The Midnight Sun Peaks This Weekend — What It Is And Where To See It

Around June 21’s solstice, regions north of the Arctic Circle experience the midnight sun: 24 hours of daylight, when the sun never sets and night disappears.

NASA selects Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for a 2028 mission to Mars
NASA selects Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for a 2028 mission to Mars

Relativity Space, the rocket company led by former Google executive Eric Schmidt, was picked to launch NASA’s Aeolus payload to Mars in 2028, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. Under a new public-private partnership, Relativity Space will provide the “spacecraft, rocket, and cruise operations” to fly Aeolus to Mars, where the payload will “provide the first […]

The Most Promising Ebola Vaccine Has Been Sitting on the Shelf for 15 Years

Years after initial tests, researchers are now racing to see if a vaccine developed in 2011 can help fight the current Bundibugyo outbreak in Congo.

Our long national sunscreen nightmare is almost over
Our long national sunscreen nightmare is almost over

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. On TikTok, the tanned youths are explaining why they no longer wear sunscreen. In one video, a young man films […]

Two AIs just matched or beat doctors on diagnosis. The catch: none of the patients were real.
Two AIs just matched or beat doctors on diagnosis. The catch: none of the patients were real.

Two AI systems have matched, and in places beaten, doctors at diagnosing patients and planning their treatment. Then again, none of the patients were real. The results, published in Nature this week, are some of the strongest evidence yet that speciali…

Canada Missed Chances to Inspect Titan Before Fatal Implosion

A new report shows that government agencies failed to communicate and includes recommendations for stronger oversight in a bid to avert future disasters.

Sunday’s Summer Solstice 2026: Events And Exact Times Near You

Sunday, June 21, 2026, will mark the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Here’s what will happen in North America, from extreme sunrises to events.

Pseudoscientific Cancer ‘Treatment’ Involves Gassing Naked People in Plastic Bags With Bleach

A London clinic owner has claimed he is treating people with stage 4 cancer by sealing them into a plastic bag while they’re naked from the waist down and gassing them with chlorine dioxide.

Instagram’s Icon, Reimagined By Artists

Instagram invited six artists to rethink the icon users see day after day, resulting in flowers, whimsical cartoon bunnies and all-around razzle-dazzle.

Northern Lights Forecast: Some States May See Aurora Thursday Night

The northern lights may be visible from states along the U.S.-Canadian border overnight on Thursday, June 18 into Friday, June 19, after a space weather forecast.