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A customized version of the Mediterranean diet called the MIND diet is associated with slower brain aging, new research shows. In a study sample of 1,647 adults in middle age…

The experimental reactor JT-60SAThe nuclear power plant, located in Naka, Japan, has entered a new phase of preparation for nuclear fusion experiments that are expected to scale up by the…

NASA’s chief on Tuesday said the US space agency will invest $20 billion to develop a base on the Moon, while suspending its plans to create the lunar orbital space…

For memories to be useful, the brain must connect what happened with the situation in which it occurred. Researchers at the University of Bonn have now uncovered how the human…

Zack Snyder is not so much a director as he is a curator of cool-ass vibes, at least when it comes to something like Sucker Punch. A platinum-blonde Emily Browning…

March 24, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm NASA unveils ambitious new moon base plans NASA chief Jared Isaacman announced a $30-billion plan to speed up its…

Nuclear fusion startup Pranos Fusion announced today that it has raised $6.8 million in a new funding round with proceeds aimed at accelerating the development of its technology to help…

A car-sized asteroid will buzz Earth at a little over half the Earth-moon distance late tonight (March 24), just three days after its discovery by the Zwicky Transient Facility at…

March 24, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Pinot noir’s grip on people’s tastebuds is surprisingly old An analysis of ancient grape seed DNA reveals the earliest…

Recent advances in supercomputing have allowed scientists to tackle a long-standing question in astronomy. Researchers have been trying to understand why the chemical makeup at the surface of red giant…

CERN’s antimatter-transporting truck CERN Antimatter has finally hit the road. Around 100 antiprotons took a 20-minute trip on the back of a lorry around the CERN particle physics laboratory’s campus…

Do you doomscroll? If so, you’re not alone. One 2024 survey found that almost a third of American adults regularly doomscroll—that is, swipe through endless social media feeds—and millennials and…

Yesterday we discussed Elon Musk’s ‘stretch goals’ with ‘Terafab’ for his various companies SpaceX/xAI, Tesla and others ahead of a meta-IPO mid-year. And of course the AI Agent stretch goals…

By incorporating liquid metals into sensors, researchers have created a fire warning system that is ultrafast, flame-retardant and reusable. Based on MXene/cellulose films, the new design incorporates gallium-based liquid metal…

A team of astronomers led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian has achieved a first by using galactic archaeology to uncover the past of a galaxy beyond…

March 23, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Why Iran is targeting Qatar’s liquid natural gas trains Why the destruction of Qatar’s liquid natural gas “trains” by…

Less than a year after the release of Season 1, Daredevil: Born Again is coming back for Season 2. Now, Wilson Fisk is the mayor of New York, and under…

The Bengaluru-based startup is planning to deploy the freshly raised capital to strengthen its R&D Pranos Fusion is a Bengaluru-based deeptech startup developing nuclear fusion technology using magnetic confinement to…

The Great Salt Lake is so named because of the salinity of its water, but a new study appears to have detected a huge reservoir of salt-free freshwater hiding underneath…

March 23, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Why the LaGuardia plane crash was so destructive Engineers explain how a collision between an Air Canada plane and…

For the next two years, Star Trek will be on a farewell tour. At least, that is, in regard to the modern Paramount+ incarnations of the franchise that began in…

Got story updates? Submit your updates here. › The Fusion Energy Market was valued at USD 347.48 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 572.74 billion by 2032,…

Buffy the Vampire Slayer may have been about the once-in-a-generation slayer described in its opening narration, but it has always been an ensemble piece. The “Scooby Gang” surrounding Buffy is…

March 23, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm There is no historical precedent for how badly out of balance the climate is now, U.N. warns The past…

A team led by neurobiologist Prof. Dr. Hilmar Bading at Heidelberg University has identified a key molecular process that drives the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Working with researchers from Shandong…

Comet K1 captured by the Hubble Space Telescope NASA, ESA, Dennis Bodewits (AU) By a stroke of luck, we have seen a comet just days after it cracked into four…

Recent innovation literature has established that three technological characteristics—unit size, design complexity and need for customization—are key determinants of technology-specific ERs26,31,32,33. Technologies of larger unit sizes have been shown to…

March 23, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm What color is this dot? New illusion demonstrates weird vision quirk An optical illusion with nine simple dots reveals…