Today's Science News

December 5, 2025

Top UK scientist says research visa restrictions endanger economy - Prof Sir Paul Nurse says the UK is "shooting itself in the foot" with its visa system for researchers.
An Ancient Earthquake Might Have Unleashed a Sea Turtle Stampede - An Ancient Earthquake Might Have Unleashed a Sea Turtle Stampede: Potential flipper marks fmight point to the marks of frightened reptiles.

December 4, 2025

Scientists find hidden brain nutrient drop that may fuel anxiety - Researchers found that people with anxiety disorders consistently show lower choline levels in key brain regions that regulate thinking and emotions.
Glowing bridge links dwarf galaxies in stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope - A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope captures dwarf galaxies NGC 4490 and NGC 4485 connected by a glowing bridge of gas embedded with star-forming regions, providing insight into how early-universe galaxies merged and evolved.
Why Stress Sparks Hair Loss, According to Mice - Dead hair cells might confuse the immune system and lead to chronic shedding The post Why Stress Sparks Hair Loss, According to Mice appeared first on Nautilus .
Crick and Watson Did Not Steal Franklin’s Data - Matthew Cobb’s 3 greatest revelations while writing his book Crick: A Mind in Motion The post Crick and Watson Did Not Steal Franklin’s Data appeared first on Nautilus .
The Strange Rise of Scromiting — Most Common Among Young, Heavy Cannabis Users - Doctors are seeing a once-rare vomiting syndrome almost daily.
This Frog’s Secret Power? Eating Venomous Murder Hornets Like Popcorn - Learn how adult pond frogs survive repeated stings from the world’s largest hornets while swallow the venomous insects whole without injury.
Male human heads found in a 'skull pit' in an ancient Chinese city hint at sex-specific sacrifice rituals - A genetic study of 80 skulls found at a Stone Age city in China has revealed that the sacrificed people were mostly men, in contrast to previous assumptions.
'Hubble tension' is back again as a new cosmic map deepens the puzzle - "It means cleaning house, narrowing the viable paths forward, and no longer spending energy on what are evidently dead ends."
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video) - SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites on Thursday (Dec. 4), sending 28 of them up from California's central coast.
Global Feta Cheese Supply Threatened as Virus Kills Almost 500,000 Goats and Sheep in Greece - Learn how feta cheese production may come to a standstill thanks to a virus affecting Greek livestock.
TSCA: Here Is What You Need To Know About EPA Taking A New Look At Formaldehyde - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has signaled it will once again examine formaldehyde under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
New Research Could Explain Why Earth has Active Tectonics and Venus Does Not - An international team has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the tectonic evolution of terrestrial planets.
Crickets That Munched on Microplastics Grew 25 Times in Body Size, and Spread Nanoplastics - Learn more about the crickets that will only eat microplastics if they fit in their mouths.
Scientists discover one of our universe's largest spinning structures — a 50-million-light-year-long cosmic thread - The discovery potentially transforms what we think about how the cosmic environment influences galaxies as they form.
Tiny Throat Bone Confirms Nanotyrannus as Own Species — Adding Another Predator to the Late Cretaceous  - Learn how a new aging method confirmed Nanotyrannus was a distinct species — not a young Tyrannosaurus rex .
We Finally Know the Time of Day on Mars - This deceptively difficult question to answer is vital to exploration The post We Finally Know the Time of Day on Mars appeared first on Nautilus .
An Adolescent Growth Spurt In Young Stars Helps Giant Planets Form - Intermediate mass stars experience periods of rapid growth in their late stages of formation.
Lessons from the Past: Responsible Science and Astrobiology - In a recent paper, a team of SETI and astrobiology specialists examines four controversial claims about the existence of extraterrestrial life.
Researchers find what makes AI chatbots politically persuasive - A massive study of political persuasion shows AIs have, at best, a weak effect.
Was Elon Musk in the room where it happened? This senator still wants to know - As he did eight months ago, Sen. Ed Markey asked Jared Isaacman if Elon Musk was in the room when President Trump first offered him the job of NASA chief.
Geminids 2025: The year's best meteor shower is coming, with a second shower hot on its tail - The Geminid meteor shower has begun.
Injecting anesthetic into a 'lazy eye' may correct it, early study suggests - Temporarily shutting down a "lazy eye" triggers a burst of neuronal activity that reverses the condition in animal experiments, a study shows.
The Air In Hospitals and On Airplanes Is Cleaner Than You Think - These crowded spots may not be the airborne pathogen cesspools we fear The post The Air In Hospitals and On Airplanes Is Cleaner Than You Think appeared first on Nautilus .
Wastewater Pollution and the Fight for Coastal Resilience - Disover the urgent issues of wastewater pollution and how sustainable practices can help restore our vulnerable ecosystems.
Can We Turn Back the Tide on Wastewater Pollution? - Tampa Bay proves recovery is possible: decades of science and collaboration restored seagrass and water quality—offering lessons for coasts worldwide.
Rare solar flare caused radiation in Earth's atmosphere to spike to highest levels in nearly 20 years, researchers say - Levels of potentially dangerous cosmic radiation in Earth's atmosphere rose to a two-decade high in November after a rare solar super-flare pummeled the planet with high-speed particles from the sun.
When Deer Marks Glow in the Dark? - Deer rubs and scrapes glow under UV light, revealing surprising behavior shifts during the rut and new insights into deer communication.
Mercury is hard to spot, but you can catch it in the morning sky this month - If you've never sighted this rocky little world for yourself, you'll never get a better opportunity than right now to see it.
The Blueprint of Life Has Blind Spots: How European Bias in Gene Maps Is Failing Global Health - New research highlights significant gaps in human gene annotations, missing thousands of transcripts from non-European populations.
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Completed - Two technicians look up at NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope after its inner and outer segments were connected at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight
Did Volcanoes Spark the Black Death? - New research points the finger for precipitating Europe’s most deadly pandemic at scores of massive eruptions The post Did Volcanoes Spark the Black Death?
Rare images reveal active sunspots minutes before they unleashed powerful X-flares that caused November 2025's stunning auroras - We don't often get a good look at X-class solar flares from ground-based observatories.
NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Jonny Kim, Crewmates Return - NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, is preparing to depart the International Space Station
Watch the 'PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted' for updates on High on Life 2, Remnant Protocol, plus more cool sci-fi & space games - Check out the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted stream and see the sci-fi and space games you'll be playing in 2026 and beyond.
Welcome to “necroprinting”—3D printer nozzle made from mosquito’s proboscis - They're quite a bit cheaper than manufactured nozzles if you can dissect them.
Volcanic Eruptions May Have Been Responsible for the Spread of Black Death in Medieval Europe - Learn how volcanic eruptions in 1345 started a chain of events that allowed the plague to enter Europe and start the Black Death. 
Volcanic eruption may have triggered Europe's deadly Black Death plague - A volcanic eruption may have set off a chain reaction that led to Europe's deadliest pandemic.
Damaged launch pad: How long before Russia can send astronauts to the ISS again? - A mishap during the successful Nov. 27 launch of three astronauts damaged the only pad that currently supports Russian crewed orbital liftoffs.
Volcanic eruption triggered 'butterfly effect' that led to the Black Death, researchers find - A volcanic eruption in 1345 may have kicked off a series of events that led to the Black Death sweeping through medieval Europe.
18,000 dinosaur tracks discovered along ancient Bolivian coastline — and they set a new record - Researchers have counted 16,600 fossilized dinosaur footprints and 1,378 swim tracks at a site in Bolivia that showcase a variety of behaviors and different theropods from the Cretaceous period.
Geminid shooting stars: One of 2025's most exciting meteor showers begins tonight - The Geminid meteor shower is active from Dec. 4 and hits its peak on the night of Dec. 13-14.
NASA Software Raises Bar for Aircraft Icing Research - When flying in certain weather conditions, tiny freezing water droplets floating in the air can pose a risk to aircraft.
NASA Completes Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Construction - NASA’s next big eye on the cosmos is now fully assembled.
Catalyst insight may unlock safer, on-demand ozone water disinfection - University of Pittsburgh researchers have made an important step toward providing hospitals and water treatment facilities with a safer, greener alternative to chlorine-based disinfection.
Calorie Counting and 10,000 Steps a Day — How Closely Should You Follow These 5 Health Goals? - From step count to hydration, there are several popular health goals we’ve been told to achieve.
See the metal guts of a satellite in this wild X-ray view | Space photo of the day for Dec. 4, 2025 - The EURECA spacecraft flew on the space shuttle Atlantis in 1992.
DAILY DOSE: Ancient Greek ‘Upside-Down Crown’ Tomb Rewrites Ideas About Elite Women; One Shot, One Year – Vaccine Shields Mice From Fatal Allergies - Recent archaeological discoveries reveal advanced social structures and trade networks in ancient societies, highlighting their complexity and cultural significance.
Why is the universe made of matter? These 'ghost particle' experiments could help us find out - A new joint analysis from the NOvA and T2K experiments offers the most precise look yet at neutrino behavior, bringing scientists closer to understanding why the universe is made of matter.
New study offers a glimpse into 230,000 years of climate and landscape shifts in the Southwest - A study of Stoneman Lake's sediment reveals Southwest dust patterns over 230,000 years, impacting climate predictions and landscape understanding.
Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for hundreds of years, study finds - Scientists modeled Europe's future if a key Atlantic current were to collapse and found that the continent faces a much drier future.
Ten Versions of Earth's Future Can Help Us Hunt for ET - Searching for technosignatures - signs of technology on a planet that we can see from afr - remains a difficult task.
MIT invention uses ultrasound to shake drinking water out of the air, even in dry regions - A new device cuts down the time it takes to harvest water from the atmosphere from days to minutes, MIT researchers say.
Duck-Billed Dinos Broke Their Mates’ Tails, Exposing Dinosaur Sex and Sexual Difference - Learn more about the pervasive tail injuries in “duck-billed” hadrosaurids, which were probably a product of aggressive mating practices.
USC study reveals hidden cellular layers in the brain’s memory center - Researchers discovered four distinct layers of specialized cell types in the mouse hippocampus’ CA1 region, enhancing understanding of memory processing and diseases.
A fentanyl vaccine is about to get its first major test - Vaccine trial in the Netherlands hopes to protect against fentanyl-related overdose and death.
Cleaner rayon fiber production cuts solvent use by up to 70% - A UBC research team has developed a cleaner way to produce rayon, a popular fabric used in clothing for more than a century.
How to invent a language — like that of Avatar’s Na’vi - Linguists can choose to follow, mix or break the rules of real-world languages to create interesting fictional ones.
Daily coffee may slow biological aging in mental illness - Researchers studying people with major psychiatric disorders found that drinking up to four cups of coffee a day is associated with longer telomeres.
Don't miss the last full moon of 2025 as the 'Cold Supermoon' takes to the autumn sky on Dec. 4 - Don't miss the "Cold Moon" take flight among the stars of the constellation Taurus on Dec. 4, as the last full moon of 2025.
Reality Exists Without Observers? Boooo! - Why I don’t root for the Many Worlds team The post Reality Exists Without Observers?
A simple oxygen hack creates 7 new ceramic materials - Penn State researchers created seven new high-entropy oxides by removing oxygen during synthesis, enabling metals that normally destabilize to form rock-salt ceramics.
Astronomers find a planet orbiting at a wild angle no one can explain - A network of powerful ground-based telescopes captured rare starspot-crossing events on TOI-3884b, revealing cooler patches on the star’s surface and rapid changes tied to its rotation.
Sending Health Care To Homes Is Better And Cheaper Than Hospital Stays - Due to the rising costs and inability of doctors to own hospitals since the Affordable Care Act (ACA), costs have ballooned.
Seeing inside smart gels: Scientists capture dynamic behavior under stress - Advances in materials science have led to the development of "smart materials," whose properties do not remain static but change in response to external stimuli.
GB Energy plan to focus on historical oil and gas areas - The new publicly-owned body says its investments will aim to support 10,000 jobs by 2030.
Hornet-eating frog shows remarkable venom resistance - Experiments reveal that pond frogs can eat highly venomous hornets without suffering noticeable damage, even after repeated stings.
Waste from UK's largest opencast mine 'poses significant risk' - There are safety worries as three large spoil tips are set to be left above Merthyr Tydfil.
Helium Streams Observed on Super-Puff Exoplanet - What can an exoplanet leaking helium teach astronomers about the formation and evolution of exoplanet atmospheres?
Cool Green Holiday Book Review 2025 - Six of our favorite conservation and nature books to enjoy this holiday season.
Scientists capture flu viruses surfing into human cells in real time - Scientists have captured a never-before-seen, high-resolution look at influenza’s stealthy invasion of human cells, revealing that the cells aren’t just helpless victims.
This “Cinderella Sense” May Be Tied to More Than 130 Disorders - Researchers give a whiff of why smell matters to health The post This “Cinderella Sense” May Be Tied to More Than 130 Disorders appeared first on Nautilus .
Here’s Why Some Insomniacs Can’t Sleep - Downshifting from the noise of the day is easier for some than others The post Here’s Why Some Insomniacs Can’t Sleep appeared first on Nautilus .
Surprising optics breakthrough could transform our view of the Universe - FROSTI is a new adaptive optics system that precisely corrects distortions in LIGO’s mirrors caused by extreme laser power.
12 former FDA chiefs unite to say agency memo on vaccines is deeply stupid - Prasad's arguments "misrepresent both the science and the regulatory record."
Giant rotating string of galaxies is 'probably the largest spinning object' in the known universe - A giant rotating filament of the cosmic web may be the largest spinning structure ever seen, and could help reveal how galaxies form.

December 3, 2025

A Blueprint For Visiting An Interstellar Comet - arXiv:2512.00492v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We describe how the ESA Comet Interceptor mission, which is due to launch in 2028/29 to a yet-to-be-discovered target, can provide a conceptual basis for a future mission to visit an Interstellar Object.
Global study backs mandatory strength warm-ups for female athletes - New global recommendations advocate for mandated strength warm-ups to reduce leg injuries in female athletes across all competitive levels.
Living Large: Giant Anacondas Blew Up 12 Million Years Ago - Recently unearthed fossilized vertebrae shows the resilience of the massive snakes The post Living Large: Giant Anacondas Blew Up 12 Million Years Ago appeared first on Nautilus .
The US must beat China to moon, Trump pick for NASA chief Jared Isaacman tells Senate: 'If we make a mistake, we may never catch up' - Billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman didn't mince words Wednesday (Dec. 3) during his second hearing before the Senate committee considering his nomination for NASA administrator.
Shingles Vaccine May Reduce Dementia Risk and Could Slow Disease Progression - An unusual vaccine program in Wales seems to confirm previous suspicions that shingles vaccination protects against dementia.
Ancient Genomes Expose 200,000 Years of Human Isolation in Southern Africa - Learn how genomes from 28 ancient individuals show that Homo sapiens lived in southern Africa in near isolation for hundreds of millennia — preserving rare genetic variants that still exist today.
A 'Cold Supermoon' rises this week: Watch it take flight online with these free livestreams (video) - Watch the last full moon of 2025 rise on Dec. 4-5 with these free livestreams, courtesy of the Virtual Telescope Project and the Griffith Observatory.
Early Humans Mastered Plant Processing 170,000 Years Ago, Challenging the Paleolithic Meat-Eater Myth - Learn how our human ancestors survived and thrived during climate shifts not by eating more meat, but by mastering plant processing.
Scientists discover why anacondas stayed giants for 12 million years - Ancient anaconda fossils show that the snakes became giants soon after emerging in Miocene South America.
Largest study of nose microbiome helps highlight those at risk of staph aureus infection - A study reveals that the nasal microbiome influences Staphylococcus aureus colonization, impacting infection risk and treatment strategies.
Captive Dolphins Are Most Vocal During Play and Feeding — and It’s Not Just for Socializing - Learn how changes in dolphin vocal frequency and duration may reveal engagement during training, feeding, and play.
Gas stoves are filling millions of homes with hidden toxic air - Stanford researchers found that gas stoves expose Americans to surprisingly high levels of nitrogen dioxide—often matching or exceeding outdoor pollution.
Ancient 'hanging coffin' people in China finally identified — and their descendants still live there today - People buried in "hanging coffins" thousands of years ago in China and Southeast Asia have finally been identified through DNA research.
Next Blue Origin tourist launch will fly wheelchair user to space for 1st time - Blue Origin's next space tourist launch will make history, sending a wheelchair user to the final frontier for the first time.
Humans in southern Africa were an isolated population until recently - A distinct population that was isolated until the last thousand years or so.
Study finds restless legs syndrome linked to Parkinson’s risk—dopamine treatment may be protective - Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common neurological sleep disorder characterized by an uncontrollable urge to move the legs, often worsening at night.
Move over Chalamet — The Dune TV miniseries turns 25 today, so we talked to the director of the star-studded show that reached for the stars on a shoestring budget (exclusive) - ‘I wanted to elevate it.
The JWST Discovered Another Perplexing Early Galaxy - The JWST has made a name for itself by discovering mature galaxies in the Universe's early times.
Our brains recognise the voices of our primate cousins - A study by UNIGE reveals human brain areas specifically react to chimpanzee vocalisations, suggesting shared roots in vocal communication evolution.
16,000 Fossilized Footprints Reveal South America's Forgotten Dinosaur Highway - Check out a record-breaking tracksite in Bolivia that can tell us if dinosaurs walked, ran, or swam and where they traveled.
Rare win for renewable energy: Trump admin funds geothermal network expansion - A first-in-the-nation heating and cooling network in Massachusetts is set to double in size.
Struck by a cosmic ray: Galactic particles may have forced a passenger jet to make an emergency landing - A cosmic ray from a faraway supernova explosion may have sent a packed passenger jet into free fall in late October, forcing an emergency landing.
Conferences Good And Bad, In A Profit-Driven Society - Nowadays researchers and scholars of all ages and specialization find themselves struggling with mailboxes pestered with invitations to conferences, invitations to submit papers to journals, invitations to participate in the editorial board of journals, invitations to receive prizes for this or that reason; and of course, 99% of the origin of these
A spectacular explosion shows China is close to obtaining reusable rockets - "China’s first rocket recovery attempt achieved its expected technical objectives."
Student Art Murals at Johnson Celebrate 25 Years of Humanity in Space - Select walls at NASA’s Johnson Space Center have been transformed into works of art.
We Are Moving Through The Universe Faster Than We Thought - We've long known that we move through the Universe relative to the cosmic microwave background, but a new study of radio galaxies finds an even faster result, which could contradict the standard model of cosmology.
NASA Rover Detects Electric Sparks in Mars Dust Devils, Storms - Perseverance confirmed a long-suspected phenomenon in which electrical discharges and their associated shock waves can be born within Red Planet mini-twisters.
Planned satellite constellations may swamp future orbiting telescopes - Planned orbital observatories would see satellites cross nearly all of their images.
Hubble Seeks Clusters in ‘Lost Galaxy’ - This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 4535, which is situated about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden).
Icy Volcanic Action on Comet 3I/ATLAS Has Produced an Unusual Combo of Chemicals - Learn about the icy eruptions that may be occurring on Comet 3I/ATLAS, giving it a carbon-rich coat of gas and dust. 
'An extreme end of human genetic variation': Ancient humans were isolated in southern Africa for nearly 100,000 years, and their genetics are stunningly different - Ancient genomes from southern Africa show that people evolved in isolation for upward of 100,000 years.
6,000 Years Later, Neolithic Seashells Made into Trumpets Still Work - Learn how Neolithic communities transformed seashells into powerful signal horns built for long-distance communication.
Europe picks companies to help build Argonaut moon lander - Europe's plans to develop its "Argonaut" robotic moon lander are moving ahead with the announcement of an Italy-led consortium that will build a key element of the spacecraft.
These Two Galaxies Are Tying The Knot And Producing Stars - The European Space Agency has release its ESA/Webb Picture of the Month and it features a pair of dwarf galaxies engaged in a tentative dance, like nervous partners at a social.
What Are Lie Groups? - By combining the language of groups with that of geometry and linear algebra, Marius Sophus Lie created one of math’s most powerful tools.
China has planted so many trees it's changed the entire country's water distribution - Huge "regreening" efforts in China over the past few decades have activated the country's water cycle and moved water in ways that scientists are just now starting to understand.
Unraveling the hidden dynamics behind copper chalcogenides' exceptional carbon dioxide-to-formate conversion - The origin of the elusive preference of copper chalcogenides for selectively converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into formate has long puzzled researchers.
China's 1st reusable rocket explodes in dramatic fireball during landing after reaching orbit on debut flight - The first test flight of Landspace's Zhuque-3 rocket ended in a fiery explosion after successfully reaching orbit.
$0.50 Pantoprazole For Stomach Bleeding In ICU Patients Could Save Families Thousands Of Dollars - The inexpensive medication pantoprazole prevents potentially serious stomach bleeding in critically ill patients and can save consumers and the government thousands of dollars.
SpaceX can launch its Starship megarocket from Florida pad, Air Force says - The U.S. Air Force has given SpaceX permission to develop SLC-37 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as a launch site for its Starship megarocket.
If You Want To Golf Better, Don't Play With A Democrat - Sports used to bridge a lot of cultural gaps.
Death Valley's 'world's hottest temperature' record may be due to a human error - A new analysis of July temperatures in Death Valley between 1923 and 2024 suggests the world record near-surface air temperature of 134 F measured in July 1913 may be erroneous.
Large Magellanic Cloud bursts with baby stars | Space photo of the day for Dec. 3, 2025 - The vantage point at Cerro Pachón, with its dark skies and high-altitude clarity, enhances the richness of the image.
Hazardous Material Summary Tables (HMSTs) - Hazardous Materials Summary Tables (HMSTs) are a compilation of the chemical, biological, and flammability hazards of materials on a given flight or mission.
A 'super-puff' exoplanet is losing its atmosphere, and the James Webb Space Telescope had a look - Astronomers have spotted a distant world "shedding" its atmosphere into space in real time, creating a giant cloud of helium gas that sweeps across its parent star well before the planet itself.
Chemists pioneer light-driven macrolactone synthesis for fast route to complex natural compound - Macrolactones—large ring lactones—are core components of many natural products and pharmaceutical agents.
Northern lights may be visible in 15 states tonight - Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York as a speedy solar wind and incoming coronal mass ejection are expected to buffet Earth's magnetic field.
When an AI algorithm is labeled 'female,' people are more likely to exploit it - People who played the “Prisoner’s Dilemma” were less likely to cooperate when the other player was a male human or AI, and exploited female players.
How to Catch a Comet That Hasn't Been Discovered Yet - There’s been a lot of speculation recently about interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS - much of which is probably caused by low quality data given that we have to observe it from either Earth, or in some case Mars.
Nike, Superdry and Lacoste ads banned over misleading green claims - The advertising watchdog said the retailers misled shoppers with their 'sustainability' claims.
Rudolph’s red nose could glow through bioluminescence - Simple chemistry could give the reindeer his iconic red snout.
Diagnostic dilemma: A woman got a rare parasitic lung infection after eating raw frogs - In an unusual case, a woman developed a parasitic infection in her lungs, when more typically, the parasite stays just under the skin.
NASA discovers 'space gum' and sugars 'crucial to life' in asteroid Bennu samples brought to Earth (video) - Asteroid Bennu samples contain life-friendly sugars, a strange "space-gum," and ancient stardust
A routine shingles shot may offer powerful defense against dementia - A unique vaccine rollout in Wales gave researchers an accidental natural experiment that revealed a striking reduction in dementia among seniors who received the shingles vaccine.
James Webb telescope spots strange 'super-puff' planet frantically chasing its own atmosphere through space - New James Webb telescope observations of the 'super-puff' planet WASP-107b show that the exoplanet's runaway atmosphere is frantically escaping into space.
Chemists synthesize a fungal compound that holds promise for treating brain cancer - For the first time, MIT chemists have synthesized a fungal compound known as verticillin A, which was discovered more than 50 years ago and has shown potential as an anticancer agent.
The solar mission that survived disaster and found 5,000 comets - For thirty years, SOHO has watched the Sun from a stable perch in space, revealing the inner workings of our star and surviving crises that nearly ended the mission.
A common constipation drug shows a surprising ability to protect kidneys - A surprising link between constipation and kidney decline led researchers to test lubiprostone, revealing that it can protect kidney function.
Antibiotics could trigger immune response through gut microbiome metabolites - The microbes inside our bodies not only help break down food but also impact our health.
Fish freshness easily monitored with a new sensor - To see if a fish is fresh, people recommend looking at its eyes and gills or giving it a sniff.
Scientists reveal what really drives the “freshman 15” - College life creates a perfect storm for overeating, as students consume more calories when surrounded by friends, eating in dining halls, or following unstructured schedules.
Tailored single atom platforms hold promise for next-generation catalysis - Catalysts play a vital role in modern society, supporting processes from metallurgy to pharmaceutical production.
NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Advances Research Aboard Space Station - NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is wrapping up his first mission aboard the International Space Station in early December.
Why plant health matters for One Health systems - Scientists say overlooking plant health weakens efforts to protect people, animals and the ecosystem.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida (video) - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink broadband internet satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.
Early Earth’s sky may have created the first ingredients for life - Researchers recreated conditions from billions of years ago and found that Earth’s young atmosphere could make key molecules linked to life.
Single-dose dengue vaccine ‘will help Amazon communities’ - Brazil-made dengue jab will be rolled out in the country in 2026.
Doomed ants send a final scent to save their colony - Ant pupae that are fatally sick don’t hide their condition; instead, they release a special scent that warns the rest of the colony.
A tiny citrus pest is hiding a biological mystery never seen before - Scientists have discovered a strange tubular structure inside Profftella, a symbiotic bacterium in the Asian citrus psyllid.
A long-overlooked weak point in your DNA has just been revealed - Scientists discovered that the first 100 base pairs of human genes are unusually prone to mutations, especially during the earliest stages of embryonic development.

December 2, 2025

Is your gut being poisoned? Scientists reveal the hidden impact of everyday chemicals - Researchers discovered that 168 common chemicals can disrupt the growth of beneficial gut bacteria, with some also promoting antibiotic resistance.
Last-minute camera deals: Grab these final few Cyber Monday camera deals before they're gone - Just because Cyber Monday is over doesn't mean you can't save big on camera gear.
Cosmonaut removed from SpaceX's Crew 12 mission for violating national security rules: report - Veteran cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev was taken off SpaceX's Crew 12 mission to the International Space Station after violating ITAR regulations, according to the Russian publication The Insider.