SpiderCam produces real-time 3D maps using less than a watt of power With their poppy seed-sized brains, tiny jumping spiders can compute distances in a highly efficient manner. Image by Ryan Kaldari, licensed under CC0...
Astrophotographer Mark Johnston has captured two mesmerizing views of giant solar prominences — towering clouds of glowing plasma suspended above the sun by magnetic fields. The first video, captured on May 22, 2026,...
Venus and Jupiter meet after sunset, the Moon passes in front of Venus, summer begins, and deep-sky treasures rise into view. June 9: Venus and Jupiter conjunction June 11–15: Mercury joins Venus and Jupiter after...
Dr Xiaoying Cui and Professor Darryl Eyles A University of Queensland (UQ) research team has developed a novel intranasal formulation of clozapine that could transform the treatment of schizophrenia. The research team,...
Four-and-a-half billion years ago, a massive world, possibly as big as the moon or even Mars, orbited our sun before crashing into another celestial body and shattering into rubble. Now, in a paper published in the...
The South Korean artificial sun, which goes by the name KSTAR (Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research), has made an important scientific discovery concerning nuclear fusion by being able to sustain plasma in...
In the hope he’ll land a job in finance, Andre Bonnick spends hours rehearsing what he’s going to say. He’s using key words from job listings, making eye contact — following advice he’s gotten from recruiters. But...
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This artist's concept shows NASA's MAVEN spacecraft in orbit around Mars, with a fanciful image of her home planet in the background. (Image credit: NASA/GSFC) The Mars graveyard just welcomed another corpse. On...
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2026 June 6 Charon: Moon of Pluto Image Credit:...
India has become the second largest solar growth market, surpassing the US, Pralhad Joshi, minister for new and renewable energy said on Wednesday. India is followed by Brazil with a capacity of 228.20GW and Germany...
A retrospective analysis of more than 110,000 women between the ages of 45 and 80 found that those who took GLP-1 medications were about 30 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than those who did not take GLP-1...
The dusty plane of the Milky Way stretches across an all-sky panorama produced by the GigaGalaxy Zoom project. The region directly behind the dustiest, densest portion of the Milky Way's plane has long been known as the...
image: JWST and gravitational lensing enabled an international team of astronomers led by Carnegie Science's Andrew Newman to measure the mass of a dormant black hole from the early universe for the first time. view...
A Cambridge-led team has developed an early-stage vaccine platform that uses computational design to generate broad immune protection against entire virus families, with the aim of reducing the need to repeatedly update...
A major new review led by Swansea University has highlighted growing evidence that diet in the early years of life may shape how well the brain develops, with effects that can still be seen in adolescence. Published in...
Anthropic has published a new account of how quickly its AI models are advancing, warning that the technology may soon be capable of improving itself without meaningful human involvement. Just as the AI lab, valued at...
A century old idea from Erwin Schrödinger has taken a major step forward, thanks to new research into how humans perceive differences between colors. A team led by Los Alamos scientist Roxana Bujack used geometry to...
Politicians and tech experts expressed concern over the implications of President Javier Milei’s proposal to allow “non-human corporations” run by artificial intelligence (AI) to operate in Argentina, with no...
McDonald's just announced a major change to the drive-thru involving AI—and customers are not happy. This week at the McDonald's Worldwide convention, the fast-food chain revealed that it will roll out a new operating...
“Following new leaks, Roscosmos has elected to proceed with a more extensive repair operation on Friday, June 5,” NASA spokesperson Bethany Stevens wrote on X. “Out of an abundance of caution, NASA has directed all four...
Fossil fuel companies were a major force behind the United States (US) state of Florida’s move to stop banks and pension funds from investing in companies that prioritised environmental and social governance (ESG), new...
Findings point toward new strategies for protecting species from environmental shifts and could also have implications for mitigating age-related decline in humans Though sea squirts, shown here, do not look like...
The LINK robotic servicing spacecraft, built by Katalyst Space and designed to capture and boost NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory arrived at the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Friday, June 5...
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis raised the possibility of a "post-scarcity world" with the imminent arrival of artificial general intelligence. Karl Mondon / AFP via Getty Images The CEO of Google DeepMind said a...
image: Leaffooted bug nymphs hatch in the tree canopy and must journey from canopy to ground to find bacterial symbionts. This is a dangerous undertaking for nymphs measuring just a few millimeters. view more Credit:...
In December 2023, scientists looking at Mars data stumbled across something completely unexpected — observations of an atmospheric effect never before seen in the Red Planet’s atmosphere. Using instruments aboard NASA’s...
The energy-efficient desalination system produces fresh water without chemical additives and transforms leftover salts into useful materials. Big takeaways A new desalination method produces drinking water from seawater...
A recent study published in the Journal of Personality suggests that having more children than originally desired is consistently linked to lower life satisfaction and emotional well-being. The research provides...
The Office of Management and Budget envisions diminishing peer review and international collaborations. The International Space Station in Earth orbit. NASA On Friday, May 29th, the United States Office of Management...
A recent survey of adults in the United States provides evidence that people who strongly approve of the National Rifle Association tend to show greater support for political violence. The findings suggest that these...
Popular medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound may offer an unexpected benefit beyond helping people lose weight and manage diabetes. New research involving more than 110,000 women found that those...
Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have used simulations to show that a small, newly developed X-ray telescope could help create a chemical map of the entire lunar surface. Such a map would be a major step...
Many of the most promising quantum technologies, including advanced sensors and future quantum computers, depend on a phenomenon known as entanglement, where particles become deeply connected and influence one another...
An analysis of the 2022 Cooperative Election Study data found that mental health is emerging as a source of political identity, particularly among younger (Gen Z) and more liberal Americans. These individuals believe...
Scientists reveal that even small differences in solar magnetic activity produce detectable changes inside the Sun. 4 March 2026 The Sun during two periods: recent solar minimum in 2019, and solar maximum that preceded...