How Robinhood Cofounder Baiju Bhatt Plans To Put Data Centers In Space

A new design for orbital data centers. Greener cement. The sweet spot for getting enough sleep. All that and more in this week’s edition of The Prototype.

A Danish Couple’s Maverick African Research Finds Its Moment in RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policy

The work of Peter Aaby and Christine Stabell Benn has long been controversial. Until Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became US health policy chief, most vaccine scientists tended to ignore it. Now they can’t.

See A Jaw-Dropping Crescent Moon Join Planets After Sunset This Week

North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead, which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere.

SpaceX Starship Launch: When To See Tuesday’s High-Stakes Flight Test

The launch window will open at 6:30 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 19, for a new version of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket to undertake a critical test flight.

2 ‘Love Skills’ That Can Repair Any Relationship, By A Psychologist

Love may start with feelings, but research suggests long-term relationships survive through two emotional skills practiced every single day.

ArXiv will ban researchers for a year if they submit papers they did not bother to read
ArXiv will ban researchers for a year if they submit papers they did not bother to read

  ArXiv, the open-access repository that has served as the primary distribution channel for preprint research in computer science, mathematics, and physics for more than three decades, will ban authors for one year if they submit papers containing obvi…

2 ‘Necessary Lies’ Every Loving Relationship Needs, By A Psychologist

Most people would frame lies as a danger to relationships. But according to research, some forms of dishonesty may actually help couples preserve their love. Here’s why.

Meet The Eagle That Snatches Monkeys From Trees — A Biologist Explains

With talons larger than a grizzly’s and stealth built for Amazon ambushes, it’s no wonder the harpy eagle is considered one of nature’s most formidable aerial predators.

WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak A Public Health Emergency Of International Concern

WHO declared the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak a PHEIC just 48 hours after confirmation, the fastest such designation in history. What drove the decision.

The First Atomic Bomb Test in 1945 Created an Entirely New Material

The discovery from the Trinity nuclear test site shows how extreme conditions can result in materials never before seen in nature or in the lab.