Science

The longer you look at I Am Frankelda, the more there is to see. Every frame of this Mexican stop-motion marvel is packed with detail — sometimes overwhelmingly so. At…

One of the biggest unsolved problems in physics centers on a number known as the cosmological constant. This value describes the energy responsible for the universe’s accelerating expansion. It also…

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was intended to reopen as a patriotic showpiece of Donald Trump’s Washington, D.C., beautification plan, with the bottom of the pool freshly coated in what…

Cats have a reputation for aloofness (and floofiness), but if you and your feline friend aren’t bonding, the problem might just be that you’re not speaking their language. Never fear…

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have tracked down the source of a powerful neutrino burst with the help of a remarkable cosmic phenomenon that acted like a…

Cockroaches tend to be thought of as the creatures that keep on living through anything, in part due to their DNA – which can code for all kinds of useful…

Every match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup this summer stops at the 22-minute mark of each half. In Dallas on June 17, England’s and Croatia’s teams paused because FIFA,…

Venture funds and tech giants are racing toward a fusion breakthrough, but significant technical hurdles and uncertain timelines keep commercial payoff in doubt. Over the past few years, nuclear fusion…

Researchers in Spain and Switzerland have identified an experimental molecule that may help restore the brain’s natural defenses against Alzheimer’s disease. The compound, known as OLE, appears to “reprogram” microglia,…

WASHINGTON — MDA Space is buying smallsat manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) for $620 million, giving the Canadian company greater access to the lucrative U.S. government market. MDA Space announced…

Millions of years ago two massive stars circled each other in a cosmic dance. Then one of the stars went supernova. The blast likely flung the exploded star’s companion across…

WASHINGTON — NASA has selected for development a space science mission that will study how space weather interacts with Earth’s atmosphere. NASA announced June 18 that the Dynamic Atmosphere-Ionosphere Explorer,…

Astronomers may be getting closer to solving a long-standing mystery about the universe’s largest galaxies. Observations from the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, known as XRISM, are providing new evidence…

Founded just six years ago by Francesco Volpe and Martin Kupp, Renaissance Fusion is a French deep-tech company turning fusion from a scientific pursuit into a commercially viable energy source….

A stroll through any garden center is likely to turn up decorative objects inspired by the classical world. A concrete statue based on the Venus de Milo, terracotta plant pots…

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is on a long-haul, first-of-its-kind voyage to unlock the secret history of our solar system, but it’s also filling in more details about more ordinary space rocks…

A board chaired by a former U.S. nuclear security official. The STAB is chaired by Dr. Marvin Adams, former Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration…

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have proposed a new explanation for how Alzheimer’s disease may begin. Instead of being driven primarily by plaque buildup in the brain, the…

One of the absolute most important things about a great horror movie is how effective it is at visualizing the source of its horror. Whether it’s something as tangible as…

AIAA announces the formation of a Committee on Standards (CoS) to develop a guide for space propulsion based on controlled nuclear fusion. This guide is intended for senior engineers responsible…

Wordle is a simple game in many respects. The vast majority of users play using the default settings, where you can guess any letter on any turn. But a smaller…

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that the well-known “Pink Planet” harbors a salty surprise and an exotic atmospheric chemistry. The discovery marks an advancement in the…

Ancient Britons may have built a “prototype” of Stonehenge, a prehistoric megalith in England that is one of the wonders of the world. At least, that’s what a new analysis…

Abu Dhabi is placing a wager on fusion: Government-owned early-stage fund Plynth Energy acquired a minority stake in US-based Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), one of the world’s best-funded fusion startups,…

NASA is teaming up with former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s Relativity Space to expand its Mars monitoring capabilities. The space agency announced on Wednesday that the private space company will…

For more than a century, physics has been built on two great theories. Einstein’s general relativity explains gravity as the bending of space and time. Quantum mechanics governs the world…

People are increasingly consulting artificial intelligence for mental health advice. According a new survey conducted by the American Psychological Association (APA), as many as 77 percent of U.S. psychologists reported…

They say parting is such sweet sorrow, but when it comes to our beloved TV series, oftentimes it’s more bitter than sweet. Showrunners face an insurmountable task when crafting a…

Commercial fusion energy is no longer a line on the horizon, with a timeline that stretches to the theoretical. It is now an emerging, multi-billion-dollar global industry transitioning from laboratory…