. But a recent U.S. surgeon general report warning that any alcohol consumption is unsafe made me pause. Should I embrace “Dry January,” or even quit altogether? Recently, at least eight respected medical societies and government agencies have issued reports […]
Palona goes vertical, launches Vision, Workflow: 4 key lessons for AI builders Building an enterprise AI company on a "foundation of shifting sand" is the central challenge for founders today, according to the leadership at Palona AI. Today, the Palo Alto-based startup—led by former Google and Meta engineering veterans—is making a decisive vertical push into
Wind-Sculpted Landscapes: Investigating the Martian Megaripple ‘Hazyview’ Explore This Section Perseverance Home Mission Overview Rover Components Mars Rock Samples Where is Perseverance? Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mission Updates Science Overview Objectives Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Perseverance Raw Images Images Videos Audio More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars
This “mushroom” is not a fungus, it’s a bizarre plant that breaks all the rules Balanophora is a plant that abandoned photosynthesis long ago and now lives entirely as a parasite on tree roots, hidden in dark forest undergrowth. Scientists surveying rare populations across East Asian islands uncovered how its cellular machinery shrank but didn’t
Drones detect deadly virus in Arctic whales' breath Whale breath collected by drones is giving clues to the health of wild humpbacks and other whales. Izvor: BBC News
Opinion: Francis Collins: ‘I think of science as glimpsing God’s mind’ Below is a lightly edited, AI-generated transcript of the “First Opinion Podcast” interview with Marc Siegel and Francis Collins. Be sure to sign up for the weekly “First Opinion Podcast” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Get alerts about each new episode
“Java Man” Fossils Returned to Indonesia AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS—The Homo erectus fossils known as “Java Man” have been returned to Indonesia, where they will be housed at the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta, according to an Arab News report. The skullcap, molar, and thigh bone, now thought to have come from different individuals, are
Video Friday: Happy Robot Holidays Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1–5 June 2026, VIENNAEnjoy today’s videos! Happy Holidays from FZI Living Lab![ FZI ]Thanks,
This “mushroom” is not a fungus, it’s a bizarre plant that breaks all the rules Balanophora is a plant that abandoned photosynthesis long ago and now lives entirely as a parasite on tree roots, hidden in dark forest undergrowth. Scientists surveying rare populations across East Asian islands uncovered how its cellular machinery shrank but didn’t
Drones detect deadly virus in Arctic whales' breath Whale breath collected by drones is giving clues to the health of wild humpbacks and other whales. Vir: BBC News
Opinion: Francis Collins: ‘I think of science as glimpsing God’s mind’ Below is a lightly edited, AI-generated transcript of the “First Opinion Podcast” interview with Marc Siegel and Francis Collins. Be sure to sign up for the weekly “First Opinion Podcast” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Get alerts about each new episode
Wind-Sculpted Landscapes: Investigating the Martian Megaripple ‘Hazyview’ Explore This Section Perseverance Home Mission Overview Rover Components Mars Rock Samples Where is Perseverance? Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mission Updates Science Overview Objectives Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Perseverance Raw Images Images Videos Audio More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars
Palona goes vertical, launches Vision, Workflow: 4 key lessons for AI builders Building an enterprise AI company on a "foundation of shifting sand" is the central challenge for founders today, according to the leadership at Palona AI. Today, the Palo Alto-based startup—led by former Google and Meta engineering veterans—is making a decisive vertical push into
NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim to Discuss Eight-Month Space Station Mission NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is set to share insights from his recent eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EST on Friday, December 19. The event will take place at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston,
Researchers in Western Australia have identified a new species of bettong and two new subspecies of woylie from ancient fossils. These discoveries are significant, but they are tempered by evidence suggesting that some of these species may already be extinct. Source: All Top News — ScienceDaily
