Why AI is speeding up scientific research but not lab experiments

A new report from Google, Google DeepMind and M.I.T. finds that researchers are using AI—a lot. It’s just not helping as much in the lab

Posted on 18 September 2026 | 8:20 pm

What does OpenAI’s blockbuster mathematics proof mean for the real world?

OpenAI’s claimed proof of the Navier-Stokes problem is a mathematical tour de force, but any real-world applications may be years away—if they ever arrive at all

Posted on 18 September 2026 | 8:00 pm

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope glimpses its first cosmic light

The space telescope is set to reveal thousands of new exoplanets and scour the universe for signs of dark matter and energy

Posted on 18 September 2026 | 4:45 pm

What changing ‘Lake Ontario’ to ‘Lake America’ means for weather forecasts

The National Weather Service is speeding ahead with changing the name of the Great Lake

Posted on 18 September 2026 | 4:38 pm

This dolphin terrifies fish until they puke—and then eats it

Don’t have the energy to catch your own meal? This dolphin has a gross solution

Posted on 18 September 2026 | 1:00 pm

How much longer will the sun shine?

Our sun is on a long, strange trip to its eventual demise. Here are the key stops along the way

Posted on 18 September 2026 | 12:45 pm

How heat makes it harder for students to learn

As temperatures rise, the evidence is clear that heat is eroding students’ ability to learn

Posted on 18 September 2026 | 12:30 pm

Why Bangladesh’s measles outbreak is a cautionary tale for the U.S.

As Bangladesh faces a deadly measles outbreak, experts assess what it would take for the U.S. to reach similar levels

Posted on 18 September 2026 | 12:00 pm

Indonesia is moving its capital. Will a forest pay the price?

Filmmaker and journalist Leah Varjacques takes listeners inside an Indonesian forest that’s quickly changing as the country attempts to move its capital city

Posted on 18 September 2026 | 6:00 am

See the first new species of cat discovered in more than a century—it’s adorable

The cat is smaller than a house cat but has the spots of a leopard

Posted on 17 September 2026 | 9:00 pm

North Korea’s nuclear tests have turned this mountain into an earthquake hot spot

Seismic activity has increased markedly at Mount Mantap, also known as Mantapsan, since the last test blast there in 2017

Posted on 17 September 2026 | 8:00 pm

What your dog really thinks about you

Science is helping to peel back the layers of how dogs process the world around them

Posted on 17 September 2026 | 6:15 pm

Can independent AI auditors keep up with frontier AI development?

Independent auditors are emerging as a key part of plans to rein in frontier AI. But the systems are evolving faster than the methods used to evaluate them

Posted on 17 September 2026 | 1:00 pm

What eyewitness accounts tell us about the science of memory

The malleability of memory once cast doubt on eyewitness identification in criminal cases, but new research reveals how eyewitness memory can be used accurately

Posted on 17 September 2026 | 1:00 pm

OpenAI cracks the hidden math that keeps your texts from turning to gibberish

The surprising real-world applications of high-dimensional sphere packing and the 48-year-old barrier that OpenAI just broke

Posted on 17 September 2026 | 12:30 pm