Briefing: Elon Musk is about to be a very busy boy!
Strategic angle: Elon Musk's upcoming plans may include a SpaceX IPO filing, marking significant dates for the tech industry.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Artemis II Crew Faces First SNAFU In Space: A Broken Toilet
Strategic angle: The system itself is so loud that astronauts have to wear hearing protection when they use it.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: How the octopus uses its 'taste by touch' sensory system to feel out potential mates
Strategic angle: A new study by Harvard biologists reveals the unique sensory system octopuses use to find mates.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: How mitochondria organize our 'second genome'
Strategic angle: EPFL scientists have discovered that a simple shape change in mitochondria helps cells evenly distribute their mitochondrial DNA, solving a long-standing puzzle.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Ziggy Stardust and Hacky Sack: What life was like the last time we went to the moon
Strategic angle: The Artemis II mission is the first time humans have headed to the moon since 1972. That year also marked the debut of The Godfather and the Egg McMuffin.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Engineered tobacco plant can produce five psychedelics, including psilocybin and DMT
Strategic angle: A groundbreaking study reveals that a genetically modified tobacco plant can synthesize multiple psychedelics, potentially revolutionizing therapeutic applications.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Wildfires accelerate winter snowmelt in Oregon's western Cascades, study finds
Strategic angle: New research indicates that forest fires in the Pacific Northwest are impacting snowmelt and water resources.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Carmel Ortiz on the evolving landscape of satellite communications
Strategic angle: In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss interviews Carmel Ortiz, senior vice president of medium-Earth-orbit constellation programs at SES.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Bigger storms, more often: New study projects likely future rainfall impacts on NZ
Strategic angle: A new study reveals that New Zealand is likely to experience increased rainfall and more frequent storms in the future.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Moon rocket and weather are on NASA's side for the first astronaut launch in decades
After weeks of fuel leaks and other issues, NASA faced a trouble-free countdown Tuesday on the eve of astronauts' first trip to the moon in more than half a century.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: How noise limits today's quantum circuits
Strategic angle: Exploring the challenges of maintaining coherence in quantum computing.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Protostars 'sneeze' and produce rings of gas and magnetic flux as they grow
Strategic angle: Researchers have uncovered new insights into the early development of baby stars.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Novel approach to quantum error correction portends a scalable future for quantum computing
Strategic angle: A University of Sydney quantum physicist has developed a new approach to quantum error correction that could significantly reduce the number of physical qubits required to build large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Humans head back toward Moon for first time in 50 years: What to know about NASA’s Artemis II
Strategic angle: NASA astronauts could be sent back to the Moon for the first time in 50 years as soon as April 1. Here's what you need to know about the mission.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
SpaceX confidentially files for IPO, setting stage for record offering
Elon Musk's SpaceX is reportedly targeting a valuation of around $1.75 trillion in its forthcoming IPO.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: New miniature marsupial frog found in Peru carries eggs in a back pouch
Strategic angle: Scientists have discovered a new species of miniature marsupial frog in the Peruvian Amazon that carries its young in a natural pouch on its back.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Chinese scientists unveil glowing Avatar-like plants that could light cities without electricity
Strategic angle: Using genes from fireflies and luminous fungi, scientists have created plants that glow in the dark.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Study links exposure to agricultural pesticides to cancer risk
Strategic angle: Living in areas with high agricultural pesticide exposure is associated with higher cancer risks, according to a new study.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Native Americans were making dice, gambling, exploring probability millennia before their Old World counterparts
Strategic angle: A new study reveals that the earliest known dice were crafted by Native American hunter-gatherers over 12,000 years ago.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Réunion Island Lava Reaches the Sea
Strategic angle: The February 2026 eruption at Piton de la Fournaise has lasted longer and produced a larger volume of lava than recent eruptions from this frequently active volcano.
Editorial Staff Apr 2