Science

I have always believed in nuclear power as an excellent source for electricity generation. It generates almost no emission, fuel prices are steady, and it can operate continuously under all…

We know that sugary drinks aren’t good for us, but that doesn’t seem to stop most people drinking them – and on a daily basis. Evidence suggests about two-thirds of…

On 12 August 2026, astronomers reported something in Nature that sounds almost too theatrical to be useful science: a “black hole star.” It is not a conventional star, and nobody…

A beautiful warrior with a cat’s eyes glares furiously at his opponent. He positions his spear, ready to strike. What follows is one of the most spectacular fight sequences in…

A little more than a century ago, Albert Einstein turned his attention from gravity itself to the fate of the entire universe. In 1917, shortly after developing his general theory…

Dominic Toretto might live his life one quarter-mile at a time, but Vin Diesel — who’s played the character in 20 years’ worth of Fast & Furious movies — thinks…

Certain imagery-based psychotherapy techniques may help reduce fear of failure connected to painful childhood experiences, according to research from scientists at SWPS University and the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology….

Note: Slight spoilers for Spider-Man: Brand New Day. A plot device in the new Spider-Man movie is real-world science. A trick used to turn off fictional superpowers in the movie…

Astronomers may have found some of the strongest evidence yet for one of quantum mechanics’ strangest predictions: even apparently empty space can influence the way light travels. Known as ‘vacuum…

The liver is one of the most remarkable organs in the human body. This multitasking dynamo performs around 500 vital functions, including processing nutrients and filtering out harmful substances in…

Sophie Adenot will make spaceflight history today (Aug. 18). The European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut will become the first French woman ever to conduct a spacewalk, an activity she’ll undertake…

While It: Welcome to Derry might have started as a (mostly) conventional prequel to Warner Bros.’ It duology, it was clear by the end of its first season that it…

  Diamond is more than a dazzling gem — the extremely hard form of carbon makes up the pellet that encases fuel for inertial confinement fusion, and scientists believe it…

It’s always hard being left out of the loop on a huge footage presentation, like the ones Marvel puts on for Comic-Con and D23. The studio dropped some big previews…

Ursula Quitterer calls it “Compound 10,” a chemical substance developed by her research team that could potentially slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Quitterer, Professor of Molecular Pharmacology at ETH…

Not all slime is created equal. A species of land snails tweaks its slime’s chemical recipe to create five different varieties of mucus, using each for a particular job. Depending…

In a Webb image, MoM-BH*-1 is scarcely more than a red point. Its spectrum, however, looks like no ordinary star or galaxy. The object existed only about 660 million years…

(Image credit: NASA) Imagine orbiting hundreds of miles above Earth and seeing your home planet below — up in smoke. That was the reality recently for astronauts aboard the International…

Since NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope first revealed little red dots (LRDs) in 2022, astronomers have been trying to determine exactly what these strange objects are. The compact, extremely distant…

Her immune system was already implicated in diseases affecting her liver, bile ducts, and large intestine. Then a clue in her blood revealed another target: her stomach. The 40-year-old woman…

A Finnish study has found an unexpected association between screen use and cognitive performance. Children who accumulated more screen time as they grew up tended to show better cognitive processing…

There are two well-known drivers of high blood pressure, and scientists may have discovered a third, opening the door to new ways of treating the condition, also known as hypertension….

Japanese company Kyoto Fusioneering is relocating its primary US office to East Tennessee. Working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the firm plans to build a specialized testing facility called UNITY-3. …

During deep sleep, a water-like fluid moves around the brain and helps remove metabolic waste associated with diseases such as Alzheimer’s. This cleanup process is part of the glymphatic system,…

When Lanterns kicked off its promo by claiming that “only one” can wear the Green Lantern ring on Earth, most hoped it was just a bit of hyperbole on HBO’s…

A recent study from TUD Dresden University of Technology suggests that what people have done before can shape their current decisions more strongly than researchers previously believed. The findings offer…

If you want to make someone’s heart beat faster, there are probably better ways to approach it than shining a flashlight in their ear. But swap the flashlight for a…

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Physical activity and healthy blood sugar levels during midlife may be linked to a significantly slower decline in thinking abilities later in life, according to new research from UT Health…