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April 8, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Is the ‘Ghost Murmur’ quantum device possible? Scientists are skeptical Ghost Murmur was described as a futuristic CIA tool…

A blazing galaxy half a billion light-years away could offer us a real-time, front-row seat to a supermassive black hole collision on human timescales, possibly within a mere century. A…

Photo credit: Helion Energy The Department of Energy’s research and development arm will invest $135 million into removing the “toughest technical barriers” for fusion reaching commercial scale, ARPA-E director Conner…

In 2023, scientists detected a subatomic particle called a neutrino hitting Earth with an energy level so extreme it seemed impossible. No known cosmic process can generate that much energy….

April 8, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm NASA’s Artemis II moon mission is focusing on its return to Earth The Artemis II spacecraft is due to…

The vividness of our dreams may be linked to how well-rested we feel upon waking, according to a new study. Led by a team from the IMT School for Advanced…

An international team of researchers, led in part by scientists at the University of Florida and Trinity College Dublin, has solved a long-standing puzzle in human biology: how our cells…

Since the very first season of Marvel’s Daredevil back in 2015, Vanessa Fisk (Ayelet Zurer) has been a key player and a bit of a Lady Macbeth in the brutal…

The East Bay Economic Development Alliance (EDA) honored Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)’s Livermore Institute for Fusion Technology (LIFT) with a 2026 East Bay Innovation Award. Livermore Mayor John Marchand…

April 8, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic don’t work for everyone. Genetic variants offer new clues The weight you lose and the…

The behaviour of two distinct particles can be linked by quantum entanglement Science Photo Library / Alamy We finally have a way to measure quantum entanglement of solids, which could…

I’ll admit something surprising. Even after years of stargazing, tracking planets, and scanning deep sky objects through a telescope, I only clearly noticed the Man in the Moon about five…

April 8, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Tracking Artemis II: After its historic lunar flyby, NASA’s moon mission heads home The astronauts of Artemis II phoned…

Carrying one or two copies of the APOE4 gene variant significantly increases the risk of developing Alzheimer’s, and a new study reveals how APOE4 can change neuron activity – potentially…

Rads to Watts program advances compact alpha-voltaic technology for next-generation nuclear batteries SEATTLE, April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Avalanche Energy, a fusion energy startup developing modular compact fusion machines, today…

An Oregon State University scientist working with a group of undergraduate students has revealed new, real-time details about a chemical process tied to Alzheimer’s disease. The discovery could help researchers…

TAMPA, Fla. — Bulgarian satellite maker EnduroSat and British defense tech startup Shield Space aim to deploy a cubesat next year capable of maneuvering near other satellites for inspection, ahead…

April 7, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm In an echo of Apollo 8, NASA’s Artemis II astronauts capture stunning ‘Earthrise’ and ‘Earthset’ Artemis II’s astronauts got…

People with higher levels of vitamin D in midlife may have lower levels of tau protein in the brain years later, according to a study published April 1, 2026, in…

Nuclear energy for electrical power generation has become a much more accepted technology globally after many years of being a maligned source of energy, particularly in response to three major…

After a historic lunar flyby that carried four astronauts farther from Earth than humanity has ever been, the Artemis II crew has sent home spectacular photos of the far side…

Researchers have developed a powerful new way to map how brain cells connect by tagging neurons with molecular “barcodes.” Using this technique, they were able to chart thousands of neural…

April 7, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm See NASA’s Artemis II mission’s first incredible photos of the moon, Earth and a total solar eclipse The first…

Since 2022’s The Batman was released to widespread acclaim, the sequel has quickly become arguably the most anticipated superhero film release of the last few years. After the bitter, untimely…

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are shedding light on a highly unusual exoplanet known as TOI-5205 b, sometimes described as “forbidden.” Scientists found that this giant…

(1) Tom Wilson. “Can Nuclear Fusion Save the Planet?” Financial Times, October 2025. https://www.ft.com/content/eac809b2-bb90-42a1-a465-73655aafba43?syn-25a6b1a6=1.  (2) Jennifer Hiller. “China Outspends the U.S. on Fusion in the Race for Energy’s Holy Grail,”…

April 7, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm NASA’s Artemis II moon astronauts make first-ever ‘ship to ship’ call to ISS This exchange between the Artemis II…

April 7, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm The mathematically correct way to slice a pizza The intermediate value theorem shows us how to find an even…

Just before temporarily losing contact with Earth on April 6, the Artemis II astronauts took this stunning photo of their home planet setting behind the moon. The image is a…