Psychedelics are often associated with disconnecting from reality, but a recent neuroimaging study found that psilocybin can actually make our brain activity more connected to the world around us.
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope joins Hubble and Webb this weekend—but each observatory has a very different job in exploring the universe.
When seismic waves from the Colombian earthquake started shaking his home, a local director for the satellite titan SES rapidly began crafting a rescue and recovery plan.
Superconducting satellites. Progress in nuclear fusion. Why performative AI is overrated. All that and more in this week’s Prototype.
Just as new data centers face growing backlash from neighboring communities, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is about to make it harder for people to weigh in on any pollution those centers create. The EPA plans to toss out a federal rule requiring public notice and an opportunity to comment when certain industrial sites […]
College football starts this weekend. Its landscape looks very different. Lessons from fan responses to the NCAA changes can be applied to climate change too.
Two habits often branded manipulative — letting others reach your idea and telling people what they want to hear — actually signal sharp social intelligence.
August’s full moon rose worldwide on Aug. 28, 2026, and was almost totally eclipsed by Earth’s shadow in space, turning the lunar surface reddish.
One confirmed measles case triggers a roughly $300,000 fixed response cost, a new study finds. That number cannot capture the costa that matters most.
Influential right-wing conspiracy theorists and MAGA-aligned pundits are falsely claiming that the Covid vaccine killed Dolly Parton, the vaccination advocate and philanthropist.