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A Historic Milestone in Flu Prevention The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind flu vaccine made with messenger RNA technology, enabling its developer, Moderna, to complete a dramatic regulatory turnaround. The approval clears the way for a new vaccine option for older adults…

A First in Science: Viruses Written by Machine Artificial intelligence has been used to design brand new viruses that are fully functional and can replicate in the laboratory — and it marks the first time whole genomes have been successfully designed by AI. The study,…

A River Running Out of Time In one of the most dramatic emergency engineering operations in recent European memory, Romania on Thursday, August 7, sank four rock-laden barges into the Danube River in a last-ditch attempt to keep its only functioning nuclear reactor alive. Romania…

A Landmark Step Toward Ending Decades of Bloodshed After more than four decades of armed conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives, Turkey is making its most concrete legal move yet toward peace. Turkey’s ruling alliance submitted legislation to parliament on Wednesday that…

A Solar Breakthrough Hidden in Plain Sight For decades, scientists suspected that tiny, swirling whirlpools were churning across the surface of the sun. They had the math to back it up. What they didn’t have was a telescope powerful enough to actually see them —…

A Dog for People Who Could Never Have One For millions of people, the dream of owning a dog has always come with a catch — the sneezing, the watery eyes, the skin rashes that make sharing a home with a pet feel impossible. That…

Hackers suspected to have Iranian ties have targeted drinking water and wastewater systems across at least 12 states, compromising control systems used to manage pumps, valves, and water pressure. More than 30 systems in Minnesota and nine in Michigan were affected. While some residents faced low pressure or boil water notices, officials confirmed drinking water was not contaminated thanks to built-in safeguards and manual operations.

A discarded SpaceX rocket stage is expected to have crashed into the moon early this morning, traveling at roughly 5,400 miles per hour and releasing the force of about 15,000 sticks of dynamite. The impact likely carved a crater near the Einstein Crater up to 100 feet wide. Scientists see it as a rare opportunity to study human-made lunar collisions as space debris becomes an growing concern.

Washington authorities have arrested 37-year-old Aaron Farinacci, charged with first-degree arson for allegedly starting the Old Trails fire in Spokane. A witness reportedly saw him near where the fire began. The blaze is one of three wildfires that have burned over 16 square miles, destroyed more than 700 structures, and forced 65,000 residents to evacuate. The other two fires remain under investigation.

A Waterfall Like No Other At the edge of the Taylor Glacier in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, crimson water pours into Lake Bonney below — a feature scientists have aptly named “Blood Falls.” For over a century, the eerie red outflow has captivated…