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As cases of an explosive diarrhea-causing parasite continue to rise across the U.S., lettuce-based salads may be off the table until the source is found. Cyclosporiasis is an illness caused…

Global private investments in nuclear fusion hit a record $4.48 billion in 2025, in large part driven by the booming energy demands of AI data centers and rising global energy…

Cancers don’t come much worse than the brain cancer glioblastoma, and it is notoriously difficult to treat. Even with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, fewer than 30 percent of patients are…

NASA has chosen 41 technology proposals from 37 American companies to help develop the capabilities needed for future missions to the Moon and Mars. The selections are part of the…

On the road to constructing flawless simulations of human faces, there’s a zone where things get … weird. Too realistic to be a caricature or cartoon, too fake to be…

A “remarkable” African monkey with a distinct orange patch around its mouth and a deep, croaky roar, found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is in fact a…

Starlight Engine has raised JPY 6.06 billion, approximately $37.4 million, in its first external financing round to accelerate development of its Fusion by Advanced Superconducting Tokamak project. Global Brain led…

Brain cells continually pull material from the fluid around them, including nutrients, signaling molecules, and fragments of their own outer surfaces. This process, called endocytosis, supports learning, memory, and the…

For most of the past century, mathematicians have been exploring the limits of Ramsey theory, the study of order hiding inside chaos—or, more accurately, how much disorder can be packed…

The Black Sea, which lies between Europe and Asia and connects to the Mediterranean through a series of waterways, is known for its dark waters. But every spring and summer,…

President Donald Trump’s latest choice to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention appeared before a Senate committee on Wednesday to answer lawmakers’ questions about her readiness for…

Last year, astronauts in orbit took diagnostic X-rays of their own bodies for the very first time—and now, we get to see the results. On March 31, 2025, a SpaceX…

The global nuclear fusion industry raised a record $4.48bn in the past 12 months. Credit: Pete Hansen via Shutterstock. Annual funding for the fusion industry has hit record levels in…

WASHINGTON — A new crew arrived at the International Space Station on July 14 on a launch witnessed in person by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off…

Wildfires in Minnesota are spewing dangerous smoke into the air that could soon pose a major air pollution threat to millions living in major U.S. cities such as Detroit, Milwaukee,…

People who regularly visit museums, theaters, concerts, and movie theaters may be doing more than enjoying themselves. A new study suggests these cultural activities are associated with a younger physiological…

We had so much hope for new generations of Alzheimer’s drugs, but unfortunately, many just aren’t performing like we thought they would. A rare brain autopsy now hints at why. …

General Fusion Group Ltd. (GFUZ) made history on Monday, becoming the first pure-play nuclear fusion energy company to trade on a major public stock exchange. In an exclusive interview with…

Scientists have detected a small black hole hiding inside one of the Milky Way’s massive star clusters, Omega Centauri. Researchers believed the cluster to be teeming with stellar-mass black holes,…

There’s a heap of compelling evidence that keeping your pearly whites squeaky clean benefits the rest of your body, as well as your mouth. But sweet, sugary gummies are probably…

Dark matter has long been one of astronomy’s greatest mysteries. It cannot be seen or touched, yet its gravitational influence helps shape galaxies and the large scale structure of the…

Astronomers have spotted four dead star white dwarf stars playing a game of cosmic hide-and-seek, all four of which were hiding in the glares of red dwarf companion stars. This…

Brain and spinal cord tumors are the deadliest childhood cancers, and treatments for the most aggressive forms often leave families with few options. Now an experimental immune-cell therapy has cleared…

NASA has selected three commercial space companies to carry out four new Moon missions in late 2028, marking another major step in the agency’s effort to establish a permanent human…

Deal gives fusion company enough cash to complete its current program. On Monday, Richmond, BC-based General Fusion became the first nuclear fusion company to go public.  The company debuted…

In massive franchises like the Marvel Cinematic Universe, not everything makes it to production. Projects are announced as being in development all the time, and then that’s the last fans…

In a lab at the University of Minnesota, a tiny blob eats, grows, competes, divides and replicates—nearly everything a living cell does. Called the SpudCell, its makers say it is…

When Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) fashioned a small army of dragonriders out of Targaryen bastards in House of the Dragon Season 2, one particular “Dragonseed” was missing in action. Some…

K2-18b has become one of the most closely watched exoplanets in recent years. The planet lies about 124 light years away in the constellation Leo and orbits within the habitable…