2026 election results show widespread opposition to AI data centers
Across 10 states this Election Day, voters overwhelmingly backed restrictions on data center development or rejected measures that would have eased their construction Go to Story
The Super El Niño is already soaking the U.S. Expect more flooding to come
This week Florida and the Four Corners region have been hammered by major rain events, swamping roads and washing away homes Go to Story
Science advocates react to Democrats’ historic midterm rout: ‘It’s a new day in Washington’
Researchers and advocates say they hope the ‘blue wave’ could signal more accountability after two years of attacks on science Go to Story
Could SpaceX’s retirement of Falcon 9 spark a launch crisis?
What happens when the most successful rocket in history stops flying? The world is about to find out Go to Story
The polar vortex is about to go haywire
“Everybody’s hair is on fire in the climate or meteorologist community” Go to Story
What a historic ‘blue wave’ midterm means for climate action
Democrats swept Congress and won in red states. Here are the races that matter most for decarbonization, disasters, and data centers Go to Story
NASA’s Swift telescope plunges back to Earth
The observatory had spent decades studying powerful cosmic explosions and was the target of an unsuccessful rescue mission earlier this year Go to Story
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is wobbly-scientists have a fix that could reveal new alien worlds
By modeling the James Webb Space Telescope’s tiny movements, a new technique can reveal up to 15 times fainter alien worlds Go to Story
How does mental fatigue begin in the brain?
New findings could help explain why cognitive exhaustion feels so crummy Go to Story
How the tiny soybean took over the American diet
How soybeans became the hidden ingredient powering the U.S. Go to Story