Humanity lives to fight another day after the failed Soviet lander re-entered our atmosphere at 2:24AM ET on Saturday before harmlessly splashing down in the Indian Ocean west of Jakarta, Indonesia, according to Russia’s space agency Roscosmos. Kosmos 482 became trapped in Earth’s orbit shortly after launching in 1972 and has been circling the planet for more than five decades.
This wildlife filmmaker documents the unseen beauty of freshwater ecosystems.
The new gate-to-gate experience offers blistering fast Wi-Fi speeds, slower upload speeds, and low enough latency to make video calls possible (but not encouraged).
The Trump administration announced its decision Thursday to retire the database of billion dollar weather and climate disasters, part of an ongoing purge of federal scientific data. The number of billion dollar disasters hitting the US has increased over the years as climate change fuels stronger storms, floods, and fires — a trend the US is no longer tracking.
We saw this coming with President Trump and Elon Musk pummeling federal agencies including the EPA with budget and staffing cuts. DOGE kneecapped the agency after it cracked down on Musk’s companies, we reported last month. Health and environmental advocates are fighting the deregulatory spree at the EPA.
The president announced on Truth Social that he’s nominating Dr. Casey Means, who The New York Times says “frequently casts doubt on the American medical system,” for the position.
Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, who had been the previous nominee, will work in “another capacity” at the Department of Health and Human Services, Trump said.
The company announced a new agreement with project developer Elementl Power to prepare three different sites for next-generation nuclear power plants. Google and other tech giants are putting their faith — and capital— in new nuclear technologies they hope can provide enough electricity for AI data centers.
