Texas sues Pfizer with COVID anti-vax argument that is pure stupid
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton struggles with relative vs. absolute risk.
Science // Science & Exploration
IBM releases 1,000+ qubit processor, roadmap to error correction
Company now expects useful error-corrected qubits by the end of the decade.
New algorithm finds lots of gene-editing enzymes in environmental DNA
Some are related to DNA-cutting enzymes. Others are a complete mystery.
Roar of cicadas was so loud, it was picked up by fiber-optic cables
Brood X made itself known in a way that could change how we monitor insect populations.
The Universe in a lab: Testing alternate cosmology using a cloud of atoms
We can't experiment with the Universe, but we can make something that works like it.
Neptune-sized exoplanet is too big for its host star
Stars this small shouldn't make planets this big.
Severe outbreak tied to cantaloupe sickens 117 in 34 states; half hospitalized
Back away from your cantaloupe if you don't know the brand, the CDC warns.
Millions of lead pipes would finally be ripped out under proposed EPA rule
The rule could generate up to $34.8 billion in health benefits each year.
FDA warns chemical company not to mix brake cleaner into hand sanitizer
It's not the first time the regulatory agency chided the chemical company for this.
Are big international teams leaving creativity out of science?
Study finds lower impact from widely spread-out teams, but is it cause or effect?
Nikola Tesla’s historic Wardenclyffe lab site at risk after devastating fire
The crowdfunded Tesla Science Center has launched a new fundraiser to repair the damage.
New type of geothermal power plant powers data centers in the desert
Pilot plant in Nevada uses tech from fracking to generate power in arid landscape.
A Victorian naturalist traded Aboriginal remains in a scientific quid pro quo
Morton Allport acquired his specimens through networks and, sometimes, grave-robbing.
Mother plucker: Steel fingers guided by AI pluck weeds rapidly and autonomously
Robot that uses AI to pull weeds may reduce poisonous herbicide use by 70% for some crops.
Data from NASA’s Webb Telescope backs up ideas on planet formation
New data confirms the existence of a "snow line" in planet-forming disks.
