SCIENCEThe space race to create gym equipment for future astronautsScientists are attempting to build exercise equipment to be used on future space flights.BBC News·May 22, 2026
SCIENCELG’s 77-inch B5 OLED TV is down to $1,500 and comes with a $200 gift cardBest Buy’s Memorial Day sale includes a good deal on a massive OLED TV. The 77-inch LG B5 is down to $1,499.99 (originally $2,999.99), and the purchase includes a $200 Best Buy gift card. I’m a 55-inch TV kind of person, but if you’ve got the budget — and the wall space — this is […]The Verge·May 22, 2026
SCIENCEAll the Fancy Measuring Devices Used in Science Rely on Two Stone-Age TechniquesThe many methods we use to gather data ultimately boil down to either counting or comparing.Wired·May 22, 2026
SCIENCECleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert turns grief over son’s rare disease into search for a cureDan Gilbert honors his son Nick by funding research into neurofibromatosis, the rare disease that took Nick’s life.CNBC·May 21, 2026
SCIENCEUS is ‘simply choosing not to stop’ Ebola outbreak after massive public health cuts, experts say<p>Hundreds of cases reported in the DRC after USAID has been dismantled and key scientific research canceled</p><p>A previously undetected outbreak of Ebola is coursing through parts of central Africa, and the US appears to be doing little to help stop it, after massive cuts to global and domestic The Guardian·May 21, 2026
SCIENCEDemis Hassabis said this might be the ‘foothills of the singularity.’ What?Welcome to a "profound moment for humanity," according to Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, who closed out Google I/O's keynote presentation on Tuesday, saying: Google's cutting-edge research and products will help unlock AGI's incredible potential for the benefit of the entire world. When we lookThe Verge·May 19, 2026
SCIENCESandboxAQ brings its drug discovery models to Claude — no PhD in computing requiredOther venture-backed companies like Chai Discovery and Isomorphic Labs have raced to build better models. SandboxAQ is betting that access is the bigger obstacle and that Claude solves it.TechCrunch·May 18, 2026
SCIENCESupercharging Immune Cells May Help Control HIV Long-TermCAR-T cell therapy is already a potent treatment for certain cancers. Now, a small study is showing early promise for managing HIV.Wired·May 18, 2026
SCIENCEA Danish Couple’s Maverick African Research Finds Its Moment in RFK Jr.’s Vaccine PolicyThe 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.Wired·May 18, 2026
SCIENCEThe First Atomic Bomb Test in 1945 Created an Entirely New MaterialThe discovery from the Trinity nuclear test site shows how extreme conditions can result in materials never before seen in nature or in the lab.Wired·May 17, 2026
SCIENCETrump administration defends right to ban content moderation experts from USThe Trump administration is fighting for the right to keep some social media moderation advocates out of the US. On Wednesday, US District Court Judge James Boasberg heard arguments in a lawsuit between the nonprofit Coalition for Independent Technology Research (CITR) and Secretary of State Marco RThe Verge·May 13, 2026
SCIENCETrump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense Plan Could Cost $1.2 TrillionA report from the Congressional Budget Office said that space-based interceptors, which do not currently exist, would probably consume 60 percent of the total cost.NY Times·May 13, 2026
