APOE2 may protect the brain from Alzheimer’s and aging | Science
People who carry the APOE2 form of the apolipoprotein E gene tend to live longer and have a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists have known about that advantage for…
Read moreEurope’s heat waves are killing thousands—and wringing its soils dry | Technology & Science
Europe’s climate-change-driven summer of extreme heat has been hitting the continent with a one-two punch: the heat wave has not only killed thousands but has been sucking the water out…
Read morePlanet hunter gets the silent treatment photo of the day for July 24, 2026 | News World
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…
Read moreRussian hackers target US nuclear scientists, defense contractors: Report | Nuclear Fusion
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…
Read moreIs it possible to regain a sense of smell? These scientists are working on it | Technology & Science
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…
Read moreLightning strikes Long March 3B after liftoff, Kinetica-1 launches 5 satellites | News World
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…
Read moreItching May Have Its Own Sensory Organ : ScienceAlert | News World
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…
Read moreUS warns Russian hackers targeted nuclear fusion researchers and defense contractors | Ukraine news | Nuclear Fusion
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…
Read moreTansplanted testicular tissue grew sperm in an infertile patient | Technology & Science
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…
Read moreNASA’s Webb telescope discovers giant planet hiding in one of astronomy’s most famous systems | Science
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…
Read moreHBO Max Is Quietly Releasing The Most Bizarrely Good Sci-Fi Spinoff Of The Year | News World
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…
Read moreAncient geology could insulate Iran’s nuclear centrifuges under Pickaxe Mountain from bombing | Technology & Science
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…
Read moreThe New ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’s Movie Soars Above Its Troubled Release | News World
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…
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