NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Available for Prelaunch Virtual Interviews - NASA — NASA astronaut Anil Menon will be available for limited media interviews beginning at 9 a.m. EDT Monday, June 22, to discuss his upcoming mission to the
Spacewalking With Scott Wray, Artemis EVA Training Lead - NASA — In the last few years, Wray’s responsibilities shifted to preparing Artemis crew members for missions to the Moon. Now the Artemis EVA training lead, Wray
Early Humans May Have Used Fire 1.8 Million Years Ago, Nearly Doubling the Age of the Oldest Known Evidence for the Feat — In Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa, burned bones were found in a dirt layer associated with Homo erectus. The inhabitants probably hadn't mastered…
Odd “butterfly” molecule could lead to new parts of the quantum realm — An exotic new molecule is shaped like a butterfly, complete with "wings" made from electrons. The discovery could provide a gateway to completely new parts of the quantum realm
Rising Waters Swamp Lake Naivasha - NASA Science — Relentless rains are threatening a lake in Kenya's Great Rift Valley that has become a key hub in the global flower trade.
NASA’s Webb Pinpoints Millions of Stars Within Cigar Galaxy - NASA Science — M82's intense star formation, thought to be the result of a galaxy merger, will be a short-lived event in astronomical terms, which makes this a one-of-a-kind environment to study. M82 is also known as…
David Wain’s Wet Hot American Comedy — The comedian and director talks about the State, making his first film in eight years, and the challenges of creating original comedy in Hollywood’s bleak landscape.
Examining Algal Blooms in Blue Mesa - NASA Science — Using satellite data, researchers connected harmful algal blooms with warm water and low water levels at one of Colorado's largest reservoirs.
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Synthetic biology may finally be ready to solve life's biggest mystery — What makes something alive? We simply don't know, but synthetic biologists are a step closer to providing an answer thanks to SpudCell, the most sophisticated attempt at creating an artificial…
Where Did Earth Get Its Oceans? Maybe It Made Them Itself. | Quanta Magazine — At first, scientists thought Earth’s water came from comets. Then, asteroids. Now, they wonder if Earth’s water is homegrown.
See the Stunning Medieval Manuscript Telling Tales of King Arthur, in Ink and Polished Gold, That's Headed to Auction — The manuscript was made by a skilled, anonymous artist between 1290 and 1310. It's the oldest of only three privately owned Vulgate Cycle manuscripts
Encyclopedia of Life — A page for every species on Earth.
See the Rescued and Restored 'Alice in Wonderland' Mural Painted for Sick Children at a New York Hospital — Abram Champanier’s "Alice of Wonderland Visiting New York" was a commission from the Federal Art Project, a New Deal program that championed American art in public spaces
Arctic Ocean reaches tipping point that could be dire for marine life — Disappearing sea ice is letting more sunlight in the Arctic Ocean and boosting phytoplankton growth, but this has depleted a crucial nutrient, which could severely affect animals higher up the food chain
Experience the Launch of NASA's Roman Space Telescope - NASA — Are you ready for a new view of the universe? The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will reveal distant worlds, dark energy, and the structure of the cosmos,
As Sicilians Flocked to a Religious Festival, Thieves Broke Into a Nearby Museum and Stole Four Renaissance Paintings — The missing works include three panels from a 15th-century altarpiece by Antonello da Messina, as well as a two-sided devotional painting by the artist
Less than 2.5% of Taylor Farms' recalled lettuce went to Taco Bells — FDA report reveals where Taylor Farms sent its lettuce—and it raises questions.
FBI says cybercriminals are hacking into victims' online accounts to steal their intimate pictures | TechCrunch — In a new alert, the FBI said cybercriminals are targeting adults and minors in an attempt to steal their personal and intimate pictures in extortion campaigns.
Most people prefer AI-written stories – and can’t tell when they are made by humans — People appear to prefer short stories created by AI over those written by humans. They are also no better than chance at telling which is which
NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Returns to Earth - NASA — NASA astronaut Chris Williams is all smiles in this July 26, 2026, photo taken shortly after he landed with Expedition 74 Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey
The strange metals forcing us to rethink how electricity really works — Some 40 years ago, physicists noticed certain metals were conducting electricity in a bizarre way no one could explain. New answers to how and why this happens are forcing us to question how electricity flows
Perseverance Stuns in New Selfie - NASA — NASA’s Perseverance rover recently took a self-portrait against a sweeping backdrop of ancient Martian terrain at a location the science team calls “Lac de
the wave forecast model most surfers use has been wrong about swell direction for decades and nobody noticed until someone mapped the actual buoy data against it
NASA Welcomes 16th Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson - NASA — Matt Anderson was sworn in Thursday as NASA’s 16th deputy administrator by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. The oath was taken during a ceremony held at the
"Beyond the limit": one million satellites and mirrors in space pose grave threat to the night sky — A new European Southern Observatory (ESO) study has found that current proposals to launch over 1.7 million satellites into orbit, including extremely bright ones, would have…
Why Being Poor Is Expensive — Poverty isn’t just having less money, it makes everything more expensive. From fees to bad options, one setback can spiral into long-term struggle. Here’s how the trap works. #kurzgesagt #inanutshell #kurzgesagt_inanutshell #learnwithshorts #science
Criticism over planned solar panels on greenfield site — If approved, the project would see 72 solar panels installed on the site in Guernsey.
Wildfire now nine miles away from French city of Bordeaux, mayor warns — Thomas Cazenave says they are preparing if further evacuations are issued, as the mayor of a nearby town called the situation "catastrophic".
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There Are Magic Hexagons of Every Order — What is so special about the number 19?
In a Scientific First, Researchers Recovered Ancient DNA That Humans Left Behind on Rock Art and Cave Walls — DNA preservation on cave walls is highly variable, but scientists say their work is an important step on the path toward gaining a deeper understanding of our creative…
Hosepipe ban in force for millions of households - is your area affected? — More than eight million households have been placed under hosepipe bans - which has raised questions about how effectively water resources are being managed.
Vaping after quitting smoking is linked to lung cancer — A study of 4.5 million people suggests that ex-smokers who take up vaping are more at risk of dying from lung cancer than people who quit without the use of e-cigarettes
Worry about what your children eat, but don’t forget your own diet — Measures like bans on advertising junk food to children are essential for instilling healthy eating at a young age, but we shouldn't let adults off the hook when it comes to improving our diets
Who am I? Guess Premier League star No 25 — Work out the identity of today's player in as few attempts as possible.
In a First, Astronomers May Have Spotted a Galaxy in the Early Universe With Three Behemoth Black Holes — The galaxy’s light took about 12.5 billion years to reach the James Webb Space Telescope, meaning the instrument saw the black holes a little more than one billion years…
Kyle Busch's final lesson for a sport built on risk — Kyle Busch embodied NASCAR toughness. His death forced a look at what that means.
Britain set for butterfly boom after hot spring — A scientist says Britain could be on the verge of a bumper summer for butterflies.
Half a Lifetime Tinkering with an Orange BMW — Carter Kramer will tell you he has friends who own cars for less time than their inspection stickers last. These people are always looking for something new. Kramer, however, relishes the feeling of owning a car that has been with…
SpaceX's first-ever earnings show a loss and huge spending — Elon Musk's company has struggled to maintain investor enthusiasm that greeted its stock market debut.
Why Private Funds Make Ann Berry Nervous — Private-market investing is becoming more accessible, but Ann Berry, Threadneedle Ventures Founder, is warning investors not to confuse accessibility with transparency. She joined Bloomberg Open Interest to explain why valuing private…
Spectacular fossil preserves internal organs of ancient marine reptile — A stunningly intact marine reptile named Austronaga minuta that lived around 245 million years ago may have looked like a miniature version of more famous later ocean predators, like plesiosaurs
Shipwrecks Discovered Near the Bahamas Tantalize Researchers With Possible Ties to the Real Pirates of the Caribbean — A team of archaeologists and filmmakers got permission to dive in the closed zone of the Nassau harbor and discovered six wrecks, including three with suspected
Watch the moment Tyrannosaurus rex sells for record amount — The sale price of the 67 million-year-old fossil exceeded the previous record set by a stegosaurus in 2024.
This memoir is a personal and moving journey through the quantum world — New Scientist reporter Karmela Padavic-Callaghan combines memoir and science writing to great effect in their first book, Entangled States
Last Word: How many known elements could we delete without ill effect? Part 2 | New Scientist — How many of the 118 known elements in the periodic table could we permanently delete without any ill effect on our lives? (continued) Guy Cox Sydney,
Canada hits US with counter-tariffs on more than 700 products — Canada imposes tariffs on $19.9bn of US goods which will take effect on September 8 as trade talks with Washington collapse.
Second half of summer to bring chances for rain but heatwave threat persists — Forecasts suggest the weather could turn more changeable during late July and August but the risk of heatwaves remains.
A New Compact Instrument Enables High-Fidelity Measurements of Energetic Particles on CubeSats - NASA Science — “Most CubeSats can observe particles from only a single direction, so they have to spin in order to build up a full picture — and that takes a few seconds,
Automation Without Understanding — Two developments are unfolding at once: artificial intelligence systems have begun to produce genuine research-level mathematics, and the United States is weakening the pipeline that produces humans capable of understanding what such systems…
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site — The structure consisted of two posts that lined up with the solstices 5,000 years ago.
Calculus — A reference for calculus.
MAIA Air Sensor at Work in Addis Ababa - NASA Science — This roof-mounted air sensor in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is one of 10 used by NASA’s Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) to study the city’s
Israeli settler violence forces Palestinians from West Bank homes: HRW — HRW calls for sanctions and suspension of military aid as dozens of Palestinian communities are at risk of erasure.
Kosovo finds third wartime mass grave site as officials widen search — Excavation work continues as officials believe that there could be people buried dating back to the Kosovo war.
A24's 'Club Kid' trailer teases Jordan Firstman's Cannes hit — After a seven-minute standing ovation at Cannes, 'Club Kid' is coming to cinemas.
Map of Earthquakes Today — Recent quakes near you.
Nepal rescuers drill into tunnels in bid to reach trapped workers — Nepali army joins flood rescue efforts at hydroelectric facilities where workers are believed to be trapped in tunnels.
The James Webb Telescope Is Changing Astronomers’ Understanding of the Ancient Cosmos — From how galaxies form to the beginnings of the universe, the images from the space telescope are giving cosmologists new data to explore—and theories to build out.