Today's Science News

January 9, 2026

Science history: Sophie Germain, first woman to win France's prestigious 'Grand Mathematics Prize' is snubbed when tickets to award ceremony are 'lost in the mail' — Jan. 9, 1816 - Sophie Germain was a brilliant, self-taught mathematician who won one of France's most prestigious prizes, yet she declined to attend the award ceremony because the committee members didn't respect her work.
Solar hydrogen can now be produced efficiently without the scarce metal platinum - A Chalmers University team developed a new method to produce hydrogen gas using sunlight and conductive plastic, eliminating platinum.
Ganges Delta Under a Winter Shroud of Fog - Low clouds blanketed the delta while parallel cloud bands rolled over the Bay of Bengal during a January cold wave.
New mass spec innovation could transform research - Researchers developed a new mass spectrometry technique to enhance drug discovery and molecular analysis, improving sensitivity and concentration measurement.
NASA orders “controlled medical evacuation” from the International Space Station - "The crew is highly trained, and they came to the aid of their colleague right away."
These Pills Talk to Your Doctor - It’s tough to keep people on track with their medications, but a tiny radio antenna could help The post These Pills Talk to Your Doctor appeared first on Nautilus .

January 8, 2026

NASA says it will return 4 astronauts home early in 1st-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station - NASA has decided to bring the four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission home from the International Space Station early due to a medical issue experienced by a crewmember in orbit.
Your Face May Decide What You Like Before You Do - But it might depend on social cues The post Your Face May Decide What You Like Before You Do appeared first on Nautilus .
Methane from Lunar Landers May Contaminate Ancient Organic Molecules at the Moon's Poles - Learn how exhaust methane from lunar spacecraft may pollute the moon, potentially contaminating molecules that are billions of years old.
Did Viruses Help Build Complex Life? A New Discovery Rekindles the Question - Learn how a newly discovered virus disrupts its host’s nucleus in ways that echo how complex cells may have formed billions of years ago.
Color-Changing Material That Mimics Octopus Skin Could Be Used for Robotics - Learn more about the polymer film that can change color and texture when electron beams are applied. 
How the Immune System Controls a Brain Parasite Found in 1 in 3 People - Learn how infected immune cells shut themselves down to stop a parasite from spreading.
NASA X-ray spacecraft reveals the shockingly violent history of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole - "Nothing in my professional training as an X-ray astronomer had prepared me for something like this."
People With This Rare Condition May Feel Drunk Without Drinking Alcohol - Learn more about auto-brewery syndrome, a stigmatized condition barely understood — until now.
Hubble telescope discovers 'Cloud-9,' a dark and rare 'failed galaxy' that's unlike anything seen before - Astronomers have revealed a new type of cosmic object called Cloud-9 — a dim, starless gas cloud anchored by a massive dark matter halo that may be the first-confirmed failed galaxy.
How Some People Get Drunk Without Drinking - How Some People Get Drunk Without Drinking: Auto-brewery syndrome is a poorly understood condition, but treatments could be on the way.
To Keep Water Liquid, the Red Planet Needed to Freeze - Mars has a curious past.
February full moon 2026: When, where and how to see the Snow Moon - Your guide to February's full Snow Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights.
How does NASA handle astronaut medical issues in space? - NASA just postponed a spacewalk because of a medical concern with an astronaut.
Genius Dogs Can Learn Words Like Toddlers - New research shows “gifted word learning” pups have surprising verbal aptitude The post Genius Dogs Can Learn Words Like Toddlers appeared first on Nautilus .
Let There Be Light: Natural Daylight During Office Hours Significantly Improves Health - New research shows that exposure to natural daylight during office hours significantly improves metabolic health in older adults with type 2 diabetes, boosting glucose control and fat metabolism.
NASA to Provide Media with International Space Station Update Today - NASA will host a live news conference at 5 p.m. EST on Thursday from the agency’s headquarters in Washington to discuss the International Space Station and its crew.
These dogs eavesdrop on their owners to learn new words - “Under the right conditions, some dogs present behaviors strikingly similar to those of young children.”
Eavesdropping Isn’t Uniquely Human — Some Dogs Can Do It Too - Learn how a rare group of dogs can learn object names by overhearing conversations — reaching word-learning levels seen in young children.
Even With Universal Health Care, Mothers Don't Go To Postnatal Check-Ups - For decades, health care costs have been a political topic in America.
The CDC Just Sidelined These Childhood Vaccines. Here’s What They Prevent. - The federal government has reduced recommended childhood vaccinations, dropping six routine vaccines.
NASA cancels spacewalk and considers early crew return from ISS due to medical issues - NASA is considering the early return of Crew-11 from the International Space Station after an unidentified astronaut experienced a medical problem.
Sleeping in on weekends may help boost teens’ mental health - Weekend sleeping in helps adolescents reduce depression risk, according to University of Oregon research, emphasizing sleep's importance for mental health.
Best of 2025: Artemis II Countdown Demonstration Test - Artemis II crewmembers (left to right) NASA astronauts Christina Koch, mission specialist; and Victor Glover, pilot; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut
James Webb telescope confirms a supermassive black hole running away from its host galaxy at 2 million mph, researchers say - JWST peered at the glowing trail of stars left behind by a candidate runaway supermassive black hole deep in space, revealing new insights after other telescopes looked at the event.
NASA Starts Up Gateway’s Power System for First Time - Development continues on NASA’s Power and Propulsion Element, a solar electric propulsion spacecraft designed to provide power for Gateway in lunar orbit.
Vera Rubin Observatory discovers fastest spinning asteroid ever and its huge! - The Vera Rubin Observatory has found 19 new "superfast rotator" asteroids, including the fastest-spinning big space rock ever found.
NASA's Mars Sample Return Is Dead, Paving The Way For China - This year's funding for the Mars Sample Return mission has been cut.
Northern lights may be visible in 12 states tonight - Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York as incoming coronal mass ejections and high-speed solar winds could trigger geomagnetic storms tonight.
Could Leonardo da Vinci’s Art Contain Traces of the Artist’s DNA? - Learn about the Leonardo DNA Project and the diverse biological traces that survive on the surface of historical artifacts.
New group of potential diabetes drugs with fewer side effects can reprogram insulin-resistant cells to be healthier - Using a blend of computer modeling, structural and cell-based studies, scientists at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute have designed a group of potential diabetes drugs that reprogram insulin-resistant cells into a healthier state while limiting side effect risks of older medications.
Study: Teens use cellphones for an hour a day at school - U.S. adolescents spend over an hour daily on smartphones during school, primarily using social media, impacting engagement and social skills.
Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty and dozens of other groups - The White House says the decision was taken because those entities "no longer serve American interests".
Orbiting satellites could start crashing into one another in less than 3 days, theoretical new 'CRASH Clock' reveals - Researchers have proposed a theoretical timepiece, dubbed the "CRASH Clock," which tells us how quickly satellites would start colliding if they lost the ability to avoid each other, such as during a powerful solar storm.
The final 'Greenland 2: Migration' trailer is here, and it's got the '90s disaster movie vibes we've been craving (video) - Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin return in an epic sci-fi survival sequel to 2020's surprise hit, "Greenland".
Sensor lights up to reveal scopolamine, a common substance used for sexual assault - A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) has led the development of a new sensor capable of quickly and easily detecting scopolamine, one of the substances most commonly used in crimes of chemical submission, especially in sexual assaults.
These Overlooked Stars Might Point to Livable Planets - A close look at the compelling colors emitted by K-dwarfs The post These Overlooked Stars Might Point to Livable Planets appeared first on Nautilus .
DAILY DOSE: Quiet Dismantling of Childhood Vaccine Policy via “Shared Decision-Making” Is a Public Health Disaster; Scientists Find Evidence Dark Matter and Neutrinos May Interact - The content discusses various recent discoveries in astronomy, including unique galaxies, cosmic structures, dark matter implications, and evolving beliefs about planetary systems, showcasing how these findings challenge existing theories and prompt further research.
Former CEO of Google spearheads 4 next-gen telescopes — 3 on Earth and 1 in space - "We're going to do it in three years, and we're going to do it for a ridiculously low price."
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Trump withdraws US from world’s most important climate treaty - US also pulling out of pacts promoting development, democracy, and human rights.
Some farmers report as many as 70 tick encounters over a 6-month period - Farmers in the Northeast face increased tick-borne disease risks, with new research highlighting alarming tick encounter rates and health consequences.
Natural hydrogel can make personal hygiene products greener - A natural, superabsorbent material developed at the University of Waterloo could dramatically reduce the environmental impact of personal hygiene products like diapers, menstrual pads and tampons.
Comet 24P/Schaumasse makes its closest approach to the sun today: But will you be able to see it? - Solar system comets are often at their brightest as they draw close to the sun
We have no idea what most of the universe is made of, but scientists are closer than ever to finding out - Dr. Rupak Mahapatra explores dark matter and dark energy using advanced detectors, vital for understanding the universe's fundamental laws.
More changes to farm inheritance tax plans ruled out - The government says it has listened to farmers and increased the proposed inheritance tax threshold.
Nasa considers whether to bring sick crew member back to Earth - Nasa is assessing what to do next following a medical issue on board the International Space Station.
Space telescopes capture breathtaking galactic hug | Space photo of the day for Jan. 8, 2026 - Both NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory caught these two galaxies in a close embrace.
Chemistry is stuck in the dark ages: 'Chemputation' can bring it into the digital world - Chemistry deals with that most fundamental subject: matter.
Hypnosis isn’t magic. It’s the brain at work - While we still don’t know much about how hypnosis works, it appears to help some people conquer pain, anxiety and other problems.
'Super star' being shredded by black hole releases as much energy as 400 billion suns - "This was many times more energetic than any similar event and more than any known explosion powered by the collapse of a star."
Vera C. Rubin Observatory discovers enormous, record-breaking asteroid in first 7 nights of observations - In its preliminary data release, taken from just seven nights of observations, the powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory has discovered an enormous, fast-spinning asteroid that sets a new record.
Scientists are closing in on the Universe’s biggest mystery - Nearly everything in the universe is made of mysterious dark matter and dark energy, yet we can’t see either of them directly.
People in Brazil are living past 110 and scientists want to know why - Scientists are uncovering why Brazil may be one of the most important yet underused resources for studying extreme longevity.
NASA considering bringing astronauts home early from International Space Station due to medical issue - NASA is evaluating its options for dealing with an astronaut health issue in orbit, one of which is an early end to SpaceX's Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station.
Scientists tried to break Einstein’s speed of light rule - Einstein’s claim that the speed of light is constant has survived more than a century of scrutiny—but scientists are still daring to test it.
A quantum discovery that breaks the rules of heating - When scientists repeatedly drove a strongly interacting quantum system with laser “kicks,” they expected it to heat up and grow chaotic.
Ribosomal engineering creates “super-probiotic” bacteria - Researchers engineered Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG mutants, enhancing adhesive properties and immune activation, presenting potential “super-probiotics” for better gut health.
Meltwater Turns Iceberg A-23A Blue - After a four-decade run, the massive, waterlogged berg is leaking meltwater and on the verge of disintegrating.
Just 10 minutes of exercise can trigger powerful anti-cancer effects - A brief, intense workout may do more than boost fitness—it could help fight cancer.
Scientists find exercise rivals therapy for depression - A large review of studies suggests that exercise can ease depression about as effectively as psychological therapy.
What Baby Planets with the Density of Styrofoam Reveal - New research leads to important clues about how the most common planets are formed The post What Baby Planets with the Density of Styrofoam Reveal appeared first on Nautilus .
This brain trick makes exercise feel easier - Exercise doesn’t just challenge the body; it challenges how the brain interprets effort.
NASA considers evacuating ailing crew member from International Space Station - "The matter involved a single crew member who is stable," NASA said in a statement.
Did This Spiral Sea Creature Outlive the Dinosaurs? - An ancient marine murder mystery that remains unsolved The post Did This Spiral Sea Creature Outlive the Dinosaurs?
Does Free Will Exist? Part 3: A Superdeterministic Universe - So let’s say you set up an experiment to measure a quantum property of subatomic particles.
Does Free Will Exist? Part 2: The Chaotic Universe - All of physics rests on causal determinism.
Europa May Be Lifeless and Unihabitable After All - New research shows that Jupiter's moon Europa, one of the prime targets in the search for life, may not have the conditions required after all.

January 7, 2026

Something was pumping enormous energy into a young galaxy cluster - Scientists have detected a surprisingly hot galaxy cluster dating back to the universe’s infancy.
People With Red Hair Carry a Gene That May Change How Pain Is Felt and Treated - Do red-haired people really experience pain differently and need more anesthesia?
Did This Drawing Preserve Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA? - Cracking the code on the origins of a Renaissance work of art The post Did This Drawing Preserve Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA?
How to watch 'Predator: Badlands' at home digitally ahead of its February 4K Blu-ray release - Predator: Badlands has landed on digital platforms ahead of the February 4K Blu-ray release, but still no word on the Hulu streaming release date.
773,000-Year-Old Fossils Capture a Moment Before Human Lineages Split - Learn how precisely dated fossils from Morocco reveal a population with a mix of archaic and emerging traits, helping clarify when African and Eurasian human lineages began to diverge.
NASA Celebrates Artemis II During Houston Texans Space City Day - NASA’s Johnson Space Center was front and center Jan. 4, 2026, as the Houston Texans faced the Indianapolis Colts during Space
A new study casts doubt on life beneath Europa’s ice - Europa’s buried ocean has made it one of the most exciting places to search for life beyond Earth.
X-Ray Spectra Could Help Reveal Dark Matter in Galaxy Clusters - A study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters demonstrates that decaying dark matter (DDM) can potentially be detected in unidentified X-ray emission lines in the spectra of galaxy clusters.
Astronomers discover the earliest, hottest galaxy cluster in the universe, and it breaks all the rules - The galaxy cluster appears hotter and more mature than it should for its young age, challenging what we think we know about how these cities of galaxies form.
New US food pyramid recommends very high protein diet, beef tallow as healthy fat option, and full-fat dairy - The federal government has released new dietary guidelines, introducing an emphasis on consuming meat and dairy and avoiding highly processed foods.
25 Years in Orbit: Science, Innovation, and the Future of Exploration - NASA and its partners have supported humans continuously living and working in space since November 2000.
10 retired Lego Star Wars sets we wish would come back - Over the last 25 years, a lot of Lego Star Wars sets have come and gone.
60,000-Year-Old Arrowheads Contain the Oldest Evidence of Poisoned Weapons - Learn how microscopic chemical traces preserved on stone tools are revealing new details about early human hunting practices.
NASA postpones Jan. 8 spacewalk due to 'medical concern' with an astronaut - NASA has postponed a planned Jan. 8 spacewalk outside the International Space Station due to a "medical concern" with an unnamed crew member.
The Deep Evolutionary Roots of Sleep - Protective slumber emerged even before brains did in the ocean shallows The post The Deep Evolutionary Roots of Sleep appeared first on Nautilus .
4 Science-Backed Habits That Can Help Your Body Detox - Learn about some simple additions to your diet and sleep routine that can benefit your overall wellness this new year. 
Physicists built a perfect conductor from ultracold atoms - Researchers at TU Wien have discovered a quantum system where energy and mass move with perfect efficiency.
Rare 2,000-year-old war trumpet, possibly linked to Celtic queen Boudica, discovered in England - Archaeologists have announced their discovery of a metal hoard that contained an extremely rare example of a Celtic battle trumpet.
Stellar Habitability In Our Neighbourhood - A new survey of K-type stars in the Sun's neighbourhood reveals important information about their ability to sustain their habitable zones.
Brainless Jellyfish Need Rest Like Humans, and Reveal Sleep’s Evolutionary Purpose - Learn how jellyfish and sea anemones are changing what we know about the evolutionary purpose of sleep.
Thin Ice May Have Helped Ancient Lakes Survive on Mars - Learn how researchers were able to use a climate model to uncover information about water on ancient Mars.
60,000-year-old poison arrows from South Africa are the oldest poison weapons ever discovered - Five quartz arrowheads found in a South African cave were laced with a slow-acting tumbleweed poison that would have tired prey during long hunts.
Leonardo da Vinci's DNA may be embedded in his art — and scientists think they've managed to extract some - In a first, scientists have extracted DNA from a Renaissance-era drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, but they can't be sure that the genetic material belongs to the Italian polymath.
These mesmerizing patterns are secretly solving hard problems - Tessellations aren’t just eye-catching patterns—they can be used to crack complex mathematical problems.
'Tron: Ares' debuts on streaming today: Here's how to watch Jared Leto's sci-fi AI blockbuster - Jared Leto's sci-fi flick hits the Disney+ streaming grid starting January 7.
NASA telescope combines 100 maps of the universe into one: 'every astronomer is going to find something of value here' - NASA's SPHEREx telescope unveiled its first full-sky map of the universe, combining more than 100 infrared observations into one dazzling mosaic.
Greenland’s Prudhoe Dome Melted 7,000 Years Ago — And Could Again by 2100 - Learn more about the history of Greenland's Prudhoe Dome and how rising global temperatures could impact it in the future. 
What looked like a planet was actually a massive space collision - Around the bright star Fomalhaut, astronomers spotted glowing clouds of debris left behind by colossal collisions between large space rocks.
This Newly Discovered Parasite Looks Like a String of Pearls Around a Spider's Neck - Learn more about a parasitic spider mite discovered in Brazil, the second of the genus ever described. 
Japanese nuclear plant operator fabricated seismic risk data - Company staff were very selective about how they modeled earthquake dangers.
January belongs to Jupiter: See the king of planets in the night sky this month - Jupiter currently shines as a brilliant silvery "star" in the constellation Gemini the Twins, low in the east-northeast sky as dusk slowly fades.
9,500-year-old cremation pyre of a hunter-gatherer woman is the oldest of its kind in the world - Hunter-gatherers cremated the headless body of a woman in a pyre around 9,500 years ago in what is now Malawi.
How the Evidence for Alien Life on K2-18 b Evaporated - It feels like every time we publish an article about an exciting discovery of a potential biosignature on a new exoplanet, we have to publish a follow-up one a few months later debunking the original claims.
Huge ice dome in Greenland vanished 7,000 years ago — melting at temperatures we're racing toward today - Scientists drilled to the bottom of Greenland's 1,600-foot deep Prudhoe Dome and found it disappeared in the early Holocene, when temperatures were close to what we're predicted to reach by the end of the century.
New tool narrows the search for ideal metal organic frameworks - Princeton researchers have developed a new tool to speed the discovery of advanced materials known as metal organic frameworks (MOFs).
Lightning from Above - NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured this image of lightning while orbiting aboard the International Space Station more than 250 miles above Milan, Italy on July 1, 2025.
One of the last Siberian shamans was an 18th-century woman whose parents were related, DNA study reveals - A new DNA analysis of the mummies of historical Indigenous Yakuts reveals resistance to 17th-century Russian conquest.
Engineers create water-saving sand layer to improve plant resilience during drought - The Anasazi, a once-flourishing tribe in the American Southwest, lived on bounties of corn, squash and beans.
New battery idea gets lots of power out of unusual sulfur chemistry - Rather than being used as a storage material, the sulfur gives up electrons.
We have a fossil closer to our split with Neanderthals and Denisovans - A recent study suggests that North Africa may be a key place to look.
'Mitochondrial transfer' into nerves could relieve chronic pain, early study hints - A new study reveals that nerve cells receive periodic infusions of mitochondria from neighboring cells — and this may point to a new way of treating nerve pain.
Last common ancestor of modern humans and Neanderthals possibly found in Casablanca, Morocco - A collection of bones from Casablanca holds important new clues to the origins of modern humans and Neanderthals.
Creating psychedelic-like molecules by shining light on life's basic building blocks - UC Davis researchers have developed a new method that uses light to transform amino acids—the building blocks of proteins—into molecules that are similar in structure to psychedelics and mimic their interaction with the brain.
Distinct AI Models Seem To Converge On How They Encode Reality - Is the inside of a vision model at all like a language model?
Astrophotographer captures rare footage of the Hubble Telescope crossing the sun (video) - The Hubble Telescope appears as a tiny silhouette during a perfectly timed solar transit captured from Puerto Rico.
Unearthing experimental materials data buried in scientific papers using LLMs - Technologies that underpin modern society, such as smartphones and automobiles, rely on a diverse range of functional materials.
By Jove: Jupiter Reaches Opposition for 2026 - It was a question I heard lots this past weekend.
I thought I knew the night sky, but what I saw from the Canary Islands left me speechless - From volcanic landscapes to world-class observatories, a journey through the Canary Islands reveals a night sky unlike anything I'd seen before.
NASA Perseverance rover sees megaripples on Mars | Space photo of the day for Jan. 7, 2026. - Another view from Perseverance shows how windswept Mars' landscape truly is.
Researchers develop electricity-free chlorine production from brines - Chlorine is a fundamental input to modern industry, yet most of today's supply still relies on energy-intensive electrolysis.
Here are the launches and landings we’re most excited about in 2026 - A lot could happen in space this year, but let's get real about what actually will.
Air pollution might harm children’s eye health - Scientists used machine learning to understand air pollution’s role in eye health and vision.
Winning the Red Planet race: Returning Mars samples before China should be a top US priority, experts say - "The Chinese may well beat the U.S. with a grab sample."
Diagnostic dilemma: Giant 'stone' in a man's bladder looked like an ostrich egg - A man visited a hospital because of bladder discomfort, and his doctors discovered a remarkably large bladder stone.
Japanese scientists just built human brain circuits in the lab - Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch the thalamus and cortex interact in real time.
Ancient skeletons reveal viruses embedded in human DNA - Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has been infecting humans for at least 2,500 years.
Carbon capture company lands nearly £1m in backing - The Carbon Removers, based near Dumfries, will use the funding to expand its operations across Europe.
Rare Iron Age war trumpet and boar standard found - The discoveries are "extraordinarily rare", say the archaeologists who helped find them.
Boosting the cell's own cleanup: New class of small molecules accelerate natural protein degradation - Cells have a remarkable housekeeping system: Proteins that are no longer needed, defective, or potentially harmful are labeled with a molecular "tag" and dismantled in the cellular recycling machinery.
Algae Swirls Across a South African Reservoir - Vivid green blooms form, drift, and fade in Hartbeespoortdam reservoir over the course of a year.
A global cancer surge is underway and the world is not ready - Global cancer cases have surged dramatically, doubling since 1990 and reaching 18.5 million new diagnoses in 2023.
Breakthrough lets scientists watch plants breathe in real time - Scientists have created a new way to watch plants breathe—live and in high definition—while tracking exactly how much carbon and water they exchange with the air.
Wildfires are polluting the air far more than thought - Scientists have discovered that wildfires release far more air-polluting gases than previously estimated.
The simplest way teens can protect their mental health - Teens who sleep in on weekends may be giving their mental health a boost.
Does Free Will Exist? Part 1: The Clockwork Universe - Check this out.

January 6, 2026

11,000-year-old dog skulls reveal a hidden origin story - Dogs began diversifying thousands of years earlier than previously believed, with clear differences in size and shape appearing over 11,000 years ago.
This simple math trick could transform earthquake science - Earthquakes happen daily, sometimes with devastating consequences, yet predicting them remains out of reach.
Hubble Telescope spies 'wake' of supergiant Beutelgeuse's hidden companion star - Using new observations from the Hubble Space Telescope and observatories on Earth, scientists have confirmed the existence of Betelgeuse's elusive companion star, named Siwarha.
Astronomers Discover a Bright Supernova Using Gravitational Lensing for the First Time - An international team of astronomers using a combination of ground-based telescopes, including the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, has discovered the first-ever spatially resolved, gravitationally lensed superluminous supernova.
How a 400-Year-Old Shark Keeps Its Vision From Breaking Down - Learn how extreme longevity and deep-sea adaptations allow Greenland sharks to preserve vision for centuries.
As Puzzling As A Platypus: The JWST Finds Some Hard To Categorize Objects - Astronomers found a handful of unusual objects in JWST survey data.
Betelgeuse's Brightness Wavers Due to a Companion Star and Its Swirling Trail of Gas  - Learn how Betelgeuse's atmosphere has been altered by its companion star, which has left behind a trail of expanding gas. 
Harmful mouth bacteria may trigger Parkinson’s disease - A familiar mouth bacterium best known for causing cavities may also be quietly influencing the brain.
What People Who Lived Past 110 in Brazil Reveal About Health Span — Not Lifespan - Learn how research on people who lived past 110 is uncovering clues about immune function and resilience in aging.
SpaceX stacks Super Heavy booster ahead of Starship megarocket's 12th test flight - SpaceX recently stacked the giant Super Heavy booster that will help launch the upcoming 12th test flight of the company's Starship megarocket.
'How can all of this be happening?': Scientists spot massive group of ancient galaxies so hot they shouldn't exist - An inexplicably hot, fast-growing cluster of galaxies in the early universe has scientists questioning theories of galactic evolution.
Rare and Elusive CookieCutter Shark Leaves a Round Wound in Its Prey - Learn how Indigenous knowledge and modern science reveal the rare cookiecutter shark, which hunts on moonless nights.