The No. 1 Mantra Most Intelligent People Swear By — By A Psychologist

Psychologists explain why sharp, curious people reframe hard moments as chapters in their own story — and when that habit turns into avoidance.

NASA Cancels Its Rescue Mission for the Aging Swift Telescope

The LINK probe was supposed to use robotic arms to capture Swift and lift it into a safe orbit. Problems with its control system forced NASA to call off the attempt.

This Billionaire Is Using AI To Forecast Evolutionary Change

AI’s big debt load. Moving backward on defense tech. Why we need to talk about CPUs. All that and more in this week’s Prototype.

Why does it seem like food recalls are out of control this year?
Why does it seem like food recalls are out of control this year?

Just weeks after Taylor Farms issued a recall of its iceberg lettuce amid a massive cyclospora outbreak, the Food and Drug Administration recalled more than one million eggs that may be contaminated with salmonella. The eggs, which come from Midwest Poultry Services, were distributed to Kroger and smaller grocery stores across the South and Southwest […]

The Dogs Of Chernobyl Turned Bright Blue — A Biologist Explains (Hint: It’s Not Radiation)

Chernobyl’s dogs turned blue in 2025, and it wasn’t radiation. A biologist unpacks the real, verifiable science behind the color and the zone.

The No. 1 Daily Activity In Most Smart People’s Routines, By A Psychologist

The habit sharp thinkers protect daily: unstructured time. New research on walking, incubation, and mind-wandering explains why it boosts creative thinking.

A New Tropical Storm Will Likely Affect Hawaii This Weekend

Hawaii could be affected by Tropical Storm Moke this weekend. Another foot of rainfall could be possible on the Big Island.

Tesla sunsets its Solar Roof tiles
Tesla sunsets its Solar Roof tiles

Tesla has discontinued Solar Roof, its solar panels designed to look like regular roofing tiles, Electrek reports. Sources “close to the program” told the publication that Tesla has informed its third-party installer network that Solar Roof is no longer available to order, and that only conventional solar panels will be supplied going forward. While Tesla […]

The Super El Niño Won’t Fix the West’s Water Crisis

“People have talked about the Colorado River crisis for decades—we’re now in it,” says one expert. “Everyone you talk to is like, ‘Shit, man.’”

The Galaxy’s Fastest Star Could Reveal the Secrets of a Supermassive Black Hole

S301 passes close to Sagittarius A*—so close that its orbit could reveal how the black hole’s rotation warps the spacetime around it.