Saqer al-Ankah holds his 10-year-old granddaughter, Bayan al-Ankah, after he says she was shot in the head by Israeli forces in northern Gaza about half a mile from the so-called yellow line on Dec. 10. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption toggle caption Anas Baba/NPR DOHA, Qatar — When 10-year-old Bayan Al-Ankah was fatally shot in…
Now, finally, he will get a chance to act, rather than react to everyone else. As the Project Athena plan clearly demonstrates, Isaacman has a good handle on the problems besetting NASA, an aging and increasingly bureaucratic agency. NASA can still do great things, but it has become almost infinitely harder since the heady days…
Reports are now filtering through all the business chatter about exactly how much dough Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav stands to make from the company’s big sale. And, inevitably, it’s a jaw-dropping sum no matter who ends up taking control of the media empire. The term “golden parachute” has rarely been so evocatively applied,…
“It’s hard to describe how epic this comeback was after our first Falcon 9 launch failure,” Koenigsmann said. As he, Musk, and the others marveled up at that sooty rocket, illuminated by flood lights beneath dark and starry skies, they must have wondered if this moment could ever be eclipsed. “It just felt so massive.”…
In 2025, the first Star Wars streaming show, The Mandalorian, crossed one billion hours streamed, and May 4, Star Wars Day, was the busiest day of the year on Disney+. Those stats would lead you to believe that Star Wars is dominating streaming and, therefore, the world. But not so fast. This week, Disney released…
A clinical trial has found that a drug may significantly reduce breathing disruptions in obstructive sleep apnea. Credit: Stock Sulthiame reduced breathing interruptions in sleep apnea patients, pointing toward a viable drug treatment. A European clinical trial has found that the drug sulthiame can reduce breathing pauses and improve sleep quality in people with obstructive…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Dams across the United States are in dire need of repairs, and the critical infrastructure may be even worse off than engineers anticipated. According to geoscientists, over 2,500 of the more than 16,700 structures in the country are classified as high…
A new drug targets Alzheimer’s at its earliest, most silent stage — before memory loss ever begins. Credit: Shutterstock A new experimental drug from Northwestern University is showing added potential as an early treatment approach for Alzheimer’s disease. In a new study, researchers at Northwestern reported finding a previously unrecognized, highly toxic sub-species of amyloid…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A double blast of dying stars may be the first observed case of a long-hypothesized, never proven “superkilonova.” Although astronomers are still searching for concrete answers, a study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters may detail the historic explosion about 1.3…
A newly developed antibiotic, EVG7, shows strong potential against the dangerous gut bacterium C. difficile, working effectively at very low doses while reducing the risk of relapse. Credit: SciTechDaily.com A low-dose antibiotic developed in Leiden may stop C. difficile infections more effectively by targeting the pathogen while preserving the gut microbiome. Researchers in Leiden have…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. It’s been found in ancient human feces. The U.S. government stored 6.4 metric tons of it in mountains. And a big hunk of it played a major role in a presidential farewell party. We’re talking about cheese. While too much of…
The House voted down a pair of measures to halt strikes on alleged drug boats and on Venezuelan land on Wednesday, hours after President Donald Trump announced a blockade on the South American country. Democrats sponsoring the measures were able to peel off only two Republicans on the first vote and three on the second…