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The U.S. is finally getting a new, better sunscreen ingredient. Today the Food and Drug Administration added bemotrizinol, an effective chemical filter that’s been used in sunscreens made in Asia…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Tennessee became the first state in the nation to launch a rulebook for nuclear fusion reactors on Tuesday. Type One Energy plans to build a 400…

Did you know Riddick — Vin Diesel’s most recognizable character other than Dom Toretto — has the first name Richard? That’s not the type of detail The Chronicles of Riddick…

There are guilty pleasures, and then there’s the Enola Holmes franchise. The Netflix films, adapted from the Nancy Springer novels that gave the famous Sherlock a plucky teen sister, are…

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(Image credit: Helion Energy) US-based fusion company Helion Energy has raised $465m in a Series G funding round. The round values the Washington-based nuclear fusion startup at a $15.5bn post-money…

NASA has released a new update on the ongoing air leak issue inside Russia’s Zvezda service module on the International Space Station, where cracks in a transfer tunnel have caused…

The space economy is accelerating faster than ever before.  Thousands of satellites are being launched. Commercial space stations are emerging. Space manufacturing is on the horizon. Governments, defense organizations, telecommunications…

Last fall Alexa started seeing a man she met on a dating app. He asked her to get tested for sexually transmitted infections before they began having sex. The first…

HOUSTON — Iceye, a Finnish company that develops and operates radar imaging satellites, announced a funding round worth than 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) that values the company at more…

Is there a massive undiscovered planet on the outer reaches of the Solar System? The idea has been around since before the discovery of Pluto in the 1930s. Labelled as…

ARC tokamak fusion reactor design released by Commonwealth Fusion Systems. The company is targeting operation in the early 2030s. Courtesy of Commonwealth Fusion Systems. Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), a U.S….

There’s no doubt about it – burning stuff is what makes us human. Aside from the fact that fire makes food safer, tastier, and more digestible, burning a few sticks…

Many people undergoing chemotherapy experience a frustrating side effect often called “chemo brain.” These cognitive changes can include trouble concentrating, memory problems, and difficulty juggling multiple tasks. According to researchers,…

A promising experimental compound developed by researchers at ETH Zurich could offer a new way to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. In studies involving mice, the treatment reduced nerve…

NASA’s Artemis astronauts will bring high fashion to the high frontier on future missions by wearing a Prada-designed inner layer beneath their space suits when they walk on the moon’s…

As deforestation accelerates across the Amazon, scientists are uncovering a disturbing new consequence: humans are transmitting diseases to wildlife. A recent study from the University of Salford in the UK…

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Cuba in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, with “reports of shaking across Southwestern Florida,” according to a social media post…

Helion Energy, the nuclear-fusion startup chaired and backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman, has raised $465 million in a Series G round that values the company at $15.5 billion , a…

Imagine there’s no Arrakis. Or, to put more of a fine point on it, imagine a Dune story without the titular planet Dune. Contemporarily, this is what we got in…

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck offshore of Mindanao, the second largest island in the Philippines, at 7:37 A.M. local time is the largest earthquake to hit anywhere in the…

Tie-in video games are a big risk. If it goes well, then you can make the next Goldeneye, but if it goes badly, then you end up with a bunch…

Few ideas in modern science have reshaped our understanding of reality more profoundly than space-time — the interwoven fabric of space and time at the heart of Albert Einstein’s theory…

An alternative approach to geothermal energy can unlock limitless, clean power globally. Uninterrupted, carbon-free baseload power is needed to meet the ever-rising energy demand. Currently, renewable options such as wind…

Get ready for a spectacular sight on June 9, as Jupiter and Venus make a close approach in the evening sky, while Mercury shines close to the western horizon in…

Whether you’re navigating a job interview, meeting someone for the first time, or responding to an unexpected challenge, success often depends on your ability to adjust your behavior. In some…

If someone turns up with crumbs on their chin, it’s natural to wonder where the cookies went. Astronomers have found themselves asking that same question about a handful of very…

CHICAGO—At the world’s largest oncology conference, Ozempic, a diabetes drug, found its way to the center of the conversation. As thousands of attendees bounced between presentations at the American Society…

A consortium including Qiming Venture Partners has led a $100-million investment in SunUp Fusion (Shanghai) Technology, just five months after the Chinese nuclear fusion startup completed its star-studded angel round…