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Science & Technology January 19, 2026

Raccoons break into liquor stores, scale skyscrapers and pick locks – studying their clever brains can clarify human intelligence, too

by Kelly Lambert, University of Richmond, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When a curious raccoon broke into an Ashland, Virginia, liquor store in December 2025,…

Science & Technology January 12, 2026

NASA’s Pandora telescope will study stars in detail to learn about the exoplanets orbiting them

by Daniel Apai, University of Arizona, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On Jan. 11, 2026, I watched anxiously at the tightly controlled Vandenberg Space Force…

Science & Technology January 2, 2026

AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient – and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets

by Marcos Fernandez Tous, University of North Dakota; Preeti Nair, University of North Dakota; Sai Susmitha Guddanti, University of North Dakota, and Sreejith Vidhyadharan Nair, University of North Dakota, [This…

Science & Technology January 1, 2026

Lower-cost space missions like NASA’s ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs

by Ari Koeppel, Dartmouth College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After a yearslong series of setbacks, NASA’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or…

Science & Technology December 30, 2025

New materials, old physics – the science behind how your winter jacket keeps you warm

by Longji Cui, University of Colorado Boulder and Wan Xiong, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the weather grows cold this…

A diagram of a microchip with the letters "AI" in the center

Science & Technology December 30, 2025

AI agents arrived in 2025 – here’s what happened and the challenges ahead in 2026

by Thomas Şerban von Davier, Carnegie Mellon University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In artificial intelligence, 2025 marked a decisive shift. Systems once confined to…

Science & Technology December 23, 2025

I study rat nests − here’s why rodents make great archivists

by Alexandria Mitchem Hansen, Columbia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Rats and other rodents and pests can make great archivists. That’s because they forage…

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Science & Technology December 19, 2025

Trump’s second term is reshaping US science with unprecedented cuts and destabilizing policy changes

by Kenneth M. Evans, Rice University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Before 2025, science policy rarely made headline news. Through decades of changing political winds,…

Science & Technology December 19, 2025

‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives

by Carrie McDonough, Carnegie Mellon University; Brian G. Henning, Gonzaga University; Cara Poland, Michigan State University; Nathaniel M. Tran, University of Illinois Chicago; Rachael Sirianni, UMass Chan Medical School, and…

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