Science news and analysis on Web Pulse: 189 curated articles tracking the latest Science developments, tools, and research, updated continuously from vetted sources.
The article describes the creation of "Hengefinder," a tool that calculates when the sun aligns with a street grid (similar to Manhattanhenge) anywhere in the world. The author explains the process involves finding a roa…
According to a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report, no child deaths have been definitively linked to COVID-19 vaccines. The analysis reviewed 96 reports of child deaths submitted to the Vaccine Adverse Event Report…
A recent multi-country study published in *Nature Mental Health* found that fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke is linked to an increase in mental health emergencies among children and teenagers. Analyzing over 3…
This scoping review synthesized findings from 87 intervention studies to examine the impact of bicycling on psychological, social, affective, and cognitive well-being. The results showed that bicycling interventions, par…
A scoping review of 87 intervention studies found that bicycling positively impacts well-being by improving mood, reducing depressive symptoms, increasing social connection, and enhancing cognitive functioning. The revie…
Two studies conducted in China and published in *Humanities and Social Sciences Communications* found that female university students are most likely to develop romantic feelings for AI companions that are both physicall…
At the Google I/O 2026 Dialogues stage, Google leaders, scientists, and creatives discussed key technological breakthroughs, including AI agents, quantum computing, and robotics. Highlights featured CEO Sundar Pichai unp…
As NASA and its partners prepare to deorbit the International Space Station (ISS) as soon as 2030, experts are grappling with how to preserve historically and culturally significant parts of the massive, complex structur…
In the first quarter of 2026, US electricity demand grew by only 1.5% year-over-year, while solar output surged by 24%, offsetting 80% of that demand increase. Overall renewable generation grew 1.8 times faster than dema…
A newly discovered developmental process reveals that the brain's memory center, the hippocampus, starts with an excess of random connections that are pruned away to form a highly efficient network, contrary to the expec…
A twelfth case of hantavirus has been confirmed in a crew member from the Dutch cruise ship *Hondius* who was in home quarantine in the Netherlands after being evacuated from Tenerife. The individual has been hospitalize…
SpaceX has filed its S-1 for an initial public offering, revealing a $28 trillion total addressable market and a valuation target that would make it the largest IPO in U.S. history, alongside a compensation package tied …
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced a major reorganization aimed at reducing bureaucracy and improving efficiency, focusing on core missions like the Artemis Program, a Moon Base, and nuclear power in space. The …
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced structural changes to streamline the agency, focusing resources on key goals like returning to the Moon and building a lunar base. The reorganization consolidates six mission d…
According to the article, SpaceX's IPO filing centers on a plan to deploy "AI compute satellites" into orbit by 2028, arguing that terrestrial infrastructure cannot meet the exploding energy and cooling demands of AI. Th…
A recent study published in the *Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences* found that political emotions are physically felt in the body in distinct patterns that differ from everyday emotions. Using a digital bod…
Nicki Minaj made a surprise appearance at SpaceX's Starbase facility in Texas to watch the launch of the company's Starship V3 rocket, but the test flight was scrubbed due to a technical issue with a hydraulic pin. Durin…
This article summarizes several technology and science stories, including how AI tools like Anthropic's Claude are leading many developers to ship AI-written code without review, the controversial "Enhanced Games" sporti…
A new study published in *Personality and Individual Differences* found that individuals with high levels of manipulative Dark Triad traits tend to have lower expectations for emotional intimacy in romantic relationships…
Based solely on the provided text, SpaceX was forced to scrub a launch of its Starship rocket with only seconds remaining before liftoff. The article also notes that a crypto billionaire has signed up for a future missio…