Unique structure of elephant whiskers give them built-in sensing 'intelligence'

Unique structure of elephant whiskers give them built-in sensing 'intelligence'

• An elephant’s trunk is a marvelous thing, flexible enough to bend and stretch as it forages for food, but also stiff enough to grasp and maneuver even delicate objects like peanu

Science · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 254 words
Gemini 3 Deep Think: Advancing science, research and engineering

Gemini 3 Deep Think: Advancing science, research and engineering

• Gemini 3 Deep Think: Advancing science, research and engineering Feb 12, 2026 Our most specialized reasoning mode is now updated to solve modern science, research and engineering

Blinded by Science: The Importance of RWD and Post-market Surveillance

Blinded by Science: The Importance of RWD and Post-market Surveillance

• The blockbuster popularity of GLP-1 medications has everyone talking about them, from promotionby Senera Williamsto satireon South Park. • That heightened profile brings attentio

SpaceX takes down Dragon crew arm, giving Starship a leg up in Florida

SpaceX takes down Dragon crew arm, giving Starship a leg up in Florida

• Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is accustomed to getting makeovers. • It got another one Wednesday with the removal of the Crew Access Arm used by as

Science · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 259 words
Trump orders the military to make agreements with coal power plants

Trump orders the military to make agreements with coal power plants

• On Wednesday, a fossil-fuel lobbying group called the Washington Coal Club awarded President Trump a trophy that named him the ‘Undisputed Champion of Clean, Beautiful Coal.’ Tru

Science · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 279 words
Did seabird poop fuel rise of Chincha in Peru?

Did seabird poop fuel rise of Chincha in Peru?

• The pre-Inca Chincha Kingdom (circa 1000-1400 CE), along Peru’s southern coast, was one of the most wealthy and influential of its time before falling to the Inca and Spanish emp

Science · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 290 words
Exploring sci-fi treats from George Saunders and Matthew Kressel

Exploring sci-fi treats from George Saunders and Matthew Kressel

• In Vigil, a dying oil magnate is visited by ghostsliebre/Getty Images In Vigil, a dying oil magnate is visited by ghosts liebre/Getty Images VigilGeorge Saunders, Bloomsbury In g

Science · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 245 words
Rethinking our approach to BMI highlights the need for speed

Rethinking our approach to BMI highlights the need for speed

• JazzIRT/Getty Images JazzIRT/Getty Images Moving too quickly in medicine can be disastrous. • The previous century is littered with examples, from the scandal of thalidomide - a

Science · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 160 words
Why adding cross training into your exercise routine is the way to go

Why adding cross training into your exercise routine is the way to go

• You may benefit from mixing up your aerobic workoutsPiero Facci / Alamy You may benefit from mixing up your aerobic workouts Piero Facci / Alamy I often say that the key to stayi

Science · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 266 words
Putting a price tag on nature failed. Can radical tactics save it?

Putting a price tag on nature failed. Can radical tactics save it?

• Richard Branson, Jane Goodall and Edward Norton might seem like strange bedfellows. • But in 2012, at the Earth Summit in Brazil, they stood together on stage making the case tha

Science · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 287 words
What's next after the Trump administration revokes key finding on climate change?

What's next after the Trump administration revokes key finding on climate change?

• Followingthree of the warmest years on record, as scientists reckon withclimate tipping pointsand states and cities grapple with the escalating cost ofextreme weatherand more int

Science · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 305 words
First ever inhalable gene therapy for cancer gets fast-tracked by FDA

First ever inhalable gene therapy for cancer gets fast-tracked by FDA

• The gene therapy is administered as a mist that is inhaledNico De Pasquale Photography/Getty Images The gene therapy is administered as a mist that is inhaled Nico De Pasquale Ph

Science · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 277 words
SpaceX's next-gen Super Heavy booster aces four days of 'cryoproof' testing

SpaceX's next-gen Super Heavy booster aces four days of 'cryoproof' testing

• SpaceX’s upgraded Super Heavy V3 booster completed a rigorous cryogenic proof test, clearing a key hurdle. • The six‑day campaign cycled liquid nitrogen into the tanks, simulatin

Science · February 10, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 222 words
How teaching molecules to think is revealing what a 'mind' really is

How teaching molecules to think is revealing what a 'mind' really is

• We all struggle with self-control sometimes. • We tell ourselves only one more piece of chocolate, one more glass of wine, one more episode of a binge-worthy series before bed, b

Science · February 10, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 244 words
After Republican complaints, judicial body pulls climate advice

After Republican complaints, judicial body pulls climate advice

• On Friday, a body that advises US judges revised the document it created to help judges grapple with scientific issues. • The move came after a group of Republican state attorney

Science · February 10, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 179 words
Celebrating Women in Science Day 2026 at CERN

Celebrating Women in Science Day 2026 at CERN

• Voir en Celebrating Women in Science Day 2026 at CERN CERN features six scientists for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 11 February, 2026 | ByBianca Moisa From

Physics & Astronomy · February 10, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 264 words
NIH head, still angry about COVID, wants a second scientific revolution

NIH head, still angry about COVID, wants a second scientific revolution

• At the end of January, Washington, DC, saw an extremely unusual event. • The MAHA Institute, which was set up to advocate for some of the most profoundly unscientific ideas of ou

Science · February 9, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 201 words
Your BMI can't tell you much about your health - here's what can

Your BMI can't tell you much about your health - here's what can

• I was so excited for my first job after university that even the physical assessment - required for my work as a field geologist - came with a certain thrill. • That was until th

Science · February 9, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 248 words
Under Trump, EPA's enforcement of environmental laws collapses, report finds

Under Trump, EPA's enforcement of environmental laws collapses, report finds

• Enforcement against polluters in the United States plunged in the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, a far bigger drop than in the same period of his first term,

Science · February 7, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 286 words
COVID-19 cleared the skies but also supercharged methane emissions

COVID-19 cleared the skies but also supercharged methane emissions

• In the spring of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic brought global industry and travel nearly to a halt, satellite sensors recorded a dramatic plunge in nitrogen dioxide, a byproduct

Science · February 6, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 241 words
New critique debunks claim that trees can sense a solar eclipse

New critique debunks claim that trees can sense a solar eclipse

• Last year, a team of scientists presented evidence that spruce trees in Italy’s Dolomite mountains synchronized their bioelectrical activity in anticipation of a partial solar ec

Science · February 6, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 246 words
Lawmakers ask what it would take to 'store' the International Space Station

Lawmakers ask what it would take to 'store' the International Space Station

• House Science, Space, and Technology Committee approved NASA Reauthorization Act 2026 with 40+ amendments. • Bill now moves to full House, Senate, and President for potential law

Science · February 6, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 195 words

The Economist's science and technology internship

• We invite applications for the 2026 Richard Casement internship

Nobel prizewinner Omar Yaghi says his invention will change the world

Nobel prizewinner Omar Yaghi says his invention will change the world

• Nobel laureate Omar Yaghi credits metal‑organic frameworks (MOFs) for potential new material age. • MOFs are crystalline, ultra‑porous, offering surface areas rivaling a football

Science · January 27, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 179 words
We're announcing the 12 recipients of our AI for Science fund

We're announcing the 12 recipients of our AI for Science fund

• Google.org launches $20M AI for Science fund to empower researchers tackling complex global challenges. • Fund supports 12 organizations across health, agriculture, biodiversity,

Quantum Computing · January 26, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 172 words
The Materials Project helps usher in the AI revolution for materials science

The Materials Project helps usher in the AI revolution for materials science

• Key Takeaways - The Materials Project is the most-cited resource for materials data and analysis tools in materials science. • - The Materials Project and its tools have been cit

What if the idea of the autism spectrum is completely wrong?

What if the idea of the autism spectrum is completely wrong?

• ‘On the spectrum.’ These three words have become synonymous with autism, yet behind them lies a common misunderstanding. • The idea of ’the spectrum’ suggests that all autistic p

Science · January 5, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 209 words
The science of human touch - and why it's so hard to replicate in robots

The science of human touch - and why it's so hard to replicate in robots

• News Views Podcast Learn team about contribute republish AIhub resources AIhub events News Views Podcast Learn News Views Podcast Learn The science of human touch - and why it’s

Quantum modeling for breakthroughs in materials science and sustainable energy

Quantum modeling for breakthroughs in materials science and sustainable energy

• Breadcrumb MIT News Quantum modeling for breakthroughs in materials science and sustainable energy Quantum modeling for breakthroughs in materials science and sustainable energy

Quantum Computing · November 19, 2025 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 263 words
Local photographer captures physics history in the Black Hills

Local photographer captures physics history in the Black Hills

• Dale Carter, Black Hills photographer, captured 2002 Grizzly Gulch wildfire from above, front-page coverage. • He photographed scientists at Lead’s 2001 conference, documenting g