The Habit That Separates Achievers From ‘Ultra Achievers,’ By A Psychologist

What separates the good from the great? A study of 44,000 chess players points to one habit most people skip: going back to study their own mistakes.

SpaceX preps next-gen Starlink as Amazon’s competitor stalls
SpaceX preps next-gen Starlink as Amazon’s competitor stalls

SpaceX is gearing up for a monumental flight today that’s sure to be closely watched by Amazon. If successful, SpaceX will deploy its first Starlink V3 satellites, which tout meaningful upgrades to the ever-expanding Starlink constellation. The 26 satellites will be riding atop Starship, which SpaceX will also attempt to deploy into Earth orbit for […]

Why Understanding People Could Be The Key To Saving Sharks

We have spent decades learning how sharks live, hunt and reproduce. But if we want to conserve them, we also need to understand the humans sharing their oceans. A new scoping review of 171 peer-reviewed studies reveals what we know about people’s perce…

Space Lasers Are About to Get Their First Real Test Generating Energy

Startup Star Catcher is launching a system that, if successful, would be the first time energy has been beamed between two separate spacecraft.

Solving Math’s Greatest Problems Was an Art Form. Then Came AI

Mathematics has been one of humanity’s most creative endeavors, akin to painting and poetry. Now, mathematicians are trying to save it from the brute force of AI.

See Saturn’s Rings At Their Finest: The Night Sky This Week

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

In Photos: Epic ‘Harvest Moon’ Rises Beside Saturn Around The World

See spectacular images of September’s full Harvest Moon rising into twilight alongside Saturn as skywatchers around the world watched the celestial pairing.

The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet

Climate groups are latching onto the data center opposition movement, but it remains to be seen if they can get people to care about the facilities’ impact on the atmosphere.

Nicotine Is Mounting a Comeback in the Wellness Movement

Improving mood and increasing longevity are just some of the unfounded claims about this substance circling around the “natural” medicine corners of the internet.

Some Pancreatic Cells Are Just One Genetic Tweak Away From Treating Diabetes

By deactivating a gene, researchers were able to cause cells in the pancreatic ducts to produce insulin to regulate blood sugar.