01Space
SpaceX returned its Starship rocket on Saturday—but there's a catch
It felt like stepping into the future.
Eric Berger
02Science
James Webb telescope finds ice older than the star it orbits
Radiation and collisions reshape the planetary building materials.
Jacek Krywko
03Science
Winemakers are learning that conservation can be good for business
Healthy soils, native plants, and fewer chemicals are helping vineyards adapt.
Hannah V. Herrero, Erin L. Bunting, Jane Southworth, Jason K. Blackburn, and Stephanie Insalaco-Wyner, The Conversation
04Space
Starship flight 15 powers to orbit—setting up a possible catch on Saturday
One way or another, the company will get some more data on Saturday.
Eric Berger
05Policy
FAA has lifted its third-ever nationwide ground stop
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy blamed obsolete equipment for the outage.
Eric Bangeman
06Health
Millions of Americans are not taking their GLP-1 drugs as prescribed
Cost and access barriers are pushing people to modified use and unapproved versions.
Beth Mole
07AI
FAA expands AI advice to manage air traffic congestion across entire US airspace
Airlines praised the AI tool, but the air traffic controllers’ union wasn’t involved.
Jeremy Hsu
08Science
In elephants, the resilience of communities has its limits
In Sri Lanka, ecological change is shrinking a park's elephant population.
Jacek Krywko
09Policy
Kalshi ditches Trump Jr. as advisor; CEO admitted "optics" weren't good
Trump son advised Kalshi and got equity while Trump admin helped Kalshi in lawsuits.
Jon Brodkin
10AI
OpenAI board member worries an AI "takeover" of society could be months away
Researcher traces a path from AI reward hacking to potential human extinction.
Kyle Orland