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Room 109 of New York University’s Warren Weaver Hall wasn’t ready for what hit it. A half hour ahead of a special seminar scheduled for 3:30 P.M., attendees hoping to…

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One startup is trying to recreate the conditions that power the Sun. Another wants to trigger nuclear fusion using powerful laser pulses. A third is developing a mini nuclear reactor…

It’s been 20 years since Australian researchers created the world’s first vaccine developed specifically to prevent cancer. Thanks to the HPV vaccine, Australia is on track to become one of…

Astronomers may have found the first moon beyond our Solar System, but the mysterious object is unlike any moon we know. Observations from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope…

When Alexander Olshansky received a call in September telling him that the data center hosting his company’s infrastructure in Kyiv had been destroyed by a Russian attack, he made a…

A new analysis from Monash University suggests that low-dose aspirin may be linked to a dramatically lower risk of dementia in older adults with certain genetic characteristics. Researchers found that…

The market is already familiar with lab-grown diamonds, which are created by replicating the conditions needed for diamond formation. (AI-generated image) The future may be closer than we think. What…

Charred coffee grounds could make concrete up to 30 percent stronger, scientists in Australia have found. Their clever recipe could solve multiple problems at once. Each year, the world produces…

When Percy Jackson and the Olympians was announced, it was hard to tell which casting reveal fans anticipated more: Percy Jackson himself or Annabeth Chase, the wise daughter of Athena…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. There’s a lot of uncertainty in the air right now, whether you’re trying to predict the outcome of an upcoming…

Astronomers have discovered three actively feeding supermassive black holes in a single galaxy more than 12.5 billion light-years from Earth. The finding, made by an international research team led by…

Comic books have given us some of the most iconic villains in all of pop culture, especially with how lucrative the medium has been as a source for cinematic adaptation….

A San Francisco-based nuclear fusion startup claims to have turned mercury into stable gold using fusion-generated neutrons. American nuclear fusion startup turns mercury into gold The company, Marathon Fusion, says…

With the midterms fast approaching, communicating just the right message has been top of mind on all sides of the political aisle. Whether that message drives home a lack of…

Move away from a fire, and you expect to feel cooler. But with the Sun, something very strange happens. The Sun’s outer atmosphere is hundreds of times hotter than its…

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In August Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., took the stage at the Department of Health and Human Services headquarters in Washington, D.C., and announced what would be a first for the…

Who is Marathon Fusion CEO Kyle Schiller? Can the startup really turn mercury into gold? An American startup by the name of Marathon Fusion has claimed that it has successfully…

A protein associated with youth may help aging brain cells regain some of their lost abilities. Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered that TIMP2…

In 1944, rocks from the Mount Painter mine in the heart of Australia were sent to the US for experiments as part of the Manhattan Project. The repercussions of those…

In the classical Universe, the arrow of time flies one way – but in the quantum realm, where classical physics breaks down, could even time’s direction be ripe for the…

Luxembourg, 23 October 2026 Around 800 employees and a €4 billion payment budget in 2025 Global Health EDCTP3 had a qualified audit opinion on payments ITER nuclear fusion project…

Glioblastoma is among the most lethal forms of brain cancer, and scientists have uncovered a surprising factor that may help its cells become more invasive. The fluid surrounding the outer…

The Pentagon released yet more documents related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) on Friday. This is the seventh tranche of records released since May, though, unlike previous releases, there are…

After 1973, the world of comic books became familiar with the concept of a massive reset button. That year gave us DC Comics’ Crisis on Infinite Earths, a best-seller for…

Unlike Michael Dougherty’s Trick ‘r Treat, the 1986 Trick or Treat doesn’t have any actual trick-or-treating in it. Still, it’s a perfect Halloween movie, one best enjoyed on a breezy…

Samples collected from asteroid Bennu by NASA are revealing surprising new details about how our Solar System formed approximately 4.5 billion years ago. A new chemical analysis challenges earlier theories…

A US-based startup has claimed a major scientific breakthrough, saying it successfully converted mercury into stable gold using nuclear fusion technology, a feat long associated with the centuries-old pursuit of…