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Next Week in Science, August 29, 2025

Some blogs that you might have missed on this last weekend of August; some say the last weekend of “cultural” summer. Considering getting your feet wet this weekend? Read about the decline and recovery of the Chesapeake Bay Comet 3I/Atlas continues to be weird! And more from science research! But of course, there’s also a […]

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AI

What Happens When Banks Let AI Fight Hackers?

Your bank account is under attack. Constantly. Every second, hackers around the world launch sneaky attempts to slip into financial systems. The scary part? Many of these threats don’t even have names yet. They’re called “zero-day attacks”—brand-new tricks that traditional security systems can’t recognize. But here’s the twist: scientists just developed a defense system powered […]

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Biology

Ancient Engravings 250,000 Years Older Than You Think

In the pitch-black depths of a South African cave, 30 meters underground and far from daylight, a mystery was carved into stone—long before our own species even existed. The year is not 2023 but somewhere between 241,000 and 335,000 years ago. The artist? Almost certainly not Homo sapiens. Instead, the likely creator was Homo naledi, […]

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Astronomy

What Makes 3I/ATLAS the Strangest Comet We’ve Ever Seen?

On July 1, 2025, astronomers announced something extraordinary: a new interstellar object was speeding into our solar system. Named 3I/ATLAS, this icy traveler has journeyed for billions of years before dropping by our celestial neighborhood. Thanks to the keen eyes of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists got a rare chance to peek at […]

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Biology

Flies Can Taste Odors—Here’s the Proof

If you’ve ever walked past a bakery and suddenly needed a pastry, you know how powerful smell can be in jump-starting hunger. But what if I told you that in fruit flies, smell doesn’t just tickle the nose—it actually activates their taste buds? That’s the wild takeaway from a new study on Drosophila melanogaster (our […]

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Biology

Chesapeake Bay Dead Zones: Causes, Impacts, and Solutions

A few years ago, I got into ultra-low-budget found footage movies. You know the convention. Someone is recording while a disaster or horror is unfolding.  Think Blair Witch.  This article, coincidentally, also takes place in Maryland. So, imagine that a small town on the Chesapeake Bay’s eastern shore is plagued by mutant parasites, turning the […]

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News

Next Week in Science, August 22, 2025

Not a great week for science policy, with news of NASA’s refocusing away from climate research. There’s also some chatter about comet 3I/Atlas, though Avi Loeb’s recent track record is a little fuzzy. Here’s what’s been showing up in the research. Trends in the News And what’s showing up in the news. The future of […]

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Biology

How New Brain Stimulation Research Could Help Restore Consciousness

Picture this: A person you love is in a hospital bed. Their eyes might open, but they don’t respond. Weeks turn into months. Doctors say they’re in a “disorder of consciousness”—a condition where the brain can’t fully switch back on after severe injury. There are no proven treatments. Families are left hoping for a miracle. […]

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Meteorology

5 of the 6 Riskiest Dams Are in Just Two States

In 2017, California’s Oroville Dam nearly failed, forcing 180,000 people to evacuate. In 2020, two Michigan dams collapsed, flooding entire towns. And just last year, a dam in North Carolina overtopped during Hurricane Helene. These aren’t rare “once-in-a-lifetime” events anymore—they’re becoming warning flares for a growing national problem: America’s dams are aging, and extreme weather […]

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