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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…

The Trump administration is backing off plans to dismantle a crucial U.S. ocean monitoring system, the National Science Foundation (NSF) confirmed on Thursday. The reversal comes after the agency’s May…

Dementia affects dogs as well as people, and although it goes by a different name, it’s no less devastating for owners of beloved pets. Known as cognitive dysfunction syndrome or…

Study by Marathon Fusion proposes using nuclear fusion in tokamak to convert mercury into stable gold-197, utilizing high-energy neutrons. The idea suggests tons of gold as a byproduct, but depends…

This episode is part of “The Young American Scientists,” an editorially independent project that was produced with financial support from Regeneron. Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel…

When Doctor Who was rebooted in 2005, one of the biggest changes was in the production value. Gone were the days of tinfoil aliens and countless alien planets that looked…

Scientists have identified a group of neurons located in an ancient region of the brain that plays a key role in helping animals focus. These cells appear to improve attention…

TAMPA, Fla. — British startup Shield Space plans to combine its autonomous satellite operations software with ClearSpace’s in-orbit servicing capabilities to address emerging orbital threats. The companies signed a memorandum…

A top quantum computing expert assails Microsoft’s claims that it has a “topological qubit,” arguing in a new paper that the company has failed to demonstrate the technology. University of…

Andrei Khodak, a principal engineering analyst at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), has been awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award from the American Nuclear Society (ANS)…

SpaceX will launch another batch of its Starlink satellites from California’s central coast tonight (June 24), and you can watch the action live. A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to…

Probably not, according to Eric Schwitzgebel, a distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside. In a new working paper, Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober, a former UCR graduate…

A fossil that has puzzled scientists for over 150 years is possibly the largest scorpion known to exist. At about one meter long, the roughly 415-million-year-old Praearcturus gigas was four…

On a blazing hot day in South Africa, female southern pied babblers can’t think straight. The medium-sized black-and-white birds are trying to get at tasty mealworms behind a see-through barrier….

The global fusion energy supply chain expanded significantly in 2025, with industry spending rising 24% year-on-year as fusion developers increase investment and suppliers strengthen their capabilities to support the path…

The kids are growing up so fast these days, but maybe not in the way you think. A new study of adults suggests that more recent generations are biologically older…

Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners, Happy Pride and Happy Knicks in Five! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup. Let’s start…