Suppose an alien civilization discovers Earth and decides to investigate. Before it chooses a landing site or considers how to introduce itself, it faces a less…
Popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, have been linked to unexpectedly high rates of nail detachment, hair loss, and scalp inflammation, …
After succumbing to a harsh winter, what remains of one of the Artemis Moon Trees is for sale. Trunk cross sections and fragments, as well as branches and needl…
Hacking incidents by AI agents are creating a legal minefield. The developers and deployers of rogue bots could be held liable.…
NASA experiments focused on human and plant health and drug-resistant organisms will travel to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s 35th Commercial R…
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SpaceX launched 27 of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Oct. 12), the first such mission for a Falcon 9 rocket since Sept. 19.…
If you’ve ever been stung by a honeybee, you might know they have a special trick: they insert the stinger into your skin and leave it behind. As they fly away,…
Scientists have discovered that vanillin, the compound that gives vanilla its distinctive flavor, has powerful properties that could help fight infections, redu…
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SpaceX will launch more than 3 tons of cargo toward the International Space Station on Tuesday morning (Oct. 13), and you can watch the action live.…
Scientists discovered that declining levels of a protein called Menin may help drive aging, and restoring it in older mice reversed several age-related changes …
In a research station in central Panama, you can walk through a century of forest time, watching scrubby plots of adolescent trees give way to cathedral-like c…
Using the NASA spacecraft Swift, astronomers observed a supermassive black hole burping radio jets 300 days after a heavy cosmic meal.…
Scientists have discovered that the universe's fundamental physical constants may be finely balanced to make life possible. Even tiny changes to these constants…
This Inuit carving was made a century before Columbus set foot in the Americas and likely depicts a Norseman.…
NASA is asking for ideas to stop static electricity from zapping astronauts or critical hardware during moon missions.…
Getting better sleep might be as simple as moving a little more every day. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin found that people who exercised more…
The Southern and Northern Taurid meteor showers will produce occasional bright, slow-moving meteors worldwide during October and November, with moon-free peaks …
Scientists have uncovered a surprising secret behind a mushroom disease that has frustrated growers for more than a century: It involves more than 17 species of…
On Oct. 12, 1964, the Soviet Union launched Voskhod 1, a 24-hour crewed mission that achieved several "firsts" for human spaceflight. Here's why it mattered.…
The Etosha Pan in northern Namibia, the largest salt flat in the country, looks otherworldly in this satellite photo.…
"Tomb Raider" celebrates its 30th anniversary this month. While many remember the iconic T-Rex or locking Winston the Butler in the freezer, many forget about t…