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Listen to the episode on: For a half century, fusion has been a scientific story playing out in national labs, government research budgets, and peer-reviewed journals. Every so often, a…

Julie Elie has spent a lot of time listening to zebra finches. These chatty little birds are a popular animal model for studying communication, but most research focuses on the…

Before Dark Shadows, the notion of a romantic, reluctant vampire simply wasn’t as mainstream as it is now. Starting on April 18, 1967, Jonathan Frid embodied the character of the…

The theory of panspermia proposes that life, or the ingredients needed for it, can spread throughout the cosmos aboard asteroids, comets, and other rocky objects. When life develops on a…

TAMPA, Fla. — Spanish startup FOSSA Systems has raised about $10.5 million to expand its connectivity constellation in a funding round that included a technology investment vehicle backed by Spain’s…

There is no sound in space, but black holes can still sing. When two black holes collide, their song ripples through the very fabric of existence, creating a thundering chorus…

POWAY, Calif. (KGTV) – San Diego County could be getting a new facility to create more nuclear fusion energy.  “This will be the first facility of its kind, certainly at…

Intel co-founder Gordon Moore observed that processing power doubles every two years whilst almost halving in cost. That should translate to older technology dropping in price and year on year…

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Part of soccer’s beauty lies in its unpredictability. Already in World Cup 2026,…

It’s not an easy thing these days to tell a story that feels genuine. Nostalgia is the new order of the day: writers and showrunners can’t seem to get a…

The promise of fusion power has always traveled with a caveat: the physics is close, but the engineering remains unsolved. This week, a simulation study from the Max Planck Institute…

For decades, our picture of Mars was of a dead desert world. Its magnetic field exists only in sparse patches. Its lakes and rivers have long dried up. Surface volcanic…

A placebo, or fake supplement, may offer real benefits for older adults, according to new research from psychologists at the Università Cattolica in Milan. After taking placebo pills for three…

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Weight-loss jabs are the latest craze for shedding a few pounds. Their effect…

There’s a fair chance you’ve not heard of the risks of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite – and a lack of awareness around it is a dangerous problem, scientists warn. The…

A human brain starts as a single cell. Over time, that lone cell gives rise to an extraordinarily complex organ containing roughly 170 billion cells. One of the biggest questions…

General Fusion says its LM26 fusion machine has more than tripled plasma electron temperature through mechanical compression alone, reaching about 0.72 keV, or 8.4 million degrees Celsius. The Vancouver-based company…

WASHINGTON — NASA has selected Rocket Lab to launch a pair of science missions on three Electron rockets in 2027. NASA announced June 25 it selected Rocket Lab to launch…

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Every bridge has parts that drivers never see: steel buried in concrete, welds…

Two micrograms is an almost unimaginably small amount. It weighs less than a tiny fragment of a grain of table salt. Yet adults need only around this amount of vitamin…

Supergirl proves that only the worst things happen when you indulge in weeks of nonstop partying on red-sun planets. First, you get attacked by space pirates after nobly trying to…

A historic heatwave is slamming France: On Wednesday, national temperature averages reached an all-time high of 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) across day and night, according to Météo-France, the…

Saadet Gökce 24 June 2026•Update: 24 June 2026 Japan on Wednesday unveiled an investment plan target worth around $2.3 trillion for sectors, including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and nuclear fusion technology…

Even relatively small asteroids can have surprisingly eventful histories. NASA’s Lucy spacecraft recently revealed that asteroid Donaldjohanson is a wobbling, peanut-shaped object that has been shaped by collisions, sunlight, and…

LOS ANGELES — The space shuttle Endeavour is absolutely breathtaking in its 20-story new home at the California Science Center’s brand-new Air & Space Center, which is set to open…

One of the most basic and accepted truths about the universe is that it’s pretty much the same everywhere you look. In other words, there is no “up” or “down”…

Once again, SpaceX has looked to the stars for naming inspiration. Elon Musk confirmed on Tuesday (June 23) that SpaceX will call its planned AI satellite megaconstellation “Starmind“. The choice…

A nuclear fusion company in Washington state is drawing fresh attention online after clearing a major regulatory hurdle, one that could move its long-promised technology from concept to construction. What…

Transmission electron micrograph of Escherichia coli cells infected by phages (green dots) M.MAEDER/DEPT. OF MICROBIOLOGY, BIOZENTRUM/ SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Bacteria-killing viruses have destroyed cancer cells in mice by redirecting the…