NASA’s Curiosity Rover Got Its Drill Stuck on a Rock. Here’s How They Freed It

This is the first time NASA has encountered a situation like this, and it took nearly a week to resolve.

Newly Discovered Asteroid 2026 JH2 To Make Very Close Flyby Of Earth

Newly discovered asteroid 2026 JH2 will safely pass just 90,000 km above Earth on 18 May, offering astronomers a rare and dramatic close flyby.

xAI Adds 19 New Gas Turbines Despite Ongoing Lawsuit

Emails show that Elon Musk’s company is expanding its use of portable gas-fired power at its Colossus 2 site as a fight over air quality continues.

Uranus and Neptune could be full of rocks, new study suggests

“Rather than ‘icy’ or ‘rocky,’ we should simply call them minor giants.”

New Social Media Platform Fureelz Only Offers Animal Videos

Fureelz, a new social media platform, launched April 9, 2026, and is entirely dedicated to animal videos with the intent to generate joy instead of anger and anxiety.

All Your Hantavirus Questions, Answered by an Infectious Disease Expert

Here’s what you need to know, from why the cruise ship outbreak won’t spark the next pandemic to how hantavirus spreads.

Why Do Humans Have Nightmares? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains

The nightmare that jolts you awake at 3 a.m. isn’t a malfunction. It may be one of the oldest survival systems in the human brain.

Thousands of deaths per year caused by invisible wildfire pollutant, satellite data shows

Wildfire-derived ozone appears responsible for 2,045 excess deaths, on average, per year across the U.S., 20 years of satellite data reveal.

Remoras Are Diving Into Manta Ray “Buttholes.” Really.

Remoras have long been seen as harmless hitchhikers. But new observations suggest these relationships may be far more invasive, and complicated, than scientists once thought.

How Titan Triggerfish Are Taking On Tiger Sharks

A small but fiercely territorial reef fish is biting tiger sharks… and winning.