NASA wants to make supersonic travel quieter. On Thursday the agency released new footage of its X-59 jet, a still-in-development plane that is designed to break the sound barrier over land—but with a sonic “thud” rather than a boom. Faster air travel speeds mean shorter flights. But when an aircraft travels more rapidly than the…
Alzheimer’s research is entering a new phase, as treatments that have taken decades to develop begin to reach patients. But getting those advances to people will depend on more than scientific progress alone, according to pioneering Alzheimer’s researcher John Hardy. Speaking at WIRED Health in April, Hardy, chair of the Molecular Biology of Neurological Disease…
Piracy concerns are rising off the coast of Somalia with the government unable to patrol the vast coastline.
In an Instagram video posted on April 1, lifestyle influencer Melissa Strahle poses outdoors before an American flag as soft instrumental music plays. “AI lets me focus on what matters most,” she tells her 1.4 million followers. “We need to invest in American-made AI to ensure America leads the way in innovation and job creation.”…
Caitlin Clark says she’s “good” after a brief injury scare during a preseason game Thursday. “I feel good,” the Indiana Fever guard said after the 95-80 loss against the Dallas Wings. “I just landed on my kneecap really hard.” The two-time All Star was visibly in pain after being fouled and falling to the floor…
Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe compromises inside data centers and on personal devices. The vulnerability and exploit code that exploits it were released Wednesday evening by researchers from security…
Michael Clarke has revealed he’s had yet another skin cancer removed from his face in a candid Instagram post. Sharing a picture of his face with a fresh scar down the bridge of his nose earlier today, the former Australian cricket captain, 45, said he’d had a cancer removed on Thursday. Clarke said it was…
The company received reports that the stoppers on some of its products had “forcefully ejected,” striking customers and causing permanent vision loss in a few cases, safety regulators said.
Rights group says believed suicide underscores need for more oversight amid Trump’s mass deportation drive. A 33-year-old Cuban man has died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, believed to be by suicide, the agency has said. A monitoring group on Friday said Denny Adan Gonzalez was the 18th person to die in US immigration…
A robot child goes missing in Silvia Park’s Luminous, the May read for the New Scientist Book Club d3sign/Getty Images In 2024, a joke became a headline: “Dog strollers outsell baby strollers in country with world’s lowest birth rate”. As our love for pets grows ever refined and luxurious, our ability to have children feels…
