- June 17, 2025
The prospectors hunting hydrogen along a US continental rift
New Scientist visited a hydrogen well in Kansas Hyterra/Adler Grey The drilling rig rises several stories above a field normally full of grazing cattle. Though
How a US agriculture agency became key in the fight against bird flu
A dangerous strain of bird flu is spreading in US livestock MediaMedium/Alamy Since Donald Trump assumed office in January, the leading US public health agency
Can we stop big tech from controlling the internet with AI agents?
Autonomous AI agents could soon be communicating across the internet Outflow Designs/iStockphoto/Getty Images What does the future of the internet look like? If AI firms
US stops endorsing covid-19 shots for kids – are other vaccines next?
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr Tasos Katopodis/Getty One of the top vaccine experts at the US Centers for Disease
Ancient humans evolved to be better teachers as technology advanced
As technology progressed, humans also got better at passing on skills to others English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images An analysis of more than 3 million years
Trillion dollars’ worth of platinum waiting to be mined on the moon
Lunar craters could be a rich source of platinum NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio Craters on the moon could hold over a trillion dollars’ worth of
Any wall can be turned into a camera to see around corners
Technology for seeing around corners would be of use to the military Matthew Horwood/Getty Images An ordinary camera could soon take photos of things that
The sun is killing off SpaceX’s Starlink satellites
An artist’s impression of a Starlink satellite in orbit La Nacion/ZUMA Press/Alamy Eruptions from the sun are shortening the lives of satellites in Earth orbit,
Trump’s Golden Dome defence project could spur a space arms race
US President Donald Trump (left), accompanied by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (right), announces the Golden Dome missile defense shield CHRIS KLEPONIS/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock US President
Tianwen-2: China is readying a mission to two rocky bodies in our solar system
An artist’s impression of Earth’s quasi-satellite Kamo`oalewa, the first destination of the Tianwen-2 mission Addy Graham/University of Arizona Final preparations are under way for China
