Geoff Brumfiel
Stories
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Researchers are now putting AI into robots to to physical tasks
Why can ChatGPT help you write an essay but can't fold your laundry? Some researchers are working on software that would allow robots to understand and execute commands.
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Researchers are rushing to build AI-powered robots. But will they work?
Artificial intelligence has revolutionized the virtual world. But reality bytes.
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NASA's latest space launch: Stranded astronauts and messy politics
President Trump and Elon Musk claim the Biden administration abandoned two astronauts in space. But the publicly available evidence suggests a different story.
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Intuitive Machines probe is on the moon but its status is uncertain
Commercial company Intuitive Machines has put its second probe on the moon, but it was not immediately clear if the vehicle was upright and fully functioning.
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Even defense and national security employees aren't safe from DOGE's workforce cuts
President Trump and Elon Musk say they want to cut any excessive government spending. That includes sweeping cuts to the federal workforce, even those working in defense and national security.
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Sweeping cuts hit recent federal hires as Trump administration slashes workforce
Employees across several agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management, the Department of Education and Department of Energy, have all been affected, with many being given notice Thursday.
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NASA instructs employees to remove pronouns from all work communications
An email seen by NPR says the move is to comply with a presidential order to "restore biological truth" to the government.
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Inside a top-secret US nuclear facility in the Nevada desert
A group of journalists were allowed to tour a weapons laboratory deep underground in Frenchman Flat, Nevada. NPR's science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel was among them.
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As global tensions rise, so do fears of new nuclear testing
For nearly 30 years, the world's major powers have observed a voluntary moratorium on nuclear testing. But with tensions rising around the globe, some fear that could soon change.
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Step inside the secret lab where America tests its nukes
A thousand feet beneath the desert, the United States conducts experiments to verify that its weapons work. But some fear a live test could come soon.
