The Low Boom Flight Demonstrator project (LBFD) is part of NASA’s effort to help enable new aircraft noise standards that are required to open the market to commercial supersonic flight over land. The federal government banned all civilian supersonic flights over land more than fifty years ago due to sonic boom noise. If new standards are established, the U.S. aviation…
Google Chrome has been a first-class web browser on Linux for years, but there has been a problem over the years: no Chrome builds for Raspberry Pi boards and other ARM hardware. That’s finally changing. Google has announced that Chrome for ARM64 Linux will be available in the second quarter of 2026, so sometime between…
Available for 33 days This week new research suggests that in recent years the Earth has been warming faster than we predicted. But scientists are undecided on whether this change is going to be permanent. Laura Wilcox, Professor of Aerosol-Climate Interactions at the University of Reading explains. Tom Whipple is joined by Kit Yates, Author…
Human speech is often considered one of the traits that sets our species apart. While many animals communicate with sounds, human language relies on a unique combination of anatomy, brain wiring, and cognitive abilities that allow us to produce complex and flexible vocalizations. But humans may not be as unique as once thought. Harbor seals,…
The study described in the Research Article “Monkeys have rhythm” by V. G. Rajendran et al. (27 November 2025, 10.1126/science. adp5220) does not appropriately balance the harm done to laboratory animals against the potential benefits of the research. Science should raise the bar for animal welfare in the papers it publishes. The requirements for Rajendran…
NASA has cleared its moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts after completing the latest round of repairs. Mission managers made the call Thursday at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. NASA says the Space Launch System rocket will roll out of the hangar and back to the pad next week. That should lead to…
March 12, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Dolphins have been stranding in droves on the shores of Patagonia. Scientists think they’ve found the culprit Dolphins washing up on the shores of Patagonia may have been fleeing orcas in the area By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron George Karbus Photography/Getty…
NASA plans to launch four astronauts on a long-awaited trip around the moon as early as April 1, the agency announced Thursday. Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator of NASA’s Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, said teams are on track to roll the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft back to the launchpad at Florida’s…
Engineering is so much more than solving problems or writing efficient code. It is about creating solutions that affect billions of lives and contributing to a profession built on innovation, responsibility, and collaboration. Although technical skills remain critical, what truly will accelerate the growth of the next generation of engineers is community and professional involvement….
POMPEII, Italy (AP) — More than 20 plaster casts of victims who died in the catastrophic volcano eruption in Pompeii went on display for the first time Thursday in a permanent exhibition. The casts, which scholars call “imprints of pain,” dramatically capture the position each resident was in when they died in 79 AD. The…
