Science & technology | Space archaeology

Rocket engines from the 1960s have been plucked from the ocean floor

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By T.C.

NASA takes aim at fire storms

These products of wildfires worsen their creators

Can you hack your gut microbiome?

Yes. But perhaps best not to overthink it


Illustration of a large pink hand trapping a square computer chip with grey tentacle-like legs under an upside-down glass

Should AI labs be treated like the owners of dangerous animals?

Autonomous hacking is here. Governments are not ready


How a bipartisan coalition is taking aim at animal research

America’s animal-rights activists have more sway than ever

An old SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the Moon

The smashup could provide useful data for future lunar inhabitants

How poor countries are dealing with America’s AIDS cuts

They will have less money and more responsibilities, even as scientists chase a cure