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NASA’s permanent Moon base plans start with three missions this year

On Tuesday, NASA announced several upcoming lunar missions to the Moon’s South Pole region. These missions will pave the way for the crewed Artemis landing slated for 2028, starting with three Moon Base missions NASA says are “the first of…

Trump Admin permits Volvo to keep selling connected cars in the U.S.

Volvo Cars reached an agreement with the Trump administration that exempts the automaker from a U.S. crackdown on Chinese-connected vehicle technology. The Swedish automaker, which is majority owned by China’s Geely Holding, said Tuesday that it received specific authorization from…

Why the Vatican Invited Anthropic to the Pope’s AI Encyclical Presentation

When Pope Leo XIV presented his first encyclical on artificial intelligence at the Vatican on Monday, he invited Christopher Olah, cofounder of Anthropic, to speak. The move signaled an unprecedented alliance between the Catholic church and Silicon Valley. But to…

How a radical new view of life could reveal its origin – and aliens

Wherever you are reading this, look around you. Every living thing you can see – other people, pets, birds flying past, trees, flowers, mushrooms, fish – is here because of unions between different species. Classic cases are lichens (typically formed…

It’s National Paper Airplane Day: How to make a NASA-approved plane

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. While a holiday weekend has come and gone, May 26 is not without a cause for celebration. It’s National Paper Airplane Day!  The annual…

Spain Blocks Polymarket And Kalshi As It Investigates Prediction Market Platforms

The Spanish government has issued an order to block the gambling platforms Polymarket and Kalshi, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The ban is being instituted as the country investigates the legality of prediction market platforms, as…

Jony Ive’s Ferrari looks nothing like a Ferrari

Ferrari makes some of the fastest cars on the planet, so it’s anyone’s guess how the Italian automaker ended up being so incredibly late to the EV party. Long after most automakers have drastically scaled back their EV ambitions, cancelled…

7-Eleven data breach affects over 185,000 people’s personal data

Data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned says a data breach at convenience store chain 7-Eleven affects over 185,000 people, including their names, dates of birth, and physical addresses. The data breach, reported in April, also included phone numbers…

The Cookware Industry Has a Major Fight Brewing Over PFAS Claims

The war over forever chemicals in cookware has seen celebrity chefs, major cookware makers, and state legislatures enter into battle. Now, a new front has opened over advertising claims. Cookware company Caraway is alleging that “Big Cookware” is using a…

Why your brain needs plenty of “Aha!” moments

What does an “Aha!” moment do to your brain? Harold M. Lambert/Lambert/Getty Images Last week, my editor, Chelsea, said something that stopped me in my tracks.  She was worried about the ubiquity of AI, but not for the normal journalistic…