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The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) pulled a chapter on climate from its scientific reference manual for judges, the organization said in a statement released on Friday. The Reference Manual…

A New Neutron Facility Could Solve Fusion Energy’s Fuel Problem The United States is moving to build a facility designed to answer one of fusion energy’s most consequential questions: can…

Humans have been telling each other stories for millennia. From fairytales to fables, songlines to oral histories, those stories have long served a purpose: to help make sense of the…

Alzheimer’s disease is an incredibly challenging condition to study, because of both its complexity, and the many different ways it can vary between patients. There’s one type of Alzheimer’s that’s…

This article is from Proof Positive, our friendly math newsletter that’s delivered to your inbox every Tuesday afternoon. Sign up today and read it first. Many mathematicians approach innovations with…

Astronomers have released the largest two-dimensional map of the universe ever created, offering a sweeping new view of nearly 4 billion celestial objects across roughly three-quarters of the sky. The…

(The Center Square) – Kyoto Fusioneering is moving its Seattle, Wash. headquarters to Oak Ridge, Tenn., creating 51 new jobs and investing $46.9 million, the Tennessee Department of Economic and…

Andy Green is the only person to ever break the sound barrier on land, and on Tuesday, he shattered several more speed records, driving faster than anyone ever has officially…

For the better part of a decade, Christopher Nolan was synonymous with Batman. He broke out with Memento, but there’s a reason his time with the cape and cowl is…

Many of these business opportunities are around components like crystal technologies They are in demand because a commercial fusion power plant has yet to be developed Learn about advanced energy…

The vagus nerve is a both underappreciated and incredibly powerful instrument of the body. Researchers have long known that the vagus nerve serves as an information highway, ferrying signals between…

It’s only reasonable to assume that attending a seven-day meditation retreat would have a calming and restorative effect on a person. After all, guided meditation classes, healing rituals, and sessions…

Anesthesia’s effects remain mysterious, despite its 170-year clinical history and the innumerable individuals ‘going under’ every day. Even while chipping away at its mechanisms and mysteries, clinicians keep discovering new…

Dogs really do know when their owners think they have been a good boy or a naughty pup. Our canine companions can recognize and tell the difference between human facial…

NEW YORK (AP) — The president’s media company posted a massive loss in the second quarter and announced plans to ditch new business lines and refocus as a forum for…

The more we find out about the microbiome, the more we realize how truly profound its effects are in shaping who we become. We already know that the microbes in…

Scientists examining data from the Cassini-Huygens mission have identified an unexpected feature in the structure of Saturn’s protective magnetic bubble. The finding supports the idea that giant planets such as…

Updated August 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday aimed at altering the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule. The order would nix the current…

Rocket Lab plans to start launching even more frequently and flexibly, thanks to a new portable spaceport system called “GHOST.” GHOST — short for “Global Hypersonic & Orbital Spaceport Technology”…

NASA engineers have found a way to free up additional power aboard Voyager 2, helping the nearly 50-year-old spacecraft continue its scientific work for longer. The effort, known as the…

Welcome back to our series on Interstellar Travel, where we examine concepts that have been proposed since the dawn of the Space Age. In our previous installments, we examined the…

Scientists have crossed a threshold in artificial intelligence: using the technology, researchers have created real viruses that are entirely new to science. The achievement is impressive and raises obvious fears:…

An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 hit Colombia on Monday, killing dozens of people and destroying buildings across the western part of the country. The earthquake struck in the region of…

The Game of Thrones franchise can’t stop expanding. The Targaryen prequel series House of the Dragon just wrapped up its third and penultimate season, and A Knight of the Seven…

A total solar eclipse is set to cross Europe, and people around the world will be able to watch the event live. The European Space Agency (ESA) will begin its…

A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have looked into the economic challenges of fusion power and built a framework to make it commercially feasible. The…

Familiar things can look very strange when viewed under a microscope. Each week in our newsletter, our team shares a head-scratching microscopic image and asks readers to work out what…

In the early 1930s a group of bright university students held gatherings in Budapest to discuss math. Among them was Paul Erdős, an eccentric prodigy who would go on to…

The popular saying “history is written by the victors” isn’t always true. But it does mean that we sometimes lose the stories and lineages that don’t flatter those who come…