It’s been nearly a century since Chicago saw a powerful dust storm like this (satellite video)

In mid-May, a giant wall of dust paraded across parts of the U.S. Midwest, and, thanks to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) East…

Conquering Nightmares and Insomnia with Science

Summary: A new workbook offers science-backed strategies to help individuals overcome chronic nightmares and insomnia. Using proven therapeutic approaches, it teaches readers how to rewrite distressing dreams and develop healthier…

Secrets to crafting the Nebra Sky Disc revealed

Using a blend of forensic material analysis with experimental archaeology, researchers have successfully reconstructed the techniques and processes behind crafting the Nebra Sky Disc. The Nebra Sky Disc is a…

Food-oriented LLM tackles data challenges to advance nutritional applications

The potential applications of the proposed food-oriented LLM FoodSky to different populations in different scenarios. Credit: Min Weiqing’s Group Researchers from the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy…

Mars Odyssey orbiter captures volcano peeking above morning cloud tops

Arsia Mons, an ancient Martian volcano, was captured before dawn on May 2, 2025, by NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter while the spacecraft was studying the Red Planet’s atmosphere, which…

Can pediatric e-consults improve access to specialty care?

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain There is a nationwide shortage of pediatric specialists, delaying care for many patients. In some cases, children wait weeks or even months for appointments. But now,…

EU states look to trim compensation for flight delays

The EU plan would make it harder for passengers to claim compensation for delayed flights, a key consumer group says. EU countries have backed a plan to allow airlines to…

Film festival showcases what artificial intelligence can do on the big screen

Runway’s third-annual AI Film Festival kicks off with a screening at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Wyatte Grantham-Philips Artificial intelligence…

How the brain distinguishes between ambiguous hypotheses

Recurrent neural dynamics can be used to navigate through locally ambiguous landmarks by forming and employing multimodal hypotheses. Credit: Nature Neuroscience (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-025-01944-z When navigating a place that we’re…

Atlas V rocket to launch Amazon’s 2nd batch of Kuiper internet satellites on June 13

Amazon’s second fleet of internet satellites now has a target launch date. The stack of 27 satellites, part of Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation, is scheduled to launch on a United…