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 Merge Labs has emerged from stealth with $252 million in funding from OpenAI and others. It aims to use ultrasound to read from and write to the brain. ​Read More  Science Latest ​Science, Science / Biotech, Brain Race 

 New research has discovered that a neural circuit may explain procrastination. Scientists were able to disrupt this connection using a drug. ​Read More  Science Latest ​Science, Science / Psychology and Neuroscience, Procrastination 

 In response to a growing backlash, Microsoft said it would take steps to ensure that data centers don’t raise utility bills in surrounding areas and address other public concerns. ​Read More  Science Latest ​Science, Thirst for Power 

 If you want to put people back on the moon, don’t gut the agency in charge of getting them there. ​Read More  Science Latest ​The Big Story, Science, Science / Space, Eclipsed 

 Traditionally sleep coaches treat babies. But now more and more anxious, screen-attached grownups are the ones who need nursing. ​Read More  Science Latest ​Science, Science / Health, Your Next Job 

 Meta will finance Oklo’s purchase of uranium for its reactors. It’s a massive vote of confidence for both the startup and nuclear power, but challenges remain. ​Read More  Science Latest ​Science, HALEU 

 Aurora Therapeutics, cofounded by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Jennifer Doudna, plans to use gene editing and a new FDA regulatory pathway to commercialize treatments for rare diseases. ​Read More  Science Latest ​Science, Science / Biotech, Targeted Approach 

 For the eighth year in a row, the world’s oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat in 2025. It was equivalent to the energy it would take to boil 2 billion Olympic swimming pools. ​Read More  Science Latest ​Science, Science / Environment, Hot One 

 How two big names in mainstream disaster preparedness helped sell Americans on fear, anxiety and a new generator. ​Read More  Science Latest ​The Big Story, Science / Environment, Staying Alive