Today's Science News

December 25, 2025

Fathers’ microplastic exposure tied to their children’s metabolic problems - A study reveals that fathers' exposure to microplastics can induce metabolic disorders in their offspring, emphasizing environmental impact on health.
NASA’s Colorful Cosmic Map Could Shed Light on First Moments After Big Bang - Learn how in just six months, the NASA team has mapped the entire universe in 102 colors.
How does age affect recovery from spinal cord injury? - A study reveals that age affects functional recovery post-spinal cord injury, with older individuals showing reduced independence in daily activities.
Titan’s Subterranean Liquid Oceans May Actually Be Slush - Learn more about Saturn's largest moon, Titan, and the mysteries that lurk beneath its icy surface. 
Last of its kind dodo relative spotted in a remote Samoan rainforest - The manumea, a critically endangered ground pigeon and one of the closest living dodo relatives, has been spotted multiple times in a remote Samoan rainforest.
Digital activity trackers could enable personalized health screening - Digital activity trackers can reveal health risks like sleep apnea and hypertension, improving early detection and potential treatment for cardiovascular diseases.
The Problem With Vaccination Shortfalls in Livestock - Global rates are too low to prevent disease spread The post The Problem With Vaccination Shortfalls in Livestock appeared first on Nautilus .
Neuroscience word search — Find all the parts of the brain - How well do you know that organ between your ears?
From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected - Overall, the Arctic is warming more than twice as fast as the Earth as a whole.
Yellowstone Is One of the World’s Largest Magmatic Systems – And It May be Missing a Key Volcanic Gas - Learn why Yellowstone mysteriously does not produce sulfur dioxide, and what it means for volcanic unrest.
Ancient eyes on the skies: Early astronomers quiz - Long before modern telescopes, early astronomers mapped the heavens with math, myth, and sheer curiosity.
Google's proposed data center in orbit will face issues with space debris in an already crowded orbit - As a space scientist, I predict that the company will soon have to reckon with a growing problem: space debris.
Hidden Molecules in Animal Fossil Reveal How the Ancient World Looked - Learn more about the hidden molecules uncovered in animal fossils from an ancient human site, and the new view they give us of that ancient world. 
Archaeological artifacts should not be for sale in thrift shops. But putting them in a museum is harder than it sounds. - Archaeologists discovered artifacts for sale in a thrift shop.
Roman around the Christmas tree | Space photo of the day for Dec. 25, 2025 - All the NASA engineers and scientists need is a star on top of the telescope in the cleanroom.
Astronauts beam home Christmas wishes from International Space Station: 'I think we may be orbiting a little higher than Santa' (video) - They won't be home for Christmas, but astronauts in space are finding their own way to make the season bright.
This popular painkiller may do more harm than good - Tramadol, a popular opioid often seen as a “safer” painkiller, may not live up to its reputation.
Oceans are supercharging hurricanes past Category 5 - Deep ocean hot spots packed with heat are making the strongest hurricanes and typhoons more likely—and more dangerous.
Christmas 2025 skywatching guide: What you can see in the night sky on Dec. 25 - The night sky is the Christmas gift that just keeps giving.
Astronomers discover one of the Universe’s largest spinning structures - Scientists have discovered a giant cosmic filament where galaxies spin in sync with the structure that holds them together.
A Christmas tree 80 light-years wide appears in space - This Christmas, astronomers are highlighting a spectacular region of space that looks remarkably like a glowing holiday tree.
Science history: James Webb Space Telescope launches — and promptly cracks our view of the universe — Dec. 25, 2021 - The James Webb Space Telescope blasted off from a launchpad in French Guiana in 2021, before reaching a spot in orbit a million miles away.
Cannabis products with more THC slightly reduce pain but cause more side effects - A review highlights THC's potential for pain relief but notes increased side effects, while CBD showed little effect on pain management.
Dresden study uncovers new key mechanism in cancer cells - Researchers linked MCL1 to cancer hallmarks, revealing its role in metabolism and mTOR regulation, enhancing therapeutic approaches and reducing toxicity.
Scientists found a way to restore brain blood flow in dementia - A new study suggests that dementia may be driven in part by faulty blood flow in the brain.
What are asteroids really made of? New analysis brings space mining closer to reality - Scientists are digging into the hidden makeup of carbon-rich asteroids to see whether they could one day fuel space exploration—or even be mined for valuable resources.
New technology eliminates “forever chemicals” with record-breaking speed and efficiency - A new eco-friendly technology can capture and destroy PFAS, the dangerous “forever chemicals” found worldwide in water.
'Gospel stories themselves tell of dislocation and danger': A historian describes the world Jesus was born into - The modern Christmas themes of peace and joy were in short supply amid the ‘dislocation and danger’ of ancient Judea – as they are in today’s fractured world too.

December 24, 2025

What old, dying stars teach us about axions as a candidate for dark matter - The axion could be a contender to explain the mystery of dark matter.
Why We Sometimes Avoid the Truth — and Other Times Can’t Stop Seeking It - Learn how the brain weighs emotional strain when deciding whether to seek information — or shut it out.
UCS Millennium Falcon versus UCS Death Star: Which is the best Lego Star Wars set? - The two largest and most expensive Lego Star Wars sets available go head-to-head: The UCS Millennium Falcon and the UCS Death Star.
What an Ancient Sea Anemone Reveals About the Origins of Animal Complexity - Learn how mapping gene-control switches in an ancient sea anemone reveals how identical DNA can produce many different cell types.
Stimulant ADHD medications work differently than thought - New research reveals that prescription stimulants for ADHD primarily enhance alertness and reward perception, rather than directly improving attention.
When the Mind Goes Blank — What Happens When Your Brain Briefly Goes Offline - Learn how brain recordings reveal a distinct state in which conscious awareness briefly drops out — even while people remain awake. 
60,000 feet above Earth, NASA is hunting for the minerals that power phones, EVs and clean energy - The microwave-sized sensor detects 'spectral fingerprints' of important minerals.
Holiday Scents and Memories: The Science of Why Pine and Cinnamon Make Us Happy - The holiday scents of pine and cinnamon evoke vivid memories and boost mood through neuroscience, linking smell directly with emotion and memory, enhancing well-being during celebrations and invoking nostalgia.
Thirdhand Smoke Could Turn Your Home Into a Source of Chronic Chemical Exposure - Learn more about “thirdhand smoke” and how it keeps polluting homes, and your lungs, long after smoking stops.
'What the heck is this?' James Webb telescope spots inexplicable planet with diamonds and soot in its atmosphere - Scientists using the James Webb telescope observed a distant exoplanet with an atmosphere of soot and diamonds, challenging all explanations.
First-ever 'superkilonova' double star explosion puzzles astronomers - A double explosion, in which a dying star split, then recombined, may be a long-hypothesized but never-before-seen "superkilonova."
What a Mosquito’s Lunch Tells Us About the Ecosystem - A clever trick borrowed from Jurassic Park The post What a Mosquito’s Lunch Tells Us About the Ecosystem appeared first on Nautilus .
We now know much more about how our ancestor 'Lucy' lived — and died - Fifty years after a fossil skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis was unearthed in Ethiopia, we know so much more about how this iconic species lived and died.
Record launches, reusable rockets and a rescue: China made big strides in space in 2025 - China overcomes human spaceflight emergency and makes leaps with lunar hardware tests
'It won’t be so much a ghost town as a zombie apocalypse': How AI might forever change how we use the internet - AI slop, chatbots and agentic AI are changing the internet, and could transform it beyond recognition, experts say.
'Dracula's Chivito' looks stunning in this tasty Christmas photo from the Hubble Telescope - Using the Hubble space telescope, astronomers have imaged "'Dracula’s Chivito" the largest site of planetary birth ever seen.
The Size of Our Galaxy Stretches Tens of Thousands of Light Years Across, But Its Height Is Rather Small  - What's the size of the Milky Way galaxy?
NASA's Apollo 8 moonshot saved 1968. Could Artemis 2 do the same in 2026? - On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon.
Guess the number quiz: Can you work out these scientific numbers and constants and top the leaderboard? - Do you know your mathematical equations from your scientific constants?
New study finds movement of fishing fleets can reveal shifts in marine ecosystems - Researchers at UC Santa Cruz find vessel-tracking data can better predict marine species' behavior during heatwaves, aiding fisheries management.
An AI-based blueprint for designing catalysts across materials - Hydrogen peroxide is widely used in everyday life, from disinfectants and medical sterilization to environmental cleanup and manufacturing.
Those Orcas Wearing Salmon Hats? It Might Not Be as Cute as You Think - Learn why killer whales sometimes wear dead salmon on their heads, and what that might mean.
Remember the time Predator faced off against Santa's reindeer – and lost? - The reindeer ain't got time to bleed.
Santa Visits Artemis II Rocket - Santa Claus (NASA engineer Guy Naylor) poses with NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft and SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Vehicle Assembly Building at
NASA satellite gazes into Medusa Pool | Space photo of the day for Dec. 24, 2025 - The South Sandwich Islands were born from a tectonic collision, forged by volcanism and relentlessly reshaped by ice, wind and waves.
'Biological time capsules': How DNA from cave dirt is revealing clues about early humans and Neanderthals - DNA from soil could soon reveal who lived in ice age caves, research shows.
The 9 best things to see in the night sky with binoculars from November 2025 to January to 2026 - Discover the highlights of the Northern Hemisphere’s winter night sky with our guide to the top celestial sights to enjoy through binoculars between November 2025 and January 2026.
New tests could nearly halve the rate of late-stage cancers, some scientists say — is that true? - Blood tests that look for over a dozen cancers are being developed.
Diagnostic dilemma: A man's bladder looked like a Christmas tree - In an unusual case, a man's bladder swelled dramatically at its base, taking the shape of a Christmas tree.
The biggest black hole breakthroughs of 2025 - 2025 was another big year for black holes, and here's our pick of the top black hole stories from the last twelve months.
The Most Beautiful Science of the Year - Insights from Nautilus in 2025 The post The Most Beautiful Science of the Year appeared first on Nautilus .
Crop loss deepens food insecurity across Africa - New modelling shows climate shocks and pests are driving crop losses across Africa, with rising costs for farmers and food systems.
Scientists reverse Alzheimer’s in mice and restore memory - Alzheimer’s has long been considered irreversible, but new research challenges that assumption.
Scientists boost mitochondria to burn more calories - Researchers have developed experimental drugs that encourage the mitochondria in our cells to work a little harder and burn more calories.
What you eat could decide the planet’s future - What we put on our plates may matter more for the climate than we realize.
Why consciousness can’t be reduced to code - The familiar fight between “mind as software” and “mind as biology” may be a false choice.
'Never move around a flaming dessert': A scientist explains the chemistry of a Christmas pudding - Christmas means different things to different people.
AI supercharges scientific output while quality slips - AI writing tools are supercharging scientific productivity, with researchers posting up to 50% more papers after adopting them.
We are living in a golden age of species discovery - The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down.
Scientists say evolution works differently than we thought - A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true.
This Big Space Sandwich Broke a Record - A particularly massive and chaotic baby planetary system captured in exquisite detail The post This Big Space Sandwich Broke a Record appeared first on Nautilus .
Saturn’s Rings Are Thicker Than We Thought - New research points to a wide band of particles, invisible to telescopes The post Saturn’s Rings Are Thicker Than We Thought appeared first on Nautilus .

December 23, 2025

Your roommate’s genes may be shaping your gut bacteria - Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of social partners.
Americans Don’t Seem to Enjoy Negotiating - Even when they have to pay more to avoid it The post Americans Don’t Seem to Enjoy Negotiating appeared first on Nautilus .
Childhood Games Like Super Mario Bros. Can Boost Happiness and Reduce Burnout - Learn why playing classic video games, like Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi, can help young adults fight burnout and chronic stress.
Russia patents space station designed to generate artificial gravity - According to the patent, habitable modules would rotate around a central axis to simulate gravity for crew by producing an outward-pushing centrifugal force.
Ancient DNA Uncovers Startling Family Secret of a 3,500-Year-Old Bronze Age Community - Learn more about the people who once used Grotta della Monaca as a sacred burial site.
10 most expensive Lego Star Wars sets available right now - In a galaxy not so far away, Lego sets can be VERY expensive: Here are the most expensive Lego Star Wars sets you can currently buy.
How All Those Forever Chemicals End Up on Your Plate - Apex predators and people may get the highest doses The post How All Those Forever Chemicals End Up on Your Plate appeared first on Nautilus .
Before trips to Mars, we need better protection from cosmic rays - Outside Earth's protection, space travellers will be routinely exposed.
Earth's seasons vary wildly, even at the same latitude, new research finds - Earth's seasons look very different at locations not far from each other, 20 years' worth of satellite data reveals.
18,000 years ago, ice age humans built dwellings out of mammoth bones in Ukraine - Some people in Ukraine weathered the harshest moments of the last ice age by creating shelters made partly of mammoth bones and tusks.
Santa's sleigh or the International Space Station? How to spot a bright Christmas flyby Dec. 24 and 25 - Early risers across North America and Europe may spot a bright, silent light gliding across the Christmas sky — and it just happens to coincide with an ISS flyby.
OPERA: Addressing Societal Needs with Satellite Data - Introduction
Get In, We’re Going Moonbound: Meet NASA’s Artemis Closeout Crew - For most, getting into a car is a task that can be done without assistance.
Meet 14 of the New and Unusual Species of 2025 — From Death Ball Sponges to Pumpkin Toads - Learn more about the most exciting species found around the world in 2025, from the deep sea to the western Himalayas.
Smiling Through the Holidays Can Instantly Change How People See You - Learn how smiling — and mimicking other people’s smiles — can make you seem more trustworthy and confident.
The Stream Animals Thriving After a Megafire - Oregon fish and amphibians are surprisingly resilient The post The Stream Animals Thriving After a Megafire appeared first on Nautilus .
Northern lights chances rise for Christmas as space weather remains unsettled - Fast solar wind and a possible glancing blow from a coronal mass ejection could spark auroras over Christmas.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveals weird wobbling jets in rare sun-facing tail - 3I/ATLAS may have moved away from Earth as it makes its way out of the solar system, but this interstellar intruder continues to delight and surprise astronomers.
Government waters down inheritance tax plan for farms - The government has now said it will lift the intended threshold from £1m to £2.5m.
Tiny implant 'speaks' to the brain with LED light - By directly communicating with the brain, a new wireless device could someday help restore lost senses or manage pain without medications, its developers say.
Artemis II Crew Launch Day Rehearsal - From left to right, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman stand outside
Artemis II Flight Crew, Teams Conduct Demonstration Ahead of Launch - NASA’s launch and mission teams, along with the Artemis II crew, completed a key test Dec. 20, a countdown demonstration test, ahead of the Artemis II flight around the Moon early next year.
Indian rocket launches record-breaking BlueBird 6 smartphone satellite to orbit (video) - An Indian LVM3 rocket successfully launched the massive BlueBird 6 smartphone satellite for AST SpaceMobile to orbit on Tuesday night (Dec. 23).
How to Taste More Intensely - A tasting boot camp appeared to boost people’s taste buds The post How to Taste More Intensely appeared first on Nautilus .
We didn't find answers in 2025, but UFO researchers say the search continues - Despite years of whistleblowers testifying before Congress, there seems to have been a bottleneck in getting to the bottom of the UAP issue in 2025.
Cats meow more at men to get their attention, study suggests - A small study reveals that cats greet male owners more vocally than female ones.
NASA Astronaut Nick Hague Retires - NASA astronaut Brig.
See the 100,000th photo of Mars taken by NASA's groundbreaking Red Planet orbiter - NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft has just taken its milestone 100,000th photo of the Red Planet using its high-definition camera.
NASA’s Hubble Reveals Largest Found Chaotic Birthplace of Planets - Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have imaged the largest protoplanetary disk ever observed circling a young star.
How 2025 became the year of comet: The rise of interstellar 3I/ATLAS, an icy Lemmon and a cosmic SWAN - Highlights from a cometary trio that captured our imaginations.
I Am Artemis: Grace Lauderdale - Listen to this audio excerpt from Grace Lauderdale, exploration project manager for the Training Systems Office at NASA Johnson:
The Earth Is Round, and Is Also a Shifting, Squashed Spheroid - Learn how we know the Earth is round, and the science behind the shape of our gravitational field.
Artemis 2 moon rocket gets 'America 250' paint job | Space photo of the day for Dec. 23, 2025 - The "America 250" logo commemorates the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Why Africa’s outbreak warnings still arrive too late - One Health surveillance must cut across all sectors and cover hard-to-reach places, writes Paul Adepoju.
'A huge surprise': 1,500-year-old church found next to Zoroastrianism place of worship in Iraq - A 2,000-year-old palace in the Republic of Georgia and a 1,500-year-old church in Iraq suggest Zoroastrians coexisted with people of other religions.
Webb Spots the 'Smoke' from Crashing Exocomets Around a Nearby Star - The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was involved in yet another first discovery recently available in pre-print form on arXiv from Cicero Lu at the Gemini Observatory and his co-authors.
'This is our future,' climate adviser warns as 2025 to break heat records - The Met Office says that 2025 is likely to be the UK's hottest year since records began.
Physicists found a way to make thermodynamics work in the quantum world - More than 200 years ago, Count Rumford showed that heat isn’t a mysterious substance but something you can generate endlessly through motion.
Graphene supercapacitor breakthrough could boost energy storage in future EVs and other household devices - A new material called multiscale reduced graphene oxide could mean faster charging and power delivery than traditional batteries allow.
Doomed SpaceX Starlink satellite photographed from orbit - We just got a great up-close look at a SpaceX Starlink satellite that recently suffered an anomaly in orbit, thanks to Vantor's WorldView-3 spacecraft.
Eat Like a Neanderthal - Science-inspired recipes to help you dine like our evolutionary cousins The post Eat Like a Neanderthal appeared first on Nautilus .
Best targets to observe between Christmas and New Year 2025 - From a crescent moon and a 'Christmas Star' to deep sky delights, the wonders of the holiday night sky are yours to explore.
Converting CO₂ into valuable chemicals in acidic environments: Iodide ions unlock efficient ethylene production - The emission of carbon dioxide (CO₂) is one of the primary factors contributing to air pollution and climate change on Earth.
MIT scientists strip cancer of its sugar shield - Scientists at MIT and Stanford have unveiled a promising new way to help the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells more effectively.
Dinosaur bones found almost on top of each other in Transylvania - Scientists exploring Romania’s Hațeg Basin have discovered one of the densest dinosaur fossil sites ever found, with bones lying almost on top of each other.
Rare dusting of snow covers one of the driest places on Earth and shuts down massive radio telescope — Earth from space - A satellite photo from July shows intricate snowy stripes painted across the Atacama Desert in Chile.
Science history: Anthropologist sees the face of the 'Taung Child' — and proves that Africa was the cradle of humanity — Dec. 23, 1924 - Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and revealed the face of an ancient human relative.
South Korean startup Innospace fails on its 1st orbital launch attempt - The South Korean startup Innospace failed during its first orbital launch attempt, which sent five satellites aloft on Dec. 22 from Brazil.
Hidden brain maps that make empathy feel physical - When we watch someone move, get injured, or express emotion, our brain doesn’t just see it—it partially feels it.
Physicists made atoms behave like a quantum circuit - Using ultracold atoms and laser light, researchers recreated the behavior of a Josephson junction—an essential component of quantum computers and voltage standards.
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4750-4762: See You on the Other Side of the Sun - Written by Lucy Thompson, Planetary Scientist and APXS team member, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Are they really listening? Watch their blinks - Your eyes may reveal when your brain is working overtime.

December 22, 2025

This fish-inspired filter removes over 99% of microplastics - Washing machines release massive amounts of microplastics into the environment, mostly from worn clothing fibers.
Russia's Plans for a Space Station Includes "Recycling" its ISS Modules - Oleg Orlov, Director of the Institute of Biomedical Problems at the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), announced that the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) will include the modules that make up the Russian Orbital Segment of ISS.
Nebula knowledge: Do you know these stunning space structures? - Test your cosmic eye: can you match these dazzling nebula images to their names?
Holidays in Space: 25 Years of Space Station Celebrations - In the quarter century that humans have lived and worked aboard the International Space Station, astronauts and visitors from around the world have celebrated
The best sci-fi TV shows of 2025, ranked - Watch those skies!
The World’s Oldest Botanical Art Reveals How Humans Were Doing Math 8,000 Years Ago - Learn how ancient pottery covered in flowers may be humanity’s first attempts at mathematical thinking.
2,300-year-old Celtic gold coins found in Swiss bog - Two rare Celtic gold coins were discovered in a Swiss bog, and they may have been left there as an offering to the gods.
Weird Lemon-Shaped Exoplanet Discovered Orbiting a Bizarre Star - Learn more about PSR J2322-2650b, a lemon-shaped exoplanet that may be in a toxic relationship with its host star. 
Prehistoric Elephant Footprints Trace Their Movements Through Spain 125,000 Years Ago - Learn how researchers discovered what may be the oldest  Palaeoloxodon antiquus tracks in Europe.
Best space photos of 2025 - An alien comet, a Martian volcano, a man’s fall from the sun and a groundbreaking telescope’s first images: Here are the most jaw-dropping space photos of 2025.
12 days of space and sci-fi books: Check out these festive holiday titles for your gift list or yourself! - Yuletide season is officially upon us and here's a joyous array of new titles to add to your holiday reading list.
How to track Santa Claus this Christmas Eve with NORAD's 2025 tracker - NORAD celebrates its 70th year of tracking Santa Claus as he flies around the world delivering joy this Christmas Eve.
Thousands of Dinosaur Footprints Found Close to Where Italy Will Host Winter Olympics - Learn more about the thousands of dinosaur tracks uncovered on the side of an Italian mountain, and what they tell us about how these dinosaurs moved. 
Rocket Lab launches final mission of 2025, sends Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit (video) - Rocket Lab launched its 21st and final mission of the year over the weekend, sending a private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit.
3,300-year-old cremations found in Scotland suggest the people died in a mysterious catastrophic event - Five urns holding cremated human remains from 3,300 years ago have been discovered in Scotland.
Meet Qingzhou, China's next-gen cargo craft for its Tiangong space station (video) - Qingzhou is a lighter and potentially lower-cost alternative to China's Tianzhou freighter.
Scientists claim 'Lucy' may not be our direct ancestor after all, stoking fierce debate - Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say.
Northern lights may be visible in 10 states Dec. 23-24 - Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Idaho as incoming speedy solar wind continues to buffet Earth's magnetic field.
10 space zombie movies, books, and games to prepare you for the night of the intergalactic dead - From space slugs to lunar cemeteries, these movies, games, and books show that the undead can arrive from above, as well as below.
Blood Pressure Medication Adherence May Not Be Cost, It May Be Annoyance At Defensive Medicine - High blood pressure is an important risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease and premature death.
The Solar System Loses an Ocean World - Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may not have a subsurface ocean after all.
What Makes the Subclade K Strain Different? Here’s What to Know About the “Super Flu” - Learn about the new flu variant, subclade K, that is circulating several countries and why this winter 2025-2026 flu season is more severe.
Predictive 'mismatch' leads to novel carbon capture method - When experimental results don't match scientists' predictions, it's usually assumed that the predictions were wrong.
New technique lights up where drugs go in the body, cell by cell - When you take a drug, where in your body does it actually go?
Satellites reveal heat leaking from largest US cryptocurrency mining center - Bitcoin-mining mega data center seen leaking heat into the environment in an image captured from orbit by a thermometer satellite
Tracing the quick synthesis of an industrially important catalyst - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have successfully traced the mechanism behind how an industrially important "superbase" catalyst is synthesized in a faster, microwave-assisted reaction.
How Dad’s Fitness May Be Packaged and Passed Down in Sperm RNA - Research into how a father’s choices — such as diet, exercise, stress, nicotine use — may transfer traits to his children has become impossible to ignore.
NASA launches science balloon in Antarctica | Space photo of the day for Dec. 22, 2025 - The first scientific balloon flight happened on Dec. 16, 2025.