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Most of the universe is made of unseen components that reveal themselves only through subtle effects on galaxies and cosmic structure.
A caterpillar-looking bug hangs out on a stem, minding its own business. Suddenly, forceps emerge, moving towards the creature. As soon as they touch the chunky insect, it hisses and whips its body side-to-side. The peeved individual is a mature larva of the buff-leaf hawkmoth (Phyllosphingia dissim...
Researchers from TUM, working at CERN, have made a groundbreaking discovery that reveals how deuterons are formed. Another long-standing question in particle physics has been answered. Scientists working with the ALICE experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC), led by researchers from the...
It’s been a good year for metal detectorists. From a giant Iron Age hoard to tens of thousands of ancient coins and a 19th century shipwreck, it’s a wonder everyone isn’t having a go at the treasure-hunting trade. And now there’s yet another discovery to add to the list. Archaeologists in Norway hav...
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Scientists have captured an unprecedented, real-time view of influenza viruses as they move across and slip inside human cells. The footage reveals that cells are far from passive targets and instead push and pull against the virus in a surprisingly active struggle. Viewing Influenza Infection W...
2 min readNASA Astronaut Jonny Kim to Discuss Eight-Month Space Station MissionJessica TaveauDec 12, 2025 MEDIA ADVISORYM25-103NASA HeadquartersJohnson Space Center NASA astronaut Jonny Kim poses inside the Inte...
There are *so many* settings and laundry cycles to choose from on a washing machine. But washing laundry on a specific cycle can help preserve your clothes and extend their life. According to a study funded by Procter & Gamble, scientists in the United Kingdom found the exact laundry cycle that make...
Nicholas Bellono (from left), Wendy Valencia Montoya, and Naomi Pierce. Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Science & Tech First, male gets heated up, then female, and then, you know Study shows infrared radiation from plants serves as invitation to pollinating insects Kermit Pattison Harvard S...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and NASA’s Curiosity rover, have earned places in TIME’s “Best Inventions Hall of Fame”. NASA GSFC, NASA JPL Two icons of discovery, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and NASA’s Curiosity rover, have earned places in TIME’s “Best Inventions Hall of Fame,” which reco...
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Gemini North captured new images of Comet 3I/ATLAS after it reemerged from behind the sun on its path out of the solar system. The data were collected during a Shadow the Scientists session—a unique outreach initiative that invites students around the world to join researchers as they observe the un...
In February, President Sally Kornbluth announced the appointment of Professor Angela Koehler as faculty director of the MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative (MIT HEALS), with professors Iain Cheeseman and Katharina Ribbeck as associate directors. Since then, the leadership team has moved quick...
Blue Origin aims to fly another set of space tourists to suborbital space aboard its New Shepard rocket next week. The company s NS-37 mission is targeting a launch date of December 18. It will send six people to the edge of space and back, including the first-ever wheelchair user to fly to space, a...
Scientists have managed to observe solar neutrinos carrying out a rare atomic transformation deep underground, converting carbon-13 into nitrogen-13 inside the SNO+ detector. By tracking two faint flashes of light separated by several minutes, researchers confirmed one of the lowest-energy neutrino ...
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Researchers at LMU have uncovered how ribosomes, the cell’s protein builders, also act as early warning sensors when something goes wrong inside a cell. When protein production is disrupted, and ribosomes begin to collide, a molecule called ZAK detects the pileup and switches on protective stress...
__________________________Thai Space Expo October 16-18, 2025 ___Bangkok, Thailand It’s a scorching October day in Bangkok and I’m wandering through the exhibits at the Thai Space Expo, held in one of the city’s busiest shopping malls, when I do a double take. Amid the flashy space sui...
Princeton researchers found that a primate’s prefrontal cortex reuses modular “cognitive Legos” to solve related tasks, giving biological brains a flexibility that AI still lacks. The insight could help improve AI systems so they retain old skills while learning new ones. Credit: Adapted by Dan Vaha...
A US aerospace manufacturer and launch provider has successfully finished final qualification testing of the Hungry Hippo fairing, which will sit atop its partially reusable Neutron launch vehicle. California-based Rocket Lab recently announced that the captive fairing system has completed an intens...
Firefly Aerospace s lunar lander Blue Ghost will feature a LightPort wireless power receiver for future missions. The lander is bound for the far side of the moon, meaning the power device could help illuminate the region during nights. Ultimately, the system could help power future lunar bases, mak...
