Isomorphic Labs’ $2.1 Billion Fundraise Is The Biggest Bet Yet On AI Drug Discovery

Isomorphic, which formed as an Alphabet company in 2021, has a massive cash horde, but it’s tight-lipped on what drugs it might bring to the clinic.

What It Will Take to Make AI Sustainable

Researcher Sasha Luccioni argues we need better emissions data and a better sense of how people are using AI in the first place.

What flings mysteriously powerful particles called ‘cosmic rays’ at Earth?

High-energy cosmic rays, 10 million times more powerful than particles accelerated in Earth’s strongest atom smasher, may hide a superheavy secret that is the key to unlocking a 60-year-old puzzle.

Public Health Officials Believe The Hantavirus Outbreak Is Under Control

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the latest on the hantavirus outbreak, using quantum physics for metabolic MRIs, how AI can help fill prescriptions and more.

The Whirlpool Galaxy comes alive | Space photo of the day for May 13, 2026

M51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, looks incredible in this new snap by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Only 2% Of Humans Have Green Eyes—An Evolutionary Biologist Explains Why

For most of human history, green eyes didn’t exist. Understanding why they do now means rethinking what we know about evolution itself.

‘Like putting a microscope into the core of the sun’: World’s 1st space-based neutrino detector launches to orbit

The world’s first space-based neutrino detector launched to space this month to study elusive neutrino particles that constantly bombard Earth.

SpaceX Announces Launch Date For New Starship Megarocket

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has announced that the latest test of its Starship megarocket is being targeted for early next week. Here’s everything you need to know.

Inside the Race to Develop a Test for the Rare Andes Hantavirus

A University of Nebraska lab has developed a test that can detect the virus before symptoms become severe. Now, it’s ready to start testing those returning to the US after a cruise outbreak.

Northern Lights Alert: 10 States May See Aurora On Thursday Night

The northern lights may be visible overnight on Thursday, May 14, though Friday, May 15, after a large coronal hole opened up on the sun, super-charging the solar wind.