Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain With SpaceX champing at the bit to begin construction of a new Starship launch site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, demolition began on June 12…
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German state hits uninstall on Microsoft
The issue of the power wielded by US tech titans has been thrown into sharper relief by Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the subsequent rise in US-EU…
Viewpoint: Here’s why farmers use pesticides like atrazine and glyphosate—and why they are safe
Corn growers need access to all types of pesticides. [Glyphosate was] developed more than 50 years ago to control a wide range of problematic weeds. Atrazine is another valued herbicide…
Vaccinated patients with COVID-related kidney injury face lower dialysis and death risks
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Vaccinated patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who developed acute kidney injury had better outcomes than unvaccinated patients with the same condition, new research suggests. The study found…
This spider’s barf is worse than its bite
A single drawing from a 94-year-old scientific paper has revived interest in one of the more roundabout ways a spider preps its dinner. First swathe a fruit fly or other…
RFK Jr’s shakeup of vaccine advisory committee raises worries about scientific integrity of health recommendations
On June 11, 2025, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a slate of eight new members to serve on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which advises the Centers…
Review finds 34% reduction in suicide risk following electroconvulsive therapy in patients with severe depression
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A newly published analysis reveals that individuals with severe depression who received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) were 34% less likely to die by suicide compared to those…
WWII bunker unexpectedly discovered during forest clearance works
A WWII bunker has been discovered during forest clearance works for the S17 Piaski–Hrebenne expressway in eastern Poland. A previous LiDAR survey of the area had revealed traces of World…
Why improving robot design is essential to achieving true intelligence
Jun.-Prof. Edoardo Milana, Junior Professor for Soft Machines at the University of Freiburg. Credit: Lucia Brunold Thanks to artificial intelligence, robots can already perform many tasks that would otherwise require…
