Hurricane Lowell To Impact Hawaii — Why So Many Storms This Year?

Major Hurricane Lowell threatens Hawaii as Labor Day approaches. Here’s an explanation for why the island seems to be in the line of hurricane fire in 2026.

How To Improve Heat Action Plans

Most cities and regions don’t have formal plans for extreme heat, though they have the power to save lives. Still, these plans are far from perfect.

Scientists Put Caterpillars in an Ultraquiet Chamber to Learn How They Hear Without Ears

The research could do more than help unlock the mystery of caterpillar hearing. It could also help make microphones better.

Webb Telescope Find A New Kind Of Object — A ‘Black Hole Star’

Astronomers using JWST have discovered a black hole star, a new cosmic object that could explain mysterious little red dots seen across the early universe by JWST.

3 ‘Dumb’ Habits That Actually Make You More Intelligent, By A Psychologist

Talking to yourself, asking obvious questions and staring into space look careless. Psychology research suggests they’re quietly making you a sharper thinker.

White House Turns Trump Policies Into Retro-Style Video Games

A White House official said the initiative contrasts a “culture of fun and winning” with a “dark socialist vision.” But critics called gamifying deportation dehumanizing.

Pig Kidneys Yield ‘Life-Changing’ Independence From Dialysis

More success for genetically engineered pig kidney transplants. Scientists might have found dark matter. Why space technologies and AI are converging. All that and more in this week’s Prototype.

Happy Cat Month Highlights The Benefits Cats Offer Us

September’s Happy Cat Month shines a light on the value cats bring to humans and how boosting their physical and emotional wellbeing benefits our own lives, too.

Why A ‘Rat Utopia’ With Unlimited Food, Space And Safety Led To Their Extinction

John B. Calhoun’s mice had unlimited food, no predators and space to spare. Their population still collapsed into castes and died out — here’s what it proves.

Japan Is Launching a Probe to Collect the First-Ever Samples From a Martian Moon

The mission to Phobos, Japan’s first Mars probe launch in 28 years, may reveal new information about our closest planetary neighbor.