Science

Since NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope first revealed little red dots (LRDs) in 2022, astronomers have been trying to determine exactly what these strange objects are. The compact, extremely distant…

Her immune system was already implicated in diseases affecting her liver, bile ducts, and large intestine. Then a clue in her blood revealed another target: her stomach. The 40-year-old woman…

A Finnish study has found an unexpected association between screen use and cognitive performance. Children who accumulated more screen time as they grew up tended to show better cognitive processing…

There are two well-known drivers of high blood pressure, and scientists may have discovered a third, opening the door to new ways of treating the condition, also known as hypertension….

Japanese company Kyoto Fusioneering is relocating its primary US office to East Tennessee. Working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the firm plans to build a specialized testing facility called UNITY-3. …

During deep sleep, a water-like fluid moves around the brain and helps remove metabolic waste associated with diseases such as Alzheimer’s. This cleanup process is part of the glymphatic system,…

When Lanterns kicked off its promo by claiming that “only one” can wear the Green Lantern ring on Earth, most hoped it was just a bit of hyperbole on HBO’s…

A recent study from TUD Dresden University of Technology suggests that what people have done before can shape their current decisions more strongly than researchers previously believed. The findings offer…

If you want to make someone’s heart beat faster, there are probably better ways to approach it than shining a flashlight in their ear. But swap the flashlight for a…

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Physical activity and healthy blood sugar levels during midlife may be linked to a significantly slower decline in thinking abilities later in life, according to new research from UT Health…

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TRENTON — State Senator Joe Pennacchio, R-Morris, Passaic, is calling on the administration and legislative leaders to put New Jersey at the forefront of commercial production of fusion energy. “Fusion,…

A massive star has been torn apart and gradually consumed by a black hole in a spectacular event that scientists compared to “preparing a snack for lunch.” Astronomers around the…

Bones do more than hold your body upright. Inside many of them is a living factory that constantly produces the cells that make up your blood and immune system: bone…

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) suggests that individual human neurons can carry out far more complex computations than neurons in other…

A new study has improved understanding of diamond melting, which might also be relevant for achieving higher energy gain in laser-driven nuclear fusion. Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)…

SpaceX keeps setting spaceflight records. Elon Musk‘s company launches far more frequently than any other outfit, and it operates the largest satellite constellation ever assembled — the Starlink broadband network,…

Obesity is a major health problem worldwide and can raise the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other metabolic disorders. Many factors can contribute to obesity, but researchers are increasingly…

It’s long been known that depression has links to dementia and also specifically to Alzheimer’s disease, but exactly how depression and cognitive decline may interact with one another remains unexplained….

Scientists have discovered that copper melts gradually rather than collapsing all at once under extreme heat. The finding challenges earlier computer models that predict how nuclear fusion reactor materials handle…

The highs and lows of bipolar disorder are difficult enough – and then there’s the chaos of finding treatments that actually help through the peaks, troughs, and everywhere in between….

Astronomers from MIT and other institutions have identified an exceptionally bright red object dating back to the early universe. At first glance, it resembles an enormous star with dimensions comparable…

A large study has found that women who used hormone therapy later in life had a lower risk of developing dementia. The findings were published August 12, 2026, in Neurology,…

Back in 2021, one TV show launched the Disney+ Marvel Universe: WandaVision. It was an experimental, meta take on TV shows as a whole, and let Wanda Maximoff craft her…

Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! — to an increasingly tangible and tantalizing technology that has drawn…

What makes a film festival — or a film, for that matter — “genre?” As a category, it’s more about what you leave out than what you put in: Although…

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has captured a remarkable celestial sight: Earth briefly vanishing behind Phobos in the evening sky of Mars. A newly released sequence of images shows Earth as…

If you’re ever in a patch of woods or meadow at just the right time of year, you may stumble across something that seems like an act of otherworldly trickery….