Science

Running a marathon is hard work; the miles don’t get easier as they tick by. Among a runner’s worst fears is a phenomenon known as “hitting the wall” or “bonking,”…

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and Eni have established a new joint venture designed to support the rapidly expanding fusion energy sector. The new company, Rh3ova, will provide specialist…

Scientists at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) have taken a new look at Earth’s violent beginnings and found that ancient asteroid impacts may have played a key role in making the…

Lupus isn’t pleasant. The chronic autoimmune disease, which takes several forms, can attack the tissues and organs of the body and lead to pain, swelling, extreme fatigue, rashes, and headaches….

Superconductivity, the ability for materials to conduct electricity with zero resistance, is a valuable scientific treasure. Researchers have now discovered a new haul of this exotic phenomenon, hidden away inside…

More than 50 years after humanity’s last trip to the Moon, NASA is preparing for its triumphant return as soon as 2028—and laying the groundwork for the first crewed mission…

WASHINGTON — Isar Aerospace won a contract from Planet’s German subsidiary to launch an imaging satellite, demonstrating an end-to-end space capability for the country. Isar Aerospace announced July 2 it…

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and global energy tech company, Eni, have formed a joint venture to offer capabilities to the fusion energy sector. Named Rh3ova [pronounced: Reeova] and incorporated…

As Americans come out to commemorate the nation’s 250th birthday on Saturday, the temperatures across huge swaths of the nation will be anything but celebratory. An intense heat wave is…

In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Kymeta’s Ryan Stevenson. They discuss the benefits and challenges of multi-orbit and multi-band connectivity in a single terminal. About Space…

The global race to commercialise nuclear fusion is gathering pace as governments and private investors pour billions of dollars into the technology, driven by soaring electricity demand from artificial intelligence…

After Americans declared independence on July 4, 1776, a waning gibbous moon rose in the night sky. To the people celebrating the birth of a new nation, it would have…

Researchers have found another clue that diet may influence how the brain ages. In a study of more than 2,000 older adults in Japan, people with lower levels of vitamin…

The biggest and best movie of the universe began production this week—at the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, rather than in Hollywood. This unique telescope is using the…

Scientists from the University of Minnesota say they have created the first-ever synthetic cell built entirely from scratch, and seen it go through an entire ‘life’ cycle – including reproduction….

Modern neuroscience and psychoanalysis may have far more in common than many people realize, according to a new paper published in the neurocognitive journal Entropy. The researchers argue that today’s…

Earth has a dizzying diversity of insects, with beetles alone making up 25 percent of all named animal species. But a new analysis suggests there’s even more variety than we…

MIT spinout Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has become the first international company to join the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) flagship program to test tritium breeding technologies, a key step…

The chronic loss of joint cartilage known as osteoarthritis causes pain and bone decay for hundreds of millions of people every day. But a new treatment option just got a…

New research from a Virginia Tech neuroscientist at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC is raising questions about a long-standing approach to studying chronic neurological conditions such as dystonia,…

X-Men ’97 made a wise choice centering its new season on the threat of Apocalypse. The all-powerful mutant was naturally a staple of the original X-Men series, but it’s been…

The world’s average ocean temperature shattered records in June, according to two European Union Earth monitoring systems, the Copernicus Climate Change Service and the Copernicus Marine Service. On June 21,…

An experimental fusion reactor in Madison, Wisconsin, has achieved a technical milestone by converting plasma energy directly into usable electricity for the first time in the private sector. The successful…

Researchers from the University of Vienna and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have turned to machine learning to take a fresh look at one of astrophysics’ most debated mysteries. Their focus…

If TV shows were measured in terabytes, House of the Dragon would demand a lot of space on your hard drive. The HBO series might have fewer threads to follow…

This was where the field had been stuck for some time. Researchers before Adamala had figured out different ways to feed and grow synthetic cells and to replicate their DNA….

What’s more unnerving than a giant cockroach? Perhaps a part-robot, part-insect giant cockroach capable of diving underwater for as much as three hours at a time. In a new study,…

The world’s appetite for energy continues to grow, driven not least by the electrification of the economy. Data centers — which are essential for artificial intelligence (AI) — have significantly…

His name is Neil the seal, and this year, he’s gotten absolutely enormous – in size and in popularity. In case you haven’t seen the viral videos, Neil is a…