First Steps: America’s Grueling Second Spacewalk
A year after America’s first spacewalk, Gemini IX-A Eugene Cernan stepped outside his spacecraft for an ambitious extravehicular activity scheduled for 167 minutes. The challenges
Engineered scaffold restores skull growth in craniosynostosis mouse models
An engineered triphasic biomaterial scaffold successfully recreated the cranial suture stem cell niche lost in craniosynostosis, a condition that causes premature fusion of skull bones.
Researchers uncover shared olfactory mechanisms across mice and humans
Picture a mouse taking rapid, staccato sniffs of a crumb it’s found while foraging for food. Now compare that with a human, leaning in for
Insilico Medicine highlights AI drug discovery progress at executive summit
Dr. Alex Aliper, Co-founder and President of Insilico Medicine, will attend the AI for Good Global Summit 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 7.
Quantum mechanics once baffled scientists. Now it’s changing the world
Quantum mechanics has journeyed from a strange and controversial idea to the foundation of some of humanity’s most advanced technologies. Now researchers are pushing its
AI-native startups hire fewer juniors and more elites, Harvard study finds
Startups built around AI hire fewer entry-level workers than their peers, according to a working paper from Harvard Business School and INSEAD, first reported by Business Insider. The
Minions & Monsters wins July 4 box office with a franchise-low $64M debut
[tldr]Universal’s Minions & Monsters topped the US July 4 box office with roughly $64m over its first five days, the weakest opening in Despicable Me
Haaland scores twice as Norway stun Brazil 2-1 in World Cup 2026 last 16
Haaland’s brace takes him to seven goals for the tournament as Norway book quarterfinal against Mexico or England.
Palestinian baby dies in West Bank after Israel blocks urgent medical care
Israeli forces also shoot dead a 16-year-old boy in the occupied West Bank and kill two Palestinians in Gaza.
Trump judges allow Christians to sue Alaska Airlines for firing them over anti-LGBTQ+ statements
A U.S. Appeals Court with three Tweety McTreason appointees decided on Wednesday to overturn a decision by a lower court throwing out a suit by
Turkiye gears up for its first NATO summit in 22 years
Leaders of the NATO member states are expected in Turkiye by July 7 for a summit – the first it will host in 22 years.
Musk’s X poses “serious risk to Americans’ privacy,” advocates warn FTC
Ahead of a July 2 deadline to submit public comments, advocates are warning the Federal Trade Commission that it must keep close watch over Elon
Tesla sales increase by 25% in Q2 2026
If the car-buying public had qualms about Tesla, it appears to have gotten over them. This morning, the automaker released its sales and production numbers
Super Typhoon Bavi makes landfall on US Pacific islands with huge wind gusts
The storm, with winds of nearly 290km/h (180mph) and gusts of 350km/h, is lashing the island of Rota.