Vermont Officials on High Alert for Incoming Flash Floods
Vermont and other surrounding parts of New England are expected to see flash flooding today and into later this week, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Local officials are…
Evidence of Changing Winds on Mars Points to a Major Transformation 400,000 Years Ago
Recent evidence gathered by China’s Zhurong rover points to a dramatic climate shift on Mars—a finding that could have a significant impact on our understanding of Earth’s climate evolution. Teyonah…
SpaceX Starlink Satellites Have to Dodge Objects in Orbit Nearly 140 Times Every Day
It’s getting awfully crowded in low Earth orbit with more than 4,000 Starlink satellites currently in orbit and thousands more that will soon make their way up there. SpaceX’s internet…
Upcoming Launch Revives India’s Dream of Placing a Lander on the Moon
India’s space agency is getting ready to launch its latest mission to the Moon, hoping this one will stick the landing on the lunar surface. China’s Plan to Land Astronauts…
AI Systems Could Help Us Speed Up Extreme Weather Forecasting, Studies Show
As climate change makes extreme weather more likely, and more unpredictable, meteorologists and government agencies need new tools to keep up. Two studies published this week in the scientific journal…
Shell Backtracks on Greenwashing, Renews Commitment to Drill, Baby, Drill!
Oil and gas giant Shell has walked back the greenwashing image that it had worked so hard to foster over the last few years. The company has moved away from…
An Angry Birds Cafe Is Opening in New York in a Desperate Attempt to Recapture the Game’s Glory Days
It wasn’t the hardware that made the iPhone a hit, or even iOS, it was the potential unlocked by the introduction of the App Store, and one of the earliest…
ChatGPT’s Website Traffic Dipped for the First Time Since Its Launch
Image: Tada Images (Shutterstock) It appears that the artificial intelligence fatigue is upon us: OpenAI’s website traffic has fallen for the first time since the company launched the viral chatbot…
SpaceX Wants Environmental Lawsuit Against Its Starship Rocket Dismissed
SpaceX is denying allegations that its Starship rocket poses a threat to surrounding wildlife habitat in Boca Chica, Texas, hoping to dismiss a lawsuit that could potentially delay the anticipated…
Elephants Need a Little Variety in Their Diet, Too, Poop Study Reveals
Just like some people, elephants seem to prefer a rich palette of foods, research out this week suggests. Studying decades-old poop, researchers found that elephants tend to have diverse diets…