A treaty from the 1960s declared that nobody can own outer space. Half a century later, billionaires and superpowers see fortunes to be made nonetheless.

The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.

Small particulates sent up by wildfires are a well-documented health hazard. But recent research finds that ground-level ozone is now on the rise, too.

A huge debate has erupted on X (formerly Twitter) over how often you need to wash your clothes.

Leading AI researchers are now sounding the alarm over the growing threat of 'enfeeblement'.

AI has remarkable potential to exponentially advance scientific discovery, say scientists. But getting out the word of its scientific benefits of can be challenging when forced to compete with headlines about its significant if not existential threat to humanity.

A suspected member of the ShinyHunters digital extortion group, who goes by the online alias "Rey," has been allegedly detained by authorities in Jordan, Reuters reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. Rey, whose real name is Saif ‌al-Din Khader, is said to have been brought into custody on September 29, 2026, and cooperating with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

A new China-nexus cyber espionage group known as TA419 has been attributed to multiple credential phishing campaigns targeting artificial intelligence (AI) experts working for U.S. think tanks, universities, and legal sector organizations. The campaigns have impersonated prominent economists and AI policymakers, as well as a prominent Anthropic employee, to single out an AI policy expert at a