A martian rock has lots of carbon on it, and it's not clear why

NASA’s Perseverance rover has spent five years traversing Jezero Crater looking for the chemical leftovers of whatever processes were at work on Mars billions of years ago. The rover has…

When the ability to smell goes away

About 14 years ago, Chrissi Kelly lost her sense of smell. She had traveled to the Czech Republic to visit family and caught some virus. Months later, when she still…

Review: Supergirl is not the disaster its low box office suggests

Pour one out for Supergirl, the latest installment in the DCU’s Gods and Monsters chapter, which has been beset by online troll attacks, mixed reviews, and a very disappointing opening…

The missing 500 million: Cosmic bombardment melted Earth's first crust

Earth is the only planet we know of with buoyant, silica-rich continents. But, despite decades of research, geologists still don’t agree on how they formed. “The continents started appearing around…

Chemical accidents rise as Trump administration proposes weakening safety rules

Physicist Ronald Koopman appeared at a Southern California Air District meeting in 2018 to talk about what seemed like an arcane scientific topic: hydrofluoric acid dispersion and water mitigation testing.…

The Sourdough Sidekick automates the boring bit of baking

The Sourdough Sidekick was codeveloped with King Arthur Baking Company. Baking sourdough bread is inherently old-fashioned, relying on natural fermentation and wild yeast instead of the simple, predictable commercial stuff.…

Infuriating Google commercial imagines the founding fathers embracing AI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3RjZY-rSsc I call BS: the founding fathers definitely would have been Microsoft Teams users. | Image: Google “Group project, but make it 1776.” That’s how a new commercial for Google…

Where to preorder Grand Theft Auto VI

A look at in-game cosmetics you’ll get with the Ultimate edition. | Image: Rockstar Games Rockstar’s long-awaited Grand Theft Auto VI is launching November 19th, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and…

Mr. Lif’s Emergency Rations EP is post-9/11 hip-hop at its most daring

First, you drop bombs, then you send aid. Totally logical. | Image: Definitive Jux There was a period in the early aughts when Definitive Jux (nee: Def Jux) seemed like…

Some of the nation’s rich are letting AI teach their kids

Most Americans don’t trust AI. It’s proven that it doesn’t know what safe toppings for pizza are. People don’t even want to listen to AI music. But none of that…