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A new type of electromagnetic thruster has successfully completed an early test at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), offering a glimpse of how astronauts could one day travel to Mars….

Considering how much the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of New York City is a hotbed for superhero activity on the film side of things, it’s a shame that the major…

May 6, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Could this fungus live on Mars? Maybe it already does An almost unkillable fungal strain isolated from NASA’s ultrasterile…

A major twin study is shedding new light on the long running debate over nature versus nurture, suggesting that genetics may play a far larger role in future success than…

The ultra-sensitive pressure sensor features a 100-nanometre silica sphere held in place by laser light Thomas Penny/Yale Wright Laboratory The pressure produced by a single particle can now be measured…

The UK Infinity Fusion Consortium  intends to develop a fusion project that is commercially credible, deployable using existing enabling technologies and capable of attracting private capital – consistent with the…

A blood pressure drug has the potential to combat one of the most common, difficult-to-treat bacterial infections, according to a new study. A team of researchers, led by scientists at…

May 6, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Here’s what MAHA voters really want from health care policy A new KFF poll found that voters aligned with…

Blue Origin’s MK1 lunar lander, also known as Endurance, is an uncrewed cargo spacecraft designed to test key technologies for future Moon missions. The vehicle is part of a commercial…

When Doctor Who first started back in 1963, it was meant to be an educational history show, where the Doctor would travel back in time and interact with historical figures…

The world’s biggest nuclear fusion experiment just got one huge step closer to completion. The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in Cadarache, France just received the final shipment of necessary…

May 6, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm A dangerous experiment is playing out on a cruise ship with hantavirus The tragic and fatal outbreak of hantavirus…

For three seasons of the original Netflix series and now two seasons of Daredevil: Born Again, Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk have been locked in a seemingly neverending battle for…

In a new study, SFI Professor David Wolpert, SFI Fractal Faculty member Carlo Rovelli, and physicist Jordan Scharnhorst take a fresh look at a famous and unsettling idea in physics…

May 6, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm The brain processes overheard words under anesthesia, but it may not remember them A study of people who underwent…

May 6, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Gas prices are spiking. So why aren’t U.S. oil companies drilling more? As the U.S. and Iran fight for…

Promising new fusion research is revealing how plasma can spontaneously generate its magnetic field, in a fundamental breakthrough for one of the world’s most important emergent energy technologies. Researchers reported…

The hippocampus plays a central role in how we form memories and navigate space. It helps convert short-term experiences into long-term memories, allowing us to store and build on what…

We already know that moving your body is important for brain health, but a new study reveals a possible reason why: It could be triggering a kind of hydraulic pump…

May 5, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin moon lander completes a crucial test as race with SpaceX heats up NASA announced that…

Strong solar activity can nudge space debris orbiting Earth out of the sky.                                      As solar cycles reach their peak — signaled by numbers of sunspots appearing on the sun’s surface…

Using MIRI (Mid Infrared Instrument) on board the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team led by former MPIA (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany) PhD student Sebastian…

A major Cochrane review has found that drugs designed to target amyloid beta proteins in the brain are unlikely to provide meaningful benefits for patients. At the same time, these…

Of the 2.9 million people thought to be living with multiple sclerosis worldwide, around three-quarters are women. Learning more about why that is could go a long way toward improving…

May 5, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Why some mathematicians think we should abandon pi A growing minority believes it’s a mistake to tie so many…

Dogs have far smaller brains than their wolf relatives, and now a study led by researchers in France has plotted a timeline for when this shrinking – sometimes considered a…

The challengeNewswise — The mechanism that can cause a rapidly expanding plasma — the superhot state of matter harnessed in fusion energy systems — to spontaneously generate its own magnetic…

May 5, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere just hit a ‘depressing’ new record These data come from the National Oceanic…

A group of professional and amateur astronomers in Japan has uncovered evidence that a small, distant object in the outer Solar System is surrounded by a thin atmosphere. The finding…