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The cannabis plant contains two powerful compounds that may reverse fatty liver disease in mice without causing any intoxication, according to new research. The study, led by scientists at the…

A global consortium of construction firms now has the go-ahead and a nearly $230 million financial commitment to build a prototype nuclear fusion power plant in north Nottinghamshire, England. UK…

March 18, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm There might be less water on the moon than we’d hoped New satellite data come up dry as the…

Astronomers may be getting closer to understanding one of the biggest mysteries in cosmology: dark energy, the unknown force believed to be driving the accelerating expansion of the universe. Dark…

When Jeff Nichols set out to make 2016’s Midnight Special, his intention was to create a film about parenthood, the feelings of powerlessness that come with it, and the faith…

New images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope are providing a clearer look at a mysterious and rarely studied nebula surrounding a dying star. The observations reveal new details about…

We are in the space age. Rockets launch to space almost every day. Orbital space stations have now housed humans continuously for decades. The sky is swarming with satellites and…

Stranger Things Season 5 made Netflix history. As the final chapter in the Stranger Things story, it deserved a fair bit of fanfare, but Netflix pulled out all the stops….

Abstract According to the latest IndexBox report on the global Hydrogen Isotope Liquefiers market, the market enters 2026 with broader demand fundamentals, more disciplined procurement behavior, and a more regionally…

A large prospective cohort study conducted by researchers from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard examined data from…

After a week of cryptic TikTok teaser videos of Nathan Fillion knocking on the front doors of his old “Firefly” co-stars’ homes, we finally got the official word from Captain…

Days after the United States and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the Strait of Hormuz—the narrow waterway through which…

A newly studied exoplanet, Kepler-51d, is wrapped in an unusually dense layer of haze that may be hiding both what it is made of and how it formed. Using NASA’s…

David Bowie always had an otherworldly quality, even when he wasn’t staying up all night playing with synthesizers and living off of a diet of green peppers and whole milk….

Figure 1. The fusion process Source: Arthur D. Little, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Max Planck Institute The combination of increasing electricity demand and the need to decarbonise power generation…

March 17, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm A ‘charmed’ new particle is discovered at world’s largest atom smasher The Large Hadron Collider just produced a never-before-seen…

In the early 1970s, Wiesner abruptly abandoned physics research and joined the California counterculture, and his revolutionary paper remained unpublished for nearly 15 years. (Wiesner later embraced religion, moved to…

A new study published in Gastroenterology suggests that stress during early life may increase the risk of digestive problems later on. Researchers found that these effects are linked to changes…

Two NASA astronauts will conduct a long-delayed spacewalk today (March 18), and you can watch the action live. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams will venture outside the International…

March 17, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm These fish can tell when you’re staring Fish may possess the ability to perceive where another being’s attention is…

A research team led by the University of Oxford has uncovered evidence for a previously unknown kind of planet beyond our Solar System — one that locks away large quantities…

The UK is aiming to accelerate nuclear fusion energy. With a £45 million investment, the government is launching a new supercomputer called ‘Sunrise.’ This machine is set to be the…

There’s a huge amount of clean energy locked away in ocean waves, if only we could find a way to harness more of it. A new study explains how a…

March 17, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm An asteroid just exploded above Ohio with the force of 250 tons of TNT Eyewitness accounts and videos taken…

A new study published in JNeurosci explores how brief bursts of sleep like brain activity during wakefulness affect a person’s ability to stay focused. Elaine Pinggal of Monash University and…

The joint NASA and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) mission XRISM has spotted a monster black hole awakening in a distant “starburst” galaxy. The research is revolutionary to black hole…

Aiden MacMillan, a 12-year-old from Texas, may have done what many scientists are still striving to achieve. He claims to have generated nuclear fusion outside the famed tokamaks, the massive…

More than two centuries after asteroid 16 Psyche was first identified, scientists are still trying to determine how it formed. Located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter,…

Almost one year ago, on March 27, 2025, Marvel announced 27 cast members for Avengers: Doomsday with a grueling five-hour livestream starring a bunch of chairs. Every 15 minutes or…