The Very Real Case for Brain-Computer Implants
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we dive into the heated race between two companies to build a commercial brain-computer interface.Read More
The ICJ Rules That Failing to Combat Climate Change Could Violate International Law
In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice declared that failure to act on climate change can be an “internationally wrongful act”—meaning countries could face legal consequences for harming the planet.Read More
An Inventor Is Injecting Bleach Into Cancerous Tumors—and Wants to Bring the Treatment to the US
A Chinese man with no medical training is injecting cancer patients with a toxic bleach solution; a full course of treatment runs $20,000. He's now working to bring the unproven treatment to the US.Read More
Florida Is Now a Haven for Unproven Stem-Cell Treatments
In a measure that flouts the FDA, Florida says doctors can give unapproved stem-cell therapies for wound care, pain management, or orthopedic purposes.Read More
South Korea Plans to Build a Base on the Moon
The country’s newly formed space agency wants to establish a lunar base by 2045.Read More
A Top NASA Official Is Among Thousands of Staff Leaving the Agency
Makenzie Lystrup’s departure from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center comes soon after the resignation of the director of JPL.Read More
NASA eClips STEM Student Ambassadors Light Up CNU’s 2025 STEM Community Day
Explore This Section Science Uncategorized NASA eClips STEM Student… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science 3 min read NASA eClips STEM Student Ambassadors Light Up CNU’s 2025 STEM Community Day More than 2,000 curious visitors from Newport News and the surrounding Hampton Roads region of [...]
NASA Challenge Wraps, Student Teams Complete Space Suit Challenges
After months of work in the NASA Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students (SUITS) challenge, more than 100 students from 12 universities across the United States traveled to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to showcase potential user interface designs for future generations of spacesuits and rovers. NASA Johnson’s simulated Moon and Mars surface, called [...]
Newly Discovered ‘Infinity Galaxy’ Could Prove How Ancient Supermassive Black Holes Formed
This collision of two galaxies could demonstrate that theorized “direct collapse black holes” exist.Read More
EPA Employees Still in the Dark as Agency Dismantles Scientific Research Office
As the EPA moves to shut down the Office of Research and Development, leadership is unable to answer questions as basic as when it will close and how many will lose their jobs.Read More