Science
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Unbreakable: China doubles down on quantum internet
China has set a new distance record for photon entanglement, the foundation for a communications network secured by the code to end all codes.
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First Look India surges in space race as its most powerful rocket launches satellite into orbit
The successful launch of the GSAT-19 satellite, the heaviest India has attempted to put in orbit yet, is being heralded as the nation's next step toward broader launch capabilities.
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Where are all the space hotels? Why smart people make terrible forecasts.
Virgin Galactic is in good company when it comes to aerospace organizations over-promising on their ability to deliver new technology, suggesting that accurate project management may actually be harder than rocket science.
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe: a mission six decades in the making
Named for pioneering physicist Eugene Parker and scheduled to launch next summer, the probe will plunge into the sun's corona in hopes of revealing clues about one of our solar system's most enduring mysteries.
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How Trump's budget could affect basic research
The White House's 2018 budget proposal includes deep cuts to research and development that could aggravate what many see as an ongoing crisis in the country's research apparatus.
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First Look Probe spots massive cyclones at the poles of Jupiter
The nature and scale of the storms are causing scientists to rethink what they thought they knew about the gas giant.
Photos of the Week Photos of the week 06/19
Jack Barton (l.), the young son of Rep. Joe Barton (R) of Texas, manager of the Republican Congressional Baseball team, listens as his father speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 14 about the shooting that they were both present for in Alexandria, Va.
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First Look Unusual test rocket successfully launches from New Zealand, but doesn't make orbit
Rocket Lab is the company behind the launch. The Electron rocket is smaller and lighter than most rockets, and boasts an electric engine.
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What vampire bats can teach us about cooperation
New research reveals that vampire bats with wide social networks tend to better cope with the loss of a close relative.
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First Look How did whales get so big?
Millions of years ago, whales went from merely big to massive. Now, a group of researchers think they know how these gentle giants got so gigantic.
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First Look Critical repairs completed on International Space Station
A relay box had to be replaced by astronaut Peggy Whitson after it abruptly failed.
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Even babies agree roses are red, psychologists say
Newborns can distinguish between five colors, suggesting that these categories spring from the mechanisms of vision, rather than language, researchers say.
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Do humans come with a built-in sense of obligation to one another?
A study finds that children as young as three and a half years old display an understanding of shared commitments, adding to a growing body of evidence that humans are a uniquely cooperative species.
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Can Native research codes avoid culture clash?
The San people of southern Africa seek to encourage mutually beneficial collaborations with scientists with an official code of research ethics. Can lessons from past conflicts help bypass future battles?
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Will your next home be built by robots?
Researchers hope to extend the manufacturing revolution to construction, but the building industry is proving set in its ways.
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Study finds link between being easily grossed out, shunning immigrants
Politicians and pundits are adept at leveraging disgust responsiveness to sway people to support their policies, but researchers say careful thought can counter irrational aversion.
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Sponsor Content What’s the best way to adapt to climate change?
Decision makers need to be armed with solid data to take on this fluid and complex problem
