mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in Phase 3 melanoma trial, Moderna and Merck say

The vaccine reportedly thwarted the cancer's return and spread.

Google Pixel 11 series review: Is the magic fading?

Google's new Pixels make some compromises but still manage to be good phones.

Scientists find closest star to the Milky Way's central black hole

Star, moving at 8% the speed of light, may let us measure the black hole's rotation.

Meta ran ads for an app promising to nudify female politicians

One ad featured a pornographic video with deepfake closely resembling a US politician.

Trump expected to pick conservative policy wonk Heidi Overton to lead FDA

She opposes abortion, is wary of peptides, supports limiting vaccines, vexes MAHA.

"Sabotage": Experts, lawmakers blast RFK Jr. for destroying healthcare research

US healthcare is broken. Under RFK Jr., the research agency working to fix it is, too.

Ukrainian drones overwhelm Russian tanks’ new active protection system—for now

Tanks with defensive tech for shooting down drones are still proving vulnerable.

Against all odds, SpaceX finally tugs Starship into port after 24 days at sea

"A team of SpaceX engineers is on their way to conduct additional analysis on the vehicle."

Disney sues FCC and its chair, escalating fight against Trump's chief censor

FCC demands "total capitulation" in Trump censorship campaign, Disney suit says.

Peacock raises prices by 18 percent after becoming profitable

Peacock's quarterly profitability isn't guaranteed.

The United States is about to wake up to the threat from China's space program

One big question: Will China assert territorial rights where its rover explores?

Fairphone's latest repairable phone is finally available in the US for $650

Fairphone sells components like the USB port and screen, all swappable with a single torx driver.

Ford hopes this Hypercar will be its next Le Mans winner

The American automaker returns to the top category of endurance racing next year.

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma takes pains to deliver a slasher fan’s dream

Matte paintings—not CGI—warp a world designed to hit a nerve for slasher fans.

X-rays add new twist to narwhal's spiral tusk

New study finds that the tusks have not one but two spirals, twisting in opposite directions.

Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked

Secret parameter allowed hackers to steal passwords when a target clicked on a link.

As temperatures get hotter, pesticides are more dangerous to farmworkers

Research shows heat amplifies the dangers of pesticides.

Theban tomb reveals how Egyptian burial trends evolved in time

Practices shifted from individuals buried in coffins to reusing sites for later mummy interments.

US vaccination rates fall again as exemptions continue to rise, CDC data shows

Again, the CDC did not publish a full report and instead simply put the data online.

Former SpaceX engineers are building a robotic factory for making steel parts

“We're not necessarily building in a dogmatic fashion towards full autonomy.”

The Moon's shadow raced across the heart of Spain, and I was there to see it

Here's what it was like watching a total solar eclipse 90 minutes north of Madrid.

As Wisconsin cities flee Flock, its shared camera network loses value

"Network effect" can run in reverse.

Supreme Court rejects Verizon bid for $47 million refund of FCC fine

Despite loss, carriers still claim selling device-location data isn't illegal.

Petlibro accused of “gaslighting” users over smart pet feeder outage

Petlibro says feeders perform scheduled feedings offline. Users report otherwise.

Hidden Airtag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI

Amazon’s team uses a T. rex preparing to devour a book as its logo.

This sub-$7,000 sportscar might be just what the future needs

The Gasolini AR1 uses 2-cylinder Honda bike engine, and an EV is underway, too.

Nvidia discloses $21B stake in SpaceX

Filing comes after Elon Musk announced exclusive arrangement to kit out its data centers.

Meet the only known trebuchet casualty in history

"It highlights the brutality of medieval warfare," said paleopathologist Jo Buckberry.

Satellite operators are in panic mode due to a worsening launch crisis

What happens if the Falcon rockets stop flying?

Wildfire smoke now bigger prenatal threat than human sources of air pollution

Regulations reduced prenatal exposure to harmful emissions, but wildfire smoke is erasing gains.