Recent articles from publications based in United States.
Chinese launch startup Orienspace targets IPO, secures funding for reusable Gravity-2 rocket
SpaceNewsby Andrew Jones·18d ago
HELSINKI — Commercial launch company Orienspace has kicked off preparations for an IPO coaching process while closing a funding round for accelerating its reusable Gravity-2 rocket.
Nearly half of dementia cases may be linked to risks you can change
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·18d ago
Nearly half of dementia cases may be linked to risks you can change - Date: - August 6, 2026 - Source: - Lund University - Summary: - A long-term brain study found that common risks such as...
Curating Crime and Punishment: What 10 Images Reveal About American Justice
The Marshall Projectby Jamiles Lartey·18d ago
For Lynn Novick, photographs offer a window into the past that the written record cannot quite replicate.
He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The State Says No.
ProPublicaby Richard A. Webster·18d ago
Reporting Highlights - Hard Line on Payments: In her two years in the role, Louisiana attorney general Liz Murrill has opposed almost all compensation claims by wrongfully convicted people.
For America’s Rarest Wildlife, Survival May Hinge on a Single Word
Yale E360by Ted Williams • August 6·19d ago
Under the new definition of harm, it will be legal for developers to build houses and malls on black-footed ferret habitat.
A new way to watch heat move through electronics
MIT Newsby Zach Winn | MIT News·19d ago
The same overheating problem that happens to our laptops also plagues computer servers and data centers around the world — and heat management is only getting harder as computer chips get more...
THC medication made PTSD nightmares disappear for more than a third of patients
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·19d ago
THC medication made PTSD nightmares disappear for more than a third of patients A prescription THC treatment made PTSD nightmares disappear for more than one-third of patients in a promising new...
Is Americans’ declining trust in media driven by political messaging?
Nieman Labby Joshua Benton·19d ago
Why has trust in American news media dropped so much in the past 50 years — much more than it’s declined in other rich western countries?
After cancer drug counterfeiting scandal, India imposes new tracing requirements - ICIJ
ICIJby Nicole Sadek·19d ago
Cancer drugs in India are getting new safety features to improve tracing and curb the spread of counterfeits.
Then and now: How MIT Lincoln Laboratory has served as a driving force in national security innovation
History of MITby Kylie Foy | Ariana Gaines | MIT Lincoln Laboratory·19d ago
On July 26, 1951, the U.S. Air Force, Army, and Navy signed a charter establishing Project Lincoln, an R&D program managed by MIT to develop the nation's first continent-wide air defense system...
IEEE Course Teaches How to Use AI to Modernize Power Grids
IEEE Spectrumby Pauleth Jaramillo·19d ago
Today’s U.S. electrical grid, among the largest, most complex systems ever built, is operating at its limit.
Everyone's afraid of mountain lions. The data says be afraid of deer instead.
Anthropocene Magazineby Warren Cornwall·19d ago
When people talk about living near mountain lions, it’s usually about the threat they pose. But what if these big carnivores are also making us safer?
Scientists unveil more than 600 new tissue models of human cancer
MIT Newsby Anne Trafton | MIT News·19d ago
To develop new targeted treatments for cancer, scientists need tissue models that accurately represent the genetic and molecular traits of the cancer they’re studying.
Researchers make air-stable, ultrathin superconductors, for more scalable quantum devices
MIT Newsby Adam Zewe | MIT News·19d ago
Super-thin superconducting materials, which are only one or a few atoms thick, have unique properties scientists can leverage to produce more compact, scalable, and efficient quantum devices.
Who Gets to Decide the Fate of a Pristine Alaskan Rainforest?
Yale E360by August 5·19d ago
More than half a century ago, the U.S. Congress transferred 44 million acres of public lands in Alaska to for-profit Native corporations, which have been free to exploit those lands, including by...
Scientists discover the brain cells that keep you motivated
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·19d ago
Scientists discover the brain cells that keep you motivated Scientists have discovered brain cells that may help turn the expectation of a reward into the determination to keep going.
James Talarico Accused Ken Paxton of Voter Fraud. His Own Voter Registration Is Raising Questions.
ProPublicaby Zach Despart·19d ago
Texas state Rep. James Talarico voted in five elections using his parents’ address after purchasing a home for himself nearby, a practice that may have violated state voting laws, ProPublica and...
Lead Contamination Is Still a Problem in Omaha. Why Is the City Cleaning Up Some Yards and Not Others?
ProPublicaby Chris Bowling·19d ago
In the last 10 months, residents in neighborhoods across Omaha, Nebraska, have contacted the city and federal government after tests by the Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica showed they had...
These 3D-printed objects can tell you if they’re being used properly
MIT Newsby Adam Zewe | MIT News·20d ago
Imagine a bottle of hazardous chemicals sitting on a laboratory shelf that changes its appearance to alert scientists that its lid is not properly secured, potentially preventing a dangerous spill.
Reframing leadership as a design problem
History of MITby Matilda Bathurst | Department of Architecture·20d ago
When Nicholas de Monchaux became head of the Department of Architecture at the School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) in 2020, he stepped into an unusual set of leadership conditions.
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