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The Bermuda petrel was thought to be extinct for over 300 years. DIY conservation tech is helping to bring it back from the brink.
His latest executive order directs the government to start using “beautiful, clean coal” to power AI data centers.
Trump’s pick to lead NASA, Jared Isaacman, found it strangely difficult to tell his Senate confirmation hearing whether Elon Musk was part of his job interview or not. That’s odd, because he must have met Musk — Isaacman funded, and flew on, two private spaceflights using Musk’s SpaceX craft.
Isaacman says Mars will be NASA’s new priority if he’s in charge. Strangely enough, that’s where SpaceX is putting its money too.
A ULA Atlas V rocket carrying the first of 80 or so batches of satellites for Amazon’s Starlink competitor was scheduled for a launch attempt tonight, with the window opening between 7PM and 9PM ET. Bad weather, however, has forced a delay. Launch partner United Launch Alliance will provide a new window when approved.
These scientists have taken extreme measures to get away from noise.
The NWS didn’t confirm whether that had anything to do with mass layoffs under DOGE’s cost-cutting crusade. It was also understaffed because of spring break, NWS told investigative reporter Travis Breese.
But federal workers have said there could be “devastating” losses because of cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration (NOAA) that houses NWS. In February, weather balloon launches needed to collect data for forecasts were suspended in western Alaska after layoffs.
According to The New York Times, his ring asked him if he was working out and showed that “his heart rate shot up to over 100 beats per minute.”
100bpm is the higher end of what’s considered a normal resting heart rate. The fact Booker considers that “shooting up” probably means his resting rate is lower. The ring asking if he was exercising indicates the device correctly identified Booker experienced an unusual for him amount of physiological stress.
First announced at CES 2025 alongside a telemedicine service for Withings Plus subscribers, the BPM Vision at-home blood pressure reader is now available with FDA clearance through the company’s online store.
The $149.95 device (priced slightly higher than what Withings anticipated at CES) includes interchangeable cuffs to accommodate all adult users and a full-color screen that provides an explanation of how to use the device properly and what readings actually mean.
Correction, April 4th: An earlier version of this article misstated the BPM Vision offered medication reminders, motivational messages, and included an image showing an older version of the device’s user interface.
SpaceX has launched over 7,000 low earth satellites that have disrupted astronomical observations. Another 70,000 LEO satellites are expected to launch before 2031 from SpaceX and its competitors including three 10,000 mega-constellations originating from China. Scientific American explores how astronomers are dealing with the challenge and planning for the future.
Drone footage provided by Isar Aerospace (a startup incubated as part of the Bavaria One space program) shows the first test flight of its Spectrum orbital vehicle in Norway. The flight termination system was triggered before it attempted a first-stage separation, and the rocket fell into the sea, though Isar called it a success and said it has more vehicles in production.
Andoya Spaceport general manager Ingun Berget told TV 2 the flight was aborted because the rocket wasn’t going where it was supposed to go.
Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter notes Apple’s push for an AI agent-powered “Project Mulberry” upgrade for its Health app next year, and that its its long-running attempt noninvasive glucose monitoring via Apple Watch sensors is still “many years away.” (Here’s more on why that’s been so difficult).
But if you’re into hardware, he reports new M5 iPad Pros are already in testing in addition to work on 2027-targeted M6 editions with Apple’s in-house modems, and while the regularly scheduled MacBook Pro M5 refresh is “a lock” for this year, a design overhaul may not come until its M6 update in 2026.
The short-term rain forecasts are now available in Search, the company announced today.
AI isn’t going to replace traditional forecasting anytime soon. But Google and other researchers are developing AI models to help produce more accurate forecasts.
The Trump administration announced 20,000 layoffs at the US Department of Health and Human Services, part of a drastic restructuring of the agency that includes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and that oversees Medicare and Medicaid.
More cuts — ranging from 8 to 50 percent of staff across 22 federal agencies — could be on the way, according to an internal White House planning document obtained by the Washington Post.
On April 14th, the pop star will join Jeff Bezos’ fiancé Lauren Sanchez and CBS host Gayle King aboard the New Shepard rocket as part of Blue Origin’s first all-female flight. The rocket will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas, with a launch window opening at 9:30AM ET.
What happens when a deadly, pathogenic virus collides with Big Agriculture?
The company announced $99 million in new funding, part of its goal of transitioning its supply chain to entirely carbon pollution-free energy by 2030. This marks the second phase of the China Clean Energy Fund that Apple launched in 2018, AppleInsider reports.
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The threat of an H5N1 pandemic is here to stay.
The Trump administration’s attacks on diversity could lead to more accidents in space missions, experts say.
The company that operates the pipeline sued the environmental group for $300 million, an amount 10 times Greenpeace USA’s annual budget. The outcome could make it easier to target other groups for their activism, advocates warned.
”Freedom of speech is on the line,” says Waniya Locke, a member of Standing Rock Grassroots, told The Verge recently. “This directly impacts everybody, not just Standing Rock, not just Greenpeace.”
The Trump administration reportedly has plans to slash the EPA’s budget by 65 percent and shut down its research department, firing up to 1,155 scientists.
“This is a wrecking ball assault on the science that protects the air we breathe and the water we drink from toxic chemicals and pollution,” Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, former principal deputy assistant administrator at the EPA’s Office of Research and Development, said in a statement yesterday.
Right on schedule, the Dragon capsule deployed its parachutes and landed off the coast of Florida as recovery crews began the process of bringing the capsule onboard a recovery ship and extracting its crew.
