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ESA’s Plato spacecraft completes critical testing ahead of its spaceflight. (Image credit: ESA – R. Moorkens O’Reilly) A planet-hunting spacecraft named Plato just passed a series of critical tests as…

Photo shows a hacker hacking the server in the dark, accessed on July 24, 2026. (Adobe Stock Photo) July 24, 2026 10:07 AM GMT+03:00 Russian hackers have spent the past…

At the otolaryngology department at the Ohio State University, Kai Zhao is on a quest to solve smell loss. While cochlear implants or hearing aids can be used to treat…

HELSINKI — China conducted a pair of launches Thursday, including a Long March 3B rocket which delivered its payload to orbit despite a lightning strike. The Long March 3B rocket…

If you’re feeling itchy, it’s probably a warning sign from your body that something alien is on your skin. Dry flakes of skin, dirt, bug bites, or even your own…

A coordinated cyberespionage campaign probed fusion research and defense networks, using Ukraine as a testing ground before targeting NATO and US institutions. New warnings indicate that a group of Russian…

Although doctors have successfully transplanted everything from hearts to lungs to corneas, figuring out how to transfer testicular tissue, and have it work, has long eluded medicine. That barrier has…

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered a giant exoplanet hidden inside one of the most closely examined planetary systems in the Milky Way. The nearby young star Beta Pictoris…

If you’re considering characters for potential The Big Bang Theory spinoffs, you’d probably have perpetual sad-sack Stuart (Kevin Sussman) pretty low on your list. The comic book store owner was…

President Donald Trump has renewed threats to bomb Pickaxe Mountain, a site near Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment site where the country’s nuclear centrifuges may sit in subterranean tunnels. But much…

Outsiders might be perplexed by the ongoing popularity of Avatar: The Last Airbender. The children’s animated show ran on Nickelodeon for three seasons in the mid-aughts, before it was punctuated…

NASA is preparing for future astronaut landings on the Moon with a major orbital rehearsal planned for 2027. During the Artemis III demonstration mission, crews in space and teams on…

Fusion at high temperatures powers the sun and, if harnessed, could provide a potential source of energy here on Earth. But controlling fusion reactions has other benefits. The process also…

Bits of rock from the farside of the moon are adding weight to a scientific rethink about the solar system’s adolescence. The moon’s craters and basins attest to its history…

Tom Hiddelston: Are there any firsthand accounts of experiencing the eruption column? Steven Tuck: Well, there is one in the database, one firsthand account from that day- Oh … in…

Scientists have identified brain circuits that help determine which jobs worker bees perform inside a colony. Biologists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and the universities in Cologne and Frankfurt/Main…

Researchers who draw connections between disparate fields often cultivate their breadth of knowledge at the expense of deep engagement with any one subject. But not Oveis Gharan. For all his…

Sòphia High Tech designs and manufactures ROMAN units for the remote inspection and maintenance of the RFX-mod2 fusion experiment, combining its precision manufacturing capabilities with the robotics expertise of University…

Adam Hartstone-Rose didn’t expect his first eclipse to be so interesting. It was 2017, and he was a biologist at the University of South Carolina. A total solar eclipse—when the…

Measles cases in the United States have reached levels not seen in over three decades, raising concerns that the country could soon lose its measles elimination status. At the start…

Well, sea shenanigans are once again afoot – and the culprit is very much the usual suspect. Orcas (Orcinus orca) are already renowned for their elaborate and effective hunting techniques,…

‘KOREA-ITER Fusion Day’ held in France on the 22nd to celebrate completion of sector module assembly HD Hyundai Heavy Industries proves mega-scale, high-precision manufacturing capabilities by producing 4 out of…

In July 2024 marine biologist Kathryn Ayres was shark diving in the Gulf of California when she and her crew spotted a pod of orcas. Sensing a rare viewing opportunity,…

While cost-of-living pressures continue to impact consumer behavior, one business appears to be booming: the vasectomy industry. In the first study of its kind, researchers from Australia’s Adelaide University found…

A new theoretical study offers a possible way to address one of modern physics’ most difficult puzzles: how did the Universe produce galaxies, stars, planets, and life while continuing to…

Earlier this week, Realta Fusion announced that its new corporate headquarters and fusion energy R&D facility will be developed on Madison’s east side. Rep. Randy Udell (D-47th District) released the…

When stars similar to the Sun grow old, they expand into red giants. During this phase, their outer layers churn and gradually drift into space, while the dense cores left…

TAMPA, Fla. — The Federal Communications Commission voted July 22 to push satellite operators out of more C-band spectrum for a 5G auction next year, while approving a licensing overhaul…

When is a moon not a moon? That’s the riddle raised by a new study, and the solution appears to be “when it’s a planet.” Or maybe the answer is…