Today's Science News
January 23, 2026
Penny-Wise, Pandemic-Foolish: The U.S. Breakup With WHO - On January 22, 2026, the U.S. finalized its WHO withdrawal, leaving unpaid dues and reduced influence.Some of the oldest harpoons ever found reveal Indigenous people in Brazil were hunting whales 5,000 years ago - The origins of whaling are highly debated.
'A real revolution': The James Webb telescope is upending our understanding of the biggest, oldest black holes in the universe - For years, the James Webb Space Telescope has been spotting enormous black holes in the early universe that defy all expectations.
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau explain why this is the perfect series for Trek's 60th anniversary (interview) - 'For the look of the Athena, our ship has wings, and that was very intentional.'
AMS 2025 Hyperwall Schedule - 106th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Meeting, January 25 – 29, 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #323) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts.
Monster Neutrino Could Be a Messenger of Ancient Black Holes - Primordial black holes could rewrite our understanding of dark matter and the early universe.
New imaging technology detects early signs of heart disease through the skin - Researchers developed fast-RSOM, a non-invasive imaging technology that detects early cardiovascular risk by capturing microvascular changes through the skin.
Journey to Center of Milky Way With Upcoming NASA Roman Core Survey - At the heart of our own galaxy, there is a dense thicket of stars with a supermassive black hole at the very center.
Why binoculars are best for beginner astronomers to stargaze - Here's why a pair of binoculars is your best option for stargazing as a beginner.
Houston Texans celebrate upcoming Artemis 2 mission | Space photo of the day for Jan. 23, 2025 - Leaders from NASA's Johnson Space Center and NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins helped turn a Texans home game into a pop-up space expo.
Rocket Report: Chinese rockets fail twice in 12 hours; Rocket Lab reports setback - Another partially reusable Chinese rocket, the Long March 12B, is nearing its first test flight.
RIP - Hans Jensen - Today I was saddened to hear of the passing of Hans Jensen, a physicist and former colleague in the CDF experiment at Fermilab.
Tiny falcons are helping keep the food supply safe on cherry farms - Their presence appears to lower the risk of food-borne illnesses from pathogens.
TESS Status Updates - Jan. 23, 2026 NASA’s TESS Returns to Science Observations NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) entered safe mode Jan. 15 and returned to normal science operations Jan. 18.
'For All Mankind' Season 5 shows off Martian motorbiking in Apple TV's 1st teaser trailer (video) - Bikers on Mars, but no mice in sight.
Chocolate Hills: The color-changing mounds in the Philippines that inspired legends of mud-slinging giants - The Chocolate Hills are 1,776 mounds on Bohol Island in the Philippines where grassy cover turns brown during the dry season.
'Earthquake on a chip' uses 'phonon' lasers to make mobile devices more efficient - A new technology that generates tiny, earthquake-like effects could shake up the wireless device industry with smaller, less power-hungry devices.
Rocket Lab's new Neutron rocket suffers fuel tank rupture during test - Rocket Lab's first Neutron rocket buckled under pressure when its main stage tank ruptured during an overnight test in Wallops, Virginia.
This 67,800-year-old hand stencil is the world's oldest human-made art - The world's oldest art has an unintentional story to tell about human exploration.
How to choose the best dehumidifier for your home this season - Dehumidifiers come into their own this season — reducing condensation, preventing mold, reducing heating costs and more.
Stream Will Smith's Pole to Pole and many more nature and science documentaries with a 33% saving in this limited-time Disney+ deal - At just £3.99 a month, this UK-only Disney+ streaming deal is a must-get, giving you access to binge-worthy shows like Ghost Elephants, Expedition Everest, Secrets of the Whales and more.
Electric Shocks Could Enforce a Lunar Speed Limit - As they roll across shadowed regions of the moon's surface, future lunar rovers could develop hazardous buildups of electric charge on their wheels.
Energy may seem to disappear, but there’s a law against that - When a ball rolls to stop or a phone battery dies, it’s energy didn't vanish — it just morphed to another form.
Sinking ice on Jupiter's moon Europa may be slowly feeding its ocean the ingredients for life - "Most excitingly, this new idea addresses one of the longstanding habitability problems on Europa and is a good sign for the prospects of extraterrestrial life in its ocean."
This one gene may explain most Alzheimer’s cases - Alzheimer’s may be driven far more by genetics than previously thought, with one gene playing an outsized role.
An ocean the size of the Arctic once covered half of Mars, new images hint - Mars may have been a "blue planet" with an ocean the size of today's Arctic Ocean, a new study suggests.
A brain glitch may explain why some people hear voices - New research suggests that auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia may come from a brain glitch that confuses inner thoughts for external voices.
Hundreds of illegal waste tips operating in England - including 11 'super sites' - A BBC investigation uncovers how criminals are operating huge illegal rubbish tips across the country.
This 2.6-million-year-old jawbone changes the human story - A rare fossil discovery in Ethiopia has pushed the known range of Paranthropus hundreds of miles farther north than ever before.
Rare rocks beneath Australia reveal the origins of a critical metal - Rare rocks buried deep in central Australia have revealed how a valuable niobium deposit formed during the breakup of an ancient supercontinent.
Europa’s ice may be feeding a hidden ocean that could support life - Europa’s subsurface ocean might be getting fed after all.
Experimental therapy targets cancer’s bodyguards, turning foe to friend to eliminate tumors - Researchers have developed a novel immunotherapy targeting tumor macrophages, transforming them into allies against metastatic cancer, enhancing treatment effectiveness.
The Oldest Known Rock Art Is Over 67,000 Years Old, Offering Clues Into Our Ancient Ancestors’ Migrations - Learn more about the oldest rock art on record, a stencil of a human hand in Indonesia, which reveals important insights into the movement of humans into Australia.
Winter Grips the Michigan Mitten - A blanket of snow spanned Michigan and much of the Great Lakes region following a potent cold snap.
Discovery illuminates how inflammatory bowel disease promotes colorectal cancer - A study reveals how a signaling protein, TL1A, activates immune cells in the gut, increasing colorectal cancer risk in IBD patients.
Scientists just overturned a 100-year-old rule of chemistry, and the results are “impossible” - Chemists at UCLA are showing that some of organic chemistry’s most famous “rules” aren’t as unbreakable as once thought.
Study finds climate adaptation can ease migration pressures in Africa - A study shows that stronger climate adaptation, especially in agriculture, reduces migration risks from drought and armed conflicts in Africa.
Tiny Evidence Upends a Controversial Stonehenge Theory - Researchers curious about the monument’s origins stuck their heads in the sand—for good reason
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January 22, 2026
Scientists ranked monogamy across mammals and humans stand out - A new study suggests humans belong in an elite “league of monogamy,” ranking closer to beavers and meerkats than to chimpanzees.Mysterious No More: Astronomers Used The Hubble To Solve The Blue Straggler Problem - How do blue stragglers defy the aging that turns their mates red?
Your Breath May Reveal Hidden Changes in the Gut Microbiome - Learn how chemicals released by gut microbes end up in exhaled breath, and how researchers used those signals to identify microbial communities linked to disease.
Space Dust Could Contain Building Blocks of Life - Protein precursors can form in cosmic dust clouds
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Evolving Plankton May Have Kicked Off Life's Comeback After the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Impact - Learn how the emergence of new plankton species started life's swift recovery after the asteroid impact that killed most dinosaurs.
How Your Brain Rewires Itself Throughout the Day - New research maps brain activity with single-cell precision, revealing dramatic shifts in neural networks from morning to night
NASA’s Day of Remembrance 2026 - The Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial is seen during a wreath laying ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at
Approval to Exceed GSA Lodging for LPSC 2026 - This letter from SARA is to issue a waiver for NASA grantees attending LPSC2026, allowing them to be reimbursed out of their grants for their actual
A black hole 'feeding frenzy' could help explain a cosmic mystery uncovered by the James Webb Space Telescope - "It is exciting to think that Little Red Dots may represent the first direct observational evidence of the birth of the most massive black holes in the universe."
Fossils Reveal Ancient Giant Kangaroos Could Hop — But Only in Short Bursts - Learn more about ancient giant kangaroos and the previous research claiming they were too heavy to hop.
Microbial Communities That Support Human and Plant Health Could Be Key to Life in Space - Learn how studying microbial communities during long-duration spaceflight could also reveal new ways to support human health and agriculture on Earth.
'Pain sponge' derived from stem cells could soak up pain signals before they reach the brain - Scientists are developing a "sponge" that can soak up pain signals in the body before they reach the brain, potentially offering an alternative to painkillers.
The First Person to Get Hit by Space Junk - Decades later, extraterrestrial rubbish is quickly piling up
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Arctic blast probably won't cause trees to explode in the cold — but here's what happens if and when they do go boom - An exploding tree claim has gone viral as the U.S. brace for an Arctic blast that will send temperatures plunging, triggering a massive and long-lasting winter storm.
Gazing Into The Eye Of Sauron With The JWST - The Helix Nebula is one of the closest and brightest planetary nebula.
'Vitus Reflux' may be the lowest stakes episode of 'Star Trek' ever. Luckily, it's also a lot of fun - Starfleet Academy's third mission is remarkably light on peril, but that isn't necessarily a problem
What Would Richard Feynman Make of AI Today? - The scientific sage was always suspicious of grand promises delivered before details were understood
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Seeing the Salt Marsh for the Sharks - Shark tagging in New Jersey’s salt marshes reveals migration patterns and shows how restoring wetlands strengthens vulnerable coasts.
5,500-year-old human skeleton discovered in Colombia holds the oldest evidence yet that syphilis came from the Americas - An ancient DNA analysis of a 5,500-year-old human skeleton reveals that an ancestor of the bacterium that causes syphilis was present in the Americas at least 3,000 years earlier than previously thought.
5,500-Year-Old Human Remains Extend the Origins of Syphilis-Causing Bacteria by 3,000 Years - Learn how ancient DNA from human remains revealed that syphilis circulated in the Americas thousands of years earlier than once thought.
Cult sci-fi series 'Blake's 7' reboot in the works, helmed by 'The Last of Us' director Peter Hoar - ‘Blake’s 7’ is heading back to deep space as Emmy-nominated director Peter Hoar launches a new indie studio and plans a reboot of the cult British sci-fi drama.
Wegovy now comes in pill form — here's how it works - The pill version of Wegovy seems to work just as well as the injectable form, but there are some key differences between the two formulations, experts say.
A Closer Look at an Elusive Ancient Plague - Teeth have revealed that victims traveled from far-off homelands
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Vaonis Hestia smartphone-powered telescope review - The Vaonis Hestia, through clever means, turns your smartphone into a smart telescope.
Probing the Mysteries of the Solar Corona with ESA’s Proba-3 - Some really unique science can be done during a total solar eclipse.
Tungsten carbide phase control: Engineering a low-cost alternative catalyst for producing sustainable petrochemicals - Important everyday products—from plastics to detergents—are made through chemical reactions that mostly use precious metals such as platinum as catalysts.
Motivation Can Profoundly Shape Your Memories - Different moods may determine what details you remember and how you recall them later
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Blue Origin launches 6 space tourists to the final frontier after last-minute crew swap (video) - Blue Origin launched six people to suborbital space today (Jan. 22).
Molecular surgery: 'Deleting' a single atom from a molecule - Inserting, removing or swapping individual atoms from the core of a molecule is a long-standing challenge in chemistry.
Creepy robotic hand detaches at the wrist before scurrying away to collect objects - EPFL's robotic appendage features fingers that bend both ways and is designed to retrieve objects from spaces too hazardous for human hands.
Glioblastoma Is the Most Aggressive Brain Cancer and May One Day Be Treated With a Common HIV Drug - Decoding the complex communication system of the deadliest brain cancer has revealed that an already approved HIV drug could be the key to treatment.
SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites into orbit from California (video) - SpaceX lit up the night sky over Vandenberg Space Force Base today (Jan. 22) with the launch of 25 more satellites for its Starlink broadband internet service.
How Giant Kangaroos Moved Across Ancient Australia - Structure of fossil foot and ankle bones was robust enough for occasional hopping
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Study reveals why light-driven chemical reactions often lose energy before bond-breaking - Florida State University researchers have discovered a pathway within a certain type of molecule that limits chemical reactions by redirecting light energy.
James Webb Space Telescope discovers what remains after two stars collide and explode as a red nova - "Until now, it was unknown what type of star would remain after the merger."
Rocket Lab launches its 1st mission of 2026, sending 2 satellites to orbit (video) - Rocket Lab launched its first mission of 2026 this morning (Jan. 22), sending two satellites aloft for the European company Open Cosmos.
Watch comet 3I/ATLAS race toward interstellar space in free livestream tonight - 3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar visitor ever to visit the solar system having been formed around a distant star.
AI method advances customized enzyme design - Enzymes with specific functions are becoming increasingly important in industry, medicine and environmental protection.
ISS astronaut spots Artemis 2 moon rocket on the launch pad from space (photo) - A NASA astronaut on the ISS captured the Space Launch System rocket for Artemis 2, a mission that aims to bring four astronauts around the moon as soon as Feb. 6.
DAILY DOSE: Bamboo Shoots’ Surprise Resume Include Fiber, Antioxidants, and a Low-Cal “Superfood” Profile - Bamboo shoots are nutritious, low-calorie, and versatile; they offer health benefits, including fiber, antioxidants, and potential prebiotic effects.
NASA AI Model That Found 370 Exoplanets Now Digs Into TESS Data - Trained on data from NASA’s exoplanet-hunting missions, the open-source ExoMiner++ deep learning model uses an advanced algorithm to validate new planets.
Searching for newborn stars with CAFFEINE | Space photo of the day for Jan. 22, 2026 - The Core And Filament Formation/Evolution In Natal Environments (CAFFEINE) survey is an "astronomer's best friend," according to the European Southern Observatory.
See a slender crescent moon shine with Saturn in the western sky tonight - The lunar crescent will disappear below the horizon before midnight on Jan. 22.
Tuning color through molecular stacking: A new strategy for smarter pressure sensors - Piezofluorochromism, the phenomenon of materials reversibly changing their fluorescent color when pressure is applied, is used to create the pressure sensors used in automotive and medical industries.
Sega Toys Homestar Classic star projector review - Though it has fewer bells and whistles than its Sega Toys siblings, the Homestar Classic is still one of the best star projectors on the market.
6 tips to kickstart your exercise routine and actually stick to it, according to science - Struggling with your New Year’s fitness resolutions?
Mutations from Space Might Solve an Antibiotic Crisis - If humans are ever going to expand into space itself, it will have to be for a reason.
Radioactive animals don’t glow — but do show the power of radiation - Wild species exposed to nuclear contamination help show how radiation affects living things — including its risks to people.
Nuclear weapons tests many decades ago have left a radioactive legacy - Decades of aboveground nuclear weapons tests, starting in the 1950s, lightly littered the planet with toxic fallout, which appears to have sickened some people.
Californians have been using far less water than suppliers estimated — what does this mean for the state? - Flawed assumptions about water demand mean suppliers in California overestimated future demand by an average of 74% over 20 years — positive news for the drought-embattled state.
iOptron 80mm White Light Solar Scope review - The iOptron 80mm scope is easy to use and suited to both white-light solar viewing and nighttime observations.
Scientists may be approaching a 'fundamental breakthrough in cosmology and particle physics' — if dark matter and 'ghost particles' can interact - Astronomers found evidence that dark matter and neutrinos may interact, hinting at a "fundamental breakthrough" that challenges our understanding of how the universe evolved.
Wobbling exoplanet hints at a hidden exomoon so massive it could redefine the word 'moon' altogether - "In our solar system, the most massive moon is Ganymede, which is still extremely small compared to what we are inferring here."
The genetic advantage that helps some people stay sharp for life - A new study reveals that super agers over 80 have a distinct genetic edge.
Why some people get bad colds and others don’t - Scientists found that nasal cells act as a first line of defense against the common cold, working together to block rhinovirus soon after infection.
Snow Buries Kamchatka - December and January brought a series of intense winter storms to the peninsula in far eastern Russia.
NASA astronaut Suni Williams retires after 608 days in space and nine spacewalks - NASA astronaut Suni Williams has retired after 27 years of service and a career defined by endurance, leadership, and firsts in space.
Physicists challenge a 200-year-old law of thermodynamics at the atomic scale - A long-standing law of thermodynamics turns out to have a loophole at the smallest scales.
After 11 years of research, scientists unlock a new weakness in deadly fungi - Fungal infections are becoming deadlier as drug resistance spreads and treatment options stall.
When Passenger Planes Surpassed the Speed of Sound - We might soon see a revival of these beloved, brisk aircraft in the US
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Researchers unlocked a new shortcut to quantum materials - Scientists are learning how to temporarily reshape materials by nudging their internal quantum rhythms instead of blasting them with extreme lasers.
The Brain Might Not Function Like We Thought It Did - Complex thought may be organized by connection, not anatomy
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January 21, 2026
A tiny spin change just flipped a famous quantum effect - When quantum spins interact, they can produce collective behaviors that defy long-standing expectations.A 2.6-Million-Year-Old Jaw Uncovers a Missing Hominin From the Afar Region - Learn how a 2.6-million-year-old Paranthropus jaw from Ethiopia’s Afar region is reshaping scientists’ understanding of early human evolution and competition with Homo .
'We can handle any kind of difficult situation': Crew-11 astronauts say 1st medical evacuation from ISS had a silver lining - The fact that Crew-11 returned to Earth safely despite unprecedented circumstances bodes well for the success of future missions that go farther afield, astronauts said.
500,000-Year-Old Elephant Bone Hammer Reveals Clever Tool-Making Skills of Early Humans - Learn about a 500,000-year old hammer made from elephant bone, used by early humans in England to sharpen stone tools.
Detailed View of Solar Flare Birth Caught for the First Time - They start small and end huge
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Sperm May Hit a Hidden, Middle-Age RNA Drop-Off — What's the Generational Impact? - Learn more about the DNA and RNA that sperm carry and how they may suddenly change during midlife.
A New Study of Lunar Rocks Suggests Earth's Water Might Not Have Come from Meteorites - High-precision oxygen isotopes in Apollo lunar soils reveal a persistent impactor fingerprint, showing that impacts contributed only a tiny fraction of Earth’s water.
'Eye of God' nebula looks like a cosmic lava lamp in new James Webb Space Telescope image - It may be one of the most iconic sights in the night sky, but astronomers have never seen the Helix Nebula like this before.
Dogs Can Smell a Deadly Canine Cancer, Offering a New Path to Earlier Detection - Learn how trained dogs smell subtle chemical signals linked to cancer in blood samples.
Hunting For T-Tauri Stars In A Dark Cloud - The Hubble Mission Team has released another image of the space telescope's study of star formation.
NASA’s Artemis II Rocket Arrives at Launch Pad Ahead of Moon Mission - Learn more about the upcoming Artemis II mission and the process the rocket will need to go through before liftoff.
Climate Change May Have Led to the Demise of the Tang Dynasty - Learn more about the climate events that may have led to food shortages and the collapse of the Tang Dynasty.
'Legends of Tomorrow' at 10: Celebrating DC's scrappy version of 'Back to the Future' - Great Scott!
A Deadly Elephant Rampage Highlights Growing Human-Wildlife Crisis - A lone elephant has killed over 20 people in India, revealing the tragic consequences of habitat loss and human expansion.
Lab mice that 'touch grass' are less anxious — and that highlights a big problem in rodent research - Mice that experience the real world may be better models for human mental health conditions, compared with lab mice that never leave their cages, a study hints.
GLP‑1 Pills Are Now Available — How They Differ From Injections - Learn more about GLP-1 pills and how they may be more convenient and cost-effective than the injections.
Record-setting astronaut Suni Williams retires from NASA after 27 years - Astronaut Suni Williams left NASA late last month after 27 years of service.
Watch a robot swarm "bloom" like a garden - The Swarm Garden: An array of modular robot agents that adapt to changing conditions for living architecture.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin plans to build 5,400-satellite megaconstellation - Blue Origin just announced "TeraWave," a planned satellite megaconstellation designed for customers who need super-high-throughput communication services.
You're getting warmer! Hot dark matter could refine cosmic game of hide and seek - "Dark matter can be red hot when it is born, but still have time to cool down before galaxies begin to form."
2,400-year-old Hercules shrine and elite tombs discovered outside ancient Rome's walls - Archaeologists have unearthed tombs and a shrine dedicated to Hercules from the time of the Roman Republic.
Sci-fi extraction shooter 'Marathon' is coming March 5, with new trailer showcasing all-star voice cast, collector's edition & more (video) - Bungie's next game returns with a new in-engine trailer and more details ahead of its long-awaited release.
Coyote scrambles onto Alcatraz Island after perilous, never-before-seen swim - Experts have reacted to a viral video of a coyote swimming to Alcatraz Island in what is a surprising first for the San Francisco Bay Area.
Save 33% and watch Disney+ for just £3.99 a month. Don't miss out, this offer ends in January! - With a host of exciting new Marvel and Star Wars releases landing this year, Disney Plus is the streaming subscription to have in 2026 and now it's a third cheaper with this UK-only deal.
Stunning time-lapse video captured using 'artificial eclipse' shows 3 massive eruptions on the sun - ESA's Proba-3 mission, made up of twin spacecraft capable of aligning to create artificial eclipses, has captured "rare" footage of three solar prominences erupting from the sun's mysteriously hot atmosphere.
'The most incredible display of aurora I've ever seen in my 20 years of flying'. Pilot captures historic northern lights show from 37,000 feet (photos) - The photos were taken during a severe G4 geomagnetic storm, one of the strongest in years.
Enormous freshwater reservoir discovered off the East Coast may be 20,000 years old and big enough to supply NYC for 800 years - An expedition off the coast of Massachusetts has confirmed the existence of a freshwater reservoir beneath the seafloor.
Radio Telescopes on the Moon Could Let Us Observe Dozens of Black Hole Shadows - The resolution of the Event Horizon Telescope is limited by the diameter of Earth, and our observations of the black hole in M87 and in our own galaxy are at the edge of that limit.
Oldest cave painting of red claw hand could rewrite human creativity timeline - A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.
World's oldest known rock art predates modern humans' entrance into Europe — and it was found in an Indonesian cave - The hand stencil is more than 1,000 years older than the previous earliest evidence of rock art.
2.6 million-year-old jaw from extinct 'Nutcracker Man' is found where we didn't expect it - A fossil jaw of a distant human relative was discovered much farther north than previously thought possible, revealing new information about diversity in human evolution.
Chinese capsule damaged by space-junk strike returns to Earth (video) - The first emergency operation in the history of China's human spaceflight program ended on Jan. 19 when an uncrewed Shenzhou 20 capsule damaged by a space-junk strike came safely down to Earth.
Sweetening the deal for sustainability, while removing carbon dioxide - Here's a novel pathway to a more sustainable planet: carbo-loading for the public good.
Rye pollen's cancer-fighting structure revealed for first time - Nearly three decades ago, scientists found that a pair of molecules in rye pollen exhibited an unusual ability to slow tumor growth in animal models of cancer.
How Animals Build a Sense of Direction - Researchers recorded the neurons that shape directional navigation as bats explored a remote island off the coast of Tanzania.
Low-platinum catalyst could make hydrogen production cheaper - A new type of catalyst that uses five times less platinum than usual could help make hydrogen production more affordable in the future.
Nature loss is a national security risk, intelligence group warns - The degradation of ecosystems around the world threatens UK food security, a long-awaited report says.
Hubble sees baby stars in Large Magellanic Cloud | Space photo of the day for Jan. 21, 2026 - The Large Magellanic Cloud, or LMC, is a key spot for astronomers to study star formation.
ALMA Observes The Missing Link In Exoplanet Formation - Back in 2014, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) captured an image of a young protoplanetary disk around a young star named HL Tauri.
Zillow removed climate risk scores. This climate expert is restoring them. - Real estate website scrubbed data under pressure from California real estate brokers.
A novel dual-chemical looping method for efficient ammonia synthesis - Ammonia is an essential chemical used across many industries worldwide.
Bring the Northern Lights indoors with this Amazon deal on one of our top-rated star projectors - Enjoy the wonders of the night sky at home and save 39% on the Pococo Galaxy that we recommend.
US Space Force awards 1st-of-its-kind $52 million contract to deorbit its satellites - Starfish Space just scored a $52.5 million contract to deorbit satellites for the U.S. Space Force, the first deal ever signed for such "end of life" disposal services for a constellation in low Earth orbit.
Spaghetti-Shaped Parasite in Ancient Canids Reveals the Unusual Origins of Heartworm - Learn how heartworm disease became widespread in dogs, reflecting an evolutionary history that spans back to ancient times.
Save $99 on the 2024 edition of Apple's impressive AirPods Max headphones - We gave Apple's over-ear headphones five out of five stars and found it gave outstanding sound quality and excellent noise-canceling modes.
NASA's Crew-11 astronauts to discuss medical evacuation from International Space Station today: Watch it live - The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission will discuss their shorter-than-expected stay aboard the International Space Station today (Jan. 21), and you can watch it live.
The New Composite That Heals Itself 1,000 Times - Material science plays an absolutely critical role in space exploration.