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German stellarator Wendelstein 7-X reaches milestone in fusion by generating high-energy helium ions, advance may help control plasma and understand the Sun. In 2025, scientists from the Max Planck Institute…

If you were to watch the music video for the Flight of the Conchords song “Fashion is Danger,” from Season 2 of that series, you’ll notice that Bret McKenzie and…

Adapt or die: How do you grow and evolve to fit into an alien environment? How do you create change in the face of overwhelming power? And how do you…

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) remains one of the most pressing global health challenges, especially as aging populations continue to grow. The condition steadily erodes memory and thinking abilities, deeply affecting daily…

Between all the monitors, wires and keyboards are the normal trappings of a workplace: lunchboxes, water bottles, backpacks and smartphones. A Snoopy astronaut from the Apollo era. A model of…

April 10, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm NASA’s Artemis II crew returns today—here’s what to know ahead of splashdown After a ten-day mission around the moon,…

Gravitational waves are tiny ripples in spacetime created by powerful cosmic events such as colliding black holes. Until now, scientists have detected them by measuring extremely small changes in distance…

The Energy Department announced its intent Thursday to provide a $263 million loan to support the construction of a medical isotope production facility in Wisconsin that uses fusion technology. The…

By 1981, John Boorman was in dire need of creative rebirth. The British director had made a name for himself first with the stylish revenge thriller Point Blank, and then…

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have uncovered a finding that could reshape how doctors approach two of the most devastating brain disorders. Their work points to an unexpected player…

A vacuum chamber used to measure electron transitions in atomic hydrogen, from which the proton’s size was inferred Axel Beyer/MPQ At long last, we have pinned down the size of…

Sometimes, not seeing something can be just as important as detecting it. That idea is at the heart of a new study published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle…

April 9, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm NASA’s Artemis II moon mission faces the final hurdle—coming home After a hectic eight days in space, the Artemis…

In a “triple win” for green research, scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new sunlight-activated reactor that uses one waste stream to tackle another – all while…

2 min read Gabriela Hearst is doubling down on her commitment to sustainability in fashion. The designer, who has long been praised for her eco-conscious designs and production practices, spoke…

A study published in Molecular Psychiatry suggests that autism and ADHD may be connected at a biological level in ways that go beyond traditional diagnostic labels. While it is well…

April 9, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm White House budget seeks to scrap 54 major NASA science missions Experts found that the White House budget request…

Sometimes, the most important paleontological discoveries may come from the most disgusting materials. In 2021, paleontologists discovered a specimen in Bromacker, Germany, that dates to the early Permian period, approximately…

Researchers from Radboud University, the University of Oxford, and the University of Cambridge set out to test a surprising idea. Could simply changing what people expect to taste alter how…

Since VR gaming first left the arcade and became accessible with the development of the Oculus Rift over ten years ago, it feels like the games that take the best…

Avalanche Energy, a fusion energy startup, has won a $5.2 million contract to build radioactive batteries that can power a laptop-class system for months. The contract is part of the…

How does the brain get rid of waste? It relies on a specialized drainage network known as the lymphatic system. Scientists have been working to understand how this system functions,…

April 9, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm NASA’s Artemis II mission’s return to Earth, hour by hour On Friday, the four astronauts on board the Orion…

Get ready stargazers, we’re just one week away from the start of the Lyrid meteor shower! Here’s what you need to know before Earth passes into the trail of debris…

Fusion has never really suffered from a shortage of ideas. For decades, researchers have expanded our understanding of plasma behaviour, materials in extreme environments and the control systems required to…

Planetary missions on the surface of Mars are carried out with extreme caution. Communication delays between Earth and robotic explorers can range from four to 22 minutes, and limited data…

April 9, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm How China could still win the new moon race China is working toward its own moon landing. Could it…

Parkinson’s occurs when nerve cells in the brain become depleted. This light micrograph shows mouse neurons labelled with a fluorescent protein to distinguish between cells at different depths DR GOPAL…

For years, scientists believed the answer centered almost entirely on neurons, the brain’s primary signaling cells. But new research is challenging that idea, pointing to a more complex system involving…