Today's Science News

September 18, 2025

Scientists grow synthetic kidneys inside mice - Researchers have grown ‘assembloids’ which they claim are the most mature and complex kidney structures grown to date.
NASA's Artemis astronauts practice moon landings in Colorado | Space photo of the day for Sept. 18, 2025 - NASA is collaborating with the Colorado Army National Guard at its training center in Gypsum to help Artemis astronauts prepare for moon landings.
Thames and Kosmos planetarium star projector review - Both educational and mesmerizing, the Thames and Kosmos planetarium star projector is a great gift for kids.
DAILY DOSE: Vaccine Changes Under Kennedy Could Spur Disease Comebacks; Gemini 2.5 Earns Gold at ICPC, Outpacing Most Human Teams. - Susan Monarez warned that proposed vaccine changes could revive dangerous diseases, while low pneumococcal vaccine uptake leaves millions unprotected.
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit on 117th Falcon 9 flight of 2025 - SpaceX launched 28 more of its Starlink internet satellites today (Sept. 18), sending them aloft from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Blue Origin launches 35th New Shepard flight after long delay - Blue Origin launched its 35th New Shepard suborbital mission this morning (Sept. 18) after a nearly four-week delay, flying more than 40 scientific payloads above the Kármán Line.
Ukraine destroys giant radio telescope used by Russian military - One of the world's largest radio telescopes has been destroyed by a Ukrainian drone to prevent Russian forces from using it for military communications.
New Evidence Says An Exploding Comet Wiped Out The Clovis Culture And Triggered The Younger Dryas - A swarm of fragments from an air burst comet could've triggered the Younger Dryas cooling period.
Blue Alchemist Is One Step Closer to Creating Sustainable Infrastructure on the Moon - Blue Origin's breakthrough in-space resource utilization system aims to turn lunar regolith into solar arrays, metals, and breathable and propellant-grade oxygen, enabling sustainable robotic and human Moon missions and future Mars exploration.
Earth Has Another Quasi-Satellite: The Asteroid Arjuna 2025 PN7 - Earth has a new co-moving neighbour.
Lucy's Main Belt Target Has Its Features Named - When considering the unnamed major features of all the moons, asteroids, and comets in our solar system there are still a lot of places out there that need proper names.
Will We Ever Make it to Mars? - You know, if you take away the lack of air and water, the weaker Sun, the lower gravity, and the toxic soil, Mars isn’t all that bad of a place to live.
Saturn 'On Razor's Edge' at Opposition for 2025 - It seems like most of the planets have fled the evening scene.
Rare Triple Conjunction Smiles at Dawn on September 19th - Sometimes, it seems as if the Universe is literally smiling down upon us.
Webb Spots a Massive Stellar Jet in the Outer Milky Way - NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently imaged an extremely large and symmetric protostellar jet at the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy.
Microbial Life Colonizes Post-Impact Craters And Thrives For Millions Of Years - Researchers have dated the appearance of microbial life in a 78 million year old impact crater.
Survey of Exo-Neptunes Defines System Gravitational Evolution - Exoplanet surveys are useful for more than just astrobiology or increasing the tally of known planets in other solar systems.
Does the Multiverse Explain the Nature of the Universe? - One possibility to explain the constants of nature is that there’s more than one universe.
Make Like A Spacecraft And Fly Through Gaia’s 3D Map Of Stellar Nurseries - Here we fly through Gaia’s new 3D map of stellar nurseries.
Clusters and Chains of Stars Reveal a Dynamic Milky Way - Gaia Proves Our Skies Are Filled with Chains of Starry Gatherings Gaia Proves Our Skies Are Filled with Chains of Starry Gatherings https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Gaia/Gaia_proves_our_skies_are_filled_with_chains_of_starry_gatherings
Astronomers Catch a Planet in the Act of Being Born - It’s rather strange to think about catching a planet in the act of being born given that the process takes millions of years but for the first time, astronomers have done just that!
“Black Hole Stars" Could Solve the Mystery of Little Red Dots - A bizarre new type of object could solve one of astronomy's most puzzling mysteries.
New Bright Comet SWAN Could Perform a Surprise October Show - A new comet approaching from sunward could make a fine dusk appearance in October.
The Anthropic Argument: Nature Is the Way It Is Because We Exist - According to every experiment, the constants of nature appear to be constant.
Civilization Can't Arise Without Plate Tectonics And Carbon Dioxide - Can a planet that lacks plate tectonics and has very little carbon dioxide support life?
Interstellar Objects Like Comet 3I/ATLAS Could Act As Planetary Seeds - ISOs like Comet 3I/ATLAS are fascinating yet fleeting visitors from distant solar systems.
First Dark Matter Sub-Halo Found In The Milky Way - There are plenty of theories about what dark matter is and how it might be gravitationally affecting the universe.
How to see the moon, Venus and the bright star Regulus in an ultraclose conjunction tomorrow - Watch the crescent moon, Venus and the bright star Regulus align in a rare predawn close conjunction tomorrow.
How to make a pitched ball curve to your will - A range of tricks pitchers use to get curve all come down to the thin layers of air next to the ball — and how a ball’s spin and seams affect them.
Jaguar in Brazil smashes record for the species' longest documented swim - A jaguar was captured on camera trap on an artificial island near the Serra da Mesa Hydroelectric Power Dam.
There's a 90% chance we'll see a black hole explode within a decade, physicists say - How often do black holes explode?
RFK's handpicked advisers are coming for the childhood vaccine schedule. Here's what to know. - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices may vote to disrupt the childhood vaccine schedule, despite what experts say is a lack of evidence to do so.
'There's no shoving that genie back in the bottle': Readers believe it's too late to stop the progression of AI - Over 1,700 readers responded to a Live Science poll, and 30% of them believe it is too late to halt the development of artificial intelligence (AI).
Australia announces higher emissions cuts by 2035 - The country is one of the world's biggest carbon emitters per capita.
NASA’s Perseverance just found new evidence that Mars could have been habitable - Jezero Crater’s rocks reveal three stages of water activity, shifting from hostile acidic fluids to more life-friendly alkaline ones.
The Moon could finally reveal dark matter - Faint hydrogen signals from the cosmic Dark Ages may soon help determine the mass of dark matter particles.
What’s going on inside Mars’ north polar vortex? - An unexpected surge in ozone in Mars' north polar vortex, raises questions as to whether the Red Planet once had a protective layer like Earth.
White dwarf caught devouring a frozen Pluto-like world - Astronomers have detected the chemical fingerprint of a frozen, water-rich planetary fragment being devoured by a white dwarf star, offering the clearest evidence yet that icy, life-delivering objects exist beyond our Solar System.
Why Alaska’s salmon streams are suddenly bleeding orange - Warming Arctic permafrost is unlocking toxic metals, turning Alaska’s once-clear rivers into orange, acid-laced streams.

September 17, 2025

You can hold on to your butts thanks to DNA that evolved in fish - Making digits seems to involve gene activity that was needed to make a cloaca.
We've officially found 6,000 exoplanets, NASA says: 'We're entering the next great chapter of exploration' - "There's one we haven't found — a planet just like ours.
A Man Had COVID For 750 Days Straight and His Body Became an Incubator For Virus Evolution - Learn more about the longest documented case of COVID-19 found in an American man living with HIV.
AI Supports Dishonesty in Humans, Making It Easier for Users to Cheat With an Accomplice - In the rise of AI, dishonesty has never been easier, making cheating for profit and other unethical outcomes increasingly common.
Goodbye colonoscopy? Simple stool test detects 90% of colorectal cancers - Scientists at the University of Geneva have created the first detailed catalogue of gut bacteria at the subspecies level, unlocking powerful new ways to detect colorectal cancer.
Bronze and Iron Age People Focused on Olive and Grape Crops, Making Wine and Olive Oil a Priority - Learn how Bronze- and Iron-Age people made choices about which crops to prioritize in the Eastern Mediterranean, considering the crops’ resilience, moisture requirements, and profitability through periods of climatic change.
Rogue DNA rings may be the secret spark driving deadly brain cancer - Rogue DNA rings known as ecDNA may hold the key to cracking glioblastoma’s deadly resilience.
Frequent Volcano Eruptions Can Wipe Out Plant Species, But Also Help Them Evolve and Thrive - Learn more about the volcanic island of Nishinoshima and how its frequent eruptions are helping scientists understand how plant species evolve and thrive.
Harvard’s salt trick could turn billions of tons of hair into eco-friendly materials - Scientists at Harvard have discovered how salts like lithium bromide break down tough proteins such as keratin—not by attacking the proteins directly, but by altering the surrounding water structure.
Artemis 2 astronauts will double as human science experiments on their trip around the moon - Artemis 2 astronauts will be the subjects of nearly as many experiments as they'll be performing during their trip around the moon.
Aristotle Discovered the World Is Round – One of the First Important Scientific Theories - Aristotle had one of the first important scientific theories and was the one who found out the world is round.
NASA Artemis II Moon Rocket Ready to Fly Crew - NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket poised to send four astronauts from Earth on a journey around the Moon next year may appear identical to the Artemis I SLS rocket.
What are the 'magic numbers' in nuclear physics, and why are they so powerful? - Why do some elements decay in minutes, while others last billions of years?
SpaceX moves next Starship spacecraft to launch pad for testing (photos) - SpaceX has moved its newest Starship spacecraft to the launch pad for testing ahead of the megarocket's upcoming 11th test flight.
Shared genetic mechanisms underpin social life in bees and humans - Researchers found genetic variants in honey bees linked to social behavior, similar to those in humans, suggesting ancient evolutionary connections.
Are interstellar invaders like comet 3I/ATLAS seeding the universe with exoplanets? - A new study suggests interstellar objects like comet 3I/ATLAS could serve as "seeds" for exoplanet growth around young stars.
Genetics: How do we inherit traits from our ancestors? - Discover interesting facts about how traits are passed down over generations through DNA.
Bad news for astronauts? Human stem cells age more rapidly in space, study suggests - A new study suggests that a group of cells, key for the health of blood and the immune system, are vulnerable to aging-like processes after spending time on the ISS.
Chimps drinking a lager a day in ripe fruit, study finds - Scientists say chimps consume the equivalent of a bottle of lager a day from dining on ripe fruit.
Apple TV+'s sci-fi saga 'Foundation' is getting a Season 4: 'We look forward to continuing the epic' - "It's been fantastic to watch 'Foundation' become such a global phenomenon, with fans tuning in from every corner of the world."
NASA’s Tally of Planets Outside Our Solar System Reaches 6,000 - The milestone highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since the first exoplanets were found.
NASA Rideshares Integrated Ahead of Launch - Technicians completed integrating NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Annual Low - With the end of summer approaching in the Northern Hemisphere, the extent of sea ice in the Arctic shrank to its annual minimum on Sept. 10, according to NASA
Don't miss the beautiful summer Milky Way next week as the new moon goes dark on Sept. 21 - The moon is near new phase this week, and clearer skies and cooler overnight temperatures means that this is also an optimum week to check out the beautiful summer Milky Way.
Fly through Gaia’s 3D map of stellar nurseries - Scientists developed a detailed 3D map of Milky Way star formation regions using data from the Gaia telescope, enhancing our understanding of these areas.
Watch an asteroid the size of the Washington Monument zoom past Earth live on Sept. 18 (video) - Watch live as a potentially hazardous asteroid makes a close flyby of Earth on Sept. 18.
Breathtaking timelapse photos capture September's blood moon total lunar eclipse over Egypt's White Desert - See breathtaking images of September's blood moon total lunar eclipse from Egypt.
Even brief exposure to air pollution can push the placenta into an inflammatory state, lab study suggests - A study of human placentas suggests that urban air pollution may push the organ's resident immune cells into an inflammatory state.
Space Station Science - NASA astronaut Zena Cardman processes bone cell samples inside the Kibo laboratory module's Life Science Glovebox on Aug. 28, 2025, as part of an experiment
'Rare' ancestor reveals how huge flightless birds made it to faraway lands - The mystery of how related flightless birds ended up so far apart on different continents may have been solved.
Oldest-known dome-headed dinosaur discovered sticking out of a cliff in Mongolia's Gobi Desert - The juvenile pachycephalosaurs, which predates the previous oldest dome-headed dinosaur by 15 million years, reveals more about how and when this unusual feature developed.
NASA’s IMAP Mission to Study Boundaries of Our Home in Space - Summary Space is a dangerous place — one that NASA continues to explore for the benefit of all.
Teen dinosaur probably practiced “headbutting itself into a relationship” - Palaeontologists have unearthed a new species of dinosaur in a “once-in-a-lifetime discovery” which pushes back the earliest record of dome-headed pachycephalosaurs by 15 million years.
5 forecasts early climate models got right – the evidence is all around you - Climate models are complex, just like the world they mirror.
Scientists invent new sunscreen made from pollen - Traditional chemical sunscreens can damage coral reefs.
Will the International Space Station be replaced before its fiery death in 2030? - NASA plans to send the ISS into Earth's atmosphere in 2030, and it has no plans for a replacement — at least, not directly.
'The sun is slowly waking up': NASA warns that there may be more extreme space weather for decades to come - A new NASA study suggests that solar activity will remain high or rise further in the coming decades, contradicting previous assumptions that the sun was quieting down — and scientists "don't completely understand" why.
Fluid physics reveals how capsizing icebergs flip - The internet is littered with dramatic videos of icebergs capsizing.
'The sun is slowly waking up': Scientists say a rise in solar storms awaits us - The turning point seems to have been after 2008, which had the lowest amount of solar activity on record.
Mokoqi star projector night light review - The Mokoqi star projector is aimed at babies and young children and is designed to aid sleep with ambient projections but is not scientifically accurate.
Sunrise silhouettes the world's largest telescope | Space photo of the day for Sept. 17, 2025 - Astronomy isn’t just about distant stars; it’s also about the human effort here on Earth that makes it possible to extend our vision out into the cosmos.
Vaonis Vespera Pro smart telescope review - The Vaonis Vespera Pro is sleek and easy-to-use, bringing some of the faintest deep-sky objects into reach – and in huge 12MP resolution too!
Anthropologist claims hand positions on 1,300-year-old Maya altar have a deeper meaning - A well-known Maya stone carving known as Altar Q, located at the site of Copán in Honduras, may use hand signs to represent key dates in the Maya Long Count Calendar, a new study claims.
DAILY DOSE: Parental Hesitancy Rises, School Vaccine Mandates Still Popular; Trump Extends TikTok Deadline as US-Led Deal Advances, Algorithm Stays in China. - Parental vaccine hesitancy rises, with many supporting school mandates; trust in health agencies is low, especially among younger families.
This ‘megaflash’ is now the longest lightning bolt on record - A reanalysis of satellite data showed that a 2017 Texas-to-Missouri lightning megaflash stretched 829 kilometers (515 miles) and lasted 7.39 seconds.
Diagnostic dilemma: A knife broke off in a man's chest, and he didn't notice it for 8 years - A man noticed pus oozing from his chest, and it ended up revealing a knife blade in his thoracic cavity.
A Girl Scout was injured in a remote California canyon. Here's how satellites got help to her in minutes - "Without satellite-enabled communication and precise location identification, this rescue could have stretched from hours into days."
'When people gather in groups, bizarre behaviors often emerge': How the rise of online social networks has catapulted dysfunctional thinking - The pervasive spread of misinformation can be tracked to cognitive limitations, social influence and the global spread of online networks.
What Makes an Opera Star Stand Out? - A singular quality unifies favorites The post What Makes an Opera Star Stand Out?
How Rodents Spread Across the Earth - One little appendage may have played a very large part The post How Rodents Spread Across the Earth appeared first on Nautilus .
Gaia’s Got a Fever - An aging Earth, like an aging body, is increasingly vulnerable to heat’s fatal strikes The post Gaia’s Got a Fever appeared first on Nautilus .
Has Culture Overtaken Genes in Human Evolution? - How we adapt is shifting The post Has Culture Overtaken Genes in Human Evolution?
Scientists crack a 50-year solar mystery with a scorching discovery - Scientists from the University of St Andrews have discovered that ions in solar flares can reach scorching temperatures more than 60 million degrees—6.5 times hotter than previously believed.
Color-changing organogel stretches 46 times its size and self-heals - Scientists from Taiwan have developed a new material that can stretch up to 4,600% of its original length before breaking.
Rare Einstein cross with extra image reveals hidden dark matter - A strange “Einstein Cross” with an extra, impossible fifth image has revealed the hidden presence of a massive dark matter halo.
Science history: A tragic gene therapy death that stalled the field for a decade — Sept. 17, 1999 - Sept. 17, 1999: Jesse Gelsinger died after receiving a gene therapy treatment to treat a liver disease.
This new AI can spot solar storms days before they strike - A new AI model from NYU Abu Dhabi predicts solar wind days in advance with far greater accuracy than existing methods.
Soil warming experiments challenge assumptions about climate change - Heating alone won’t drive soil microbes to release more carbon dioxide — they need added carbon and nutrients to thrive.
Maths in action: mapping and observing Earth - Earth Observation is the science of collecting information about our planet from satellites, drones, aircraft, and ground sensors.

September 16, 2025

Scientists reverse stroke damage with stem cells - Scientists in Zurich have shown that stem cell transplants can reverse stroke damage by regenerating neurons, restoring motor functions, and even repairing blood vessels.
Brain rhythms reveal a secret switch between old memories and new adventures - Scientists have uncovered how the brain reroutes its communication pathways depending on whether it’s processing something new or recalling the familiar.
Northrop Grumman's 'Cygnus XL' cargo spacecraft suffers thruster issue on way to the International Space Station - Northrop Grumman's new "Cygnus XL" cargo ship won't arrive at the ISS on Wednesday morning (Sept. 17) as planned after suffering a thruster issue in orbit.
A record supply load won’t reach the International Space Station as scheduled - The problem arose early Tuesday when the spacecraft's main engine shut down earlier than expected.
Crossing Nets: A Loggerhead Turtle’s Journey Through Bycatch in Catalonia - National Geographic Society & TNC extern Ona Santisteban Uribarri shares her experience studying loggerheads and bycatch in the Mediterranean.
The violent collisions that made Earth habitable - Late-stage planetary collisions reshaped Earth and its neighboring planets, delivering water, altering their atmospheres, and influencing their tectonics.
'We're really on a different trajectory': How NASA's Artemis moon missions aim to prepare us for Mars - NASA is working on finding landing sites for future moon astronauts.
Stanford scientists reveal simple shift that could prevent strokes and obesity nationwide - Switching clocks twice a year disrupts circadian rhythms in ways that harm health.
A Comet Explosion May Have Killed Megafauna in North America 13,000 Years Ago - Learn about the comet impact hypothesis that may explain why North America lost most of its megafauna along with the Clovis culture around 13,000 years ago.
Gaslighters Take Over the Learning Process, Making Their Targets Question Themselves - Learn how gaslighting works, by hijacking what and how we learn in surprising situations.
Fish Pee Like Us to Regulate Their Bodily Fluids – They Also Poop and Fart - Yes, fish pee just like humans.
Doomed 'cannibal' star could soon explode in a supernova so bright it would be visible during the day - Astronomers have solved the mystery of a star that has baffled scientists for over a century, finding it is a cannibal white dwarf about to blow in an explosion that will be visible with the naked eye.
Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro makes food taste sweeter and saltier, and that may quiet cravings - Some people taking Ozempic, Wegovy, or Mounjaro notice that food suddenly tastes sweeter or saltier, and this subtle shift in flavor perception appears tied to reduced appetite and stronger feelings of fullness.
The Moon Is Moving Farther From Earth Each Year, and Tides Are the Reason - Learn more about tides and tidal bulge, and how they’re contributing to the moon drifting away.
Surprise solar storm sparks stunning auroras across the US (photos) - A hidden magnetic island inside a coronal hole unleashed a surprise G3 storm, sparking dazzling displays across the US.
'We certainly weren't exceptional, but now we're the only ones left': In new PBS series 'Human,' anthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi explores how humans came to dominate Earth - In her new show, Ella Al-Shamahi charts humanity's evolutionary odyssey.
Forget supercomputers — scientists say a laptop could map the universe in minutes - A new emulator is tackling the near-impossible task of mapping the universe's large-scale structure without sacrificing intricate details.
'We have to fully fund NASA': Lawmaker joins space agency employees in protest outside DC headquarters - Chants of "Save NASA!"
Semaglutide may silence the food noise in your head - People taking semaglutide report far fewer obsessive thoughts about food, with cravings dropping sharply and mental health improving.
1,900-year-old 'treasure' found in Roman-era family's scorched house in Romania - A discovery in Romania shows the remains of an elite family's treasures from the Roman era that were scorched in a fire.
NASA, Partners Push Forward with Remotely Piloted Airspace Integration - NASA and its partners recently tested a tool for remotely piloted operations that could enable operators to transport people and goods more efficiently within
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'Totally unexpected': Stunning new imagery shows big changes in the 1st black hole ever captured by humanity (photo, video) - Newly released images of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy M87 show that the plasma that swirls around it has unexpectedly reversed directions.
Webinar Series: Teaching with EMERGE & GLOBE Mission Mosquito - Educators, join our free two-part webinar, and learn about bringing coding and citizen science to your learners!
'Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition' hatches surprise Xbox Series X|S release with chaotic launch trailer (video) - The updated and non-VR version of the latest first-person Alien video game is spreading to all current-gen platforms.
Humanity could settle Mars by 2055, Elon Musk says - Humanity can establish a self-sustaining settlement on Mars in the next 30 years, provided our heavy-lift launch technology advances as planned, SpaceX chief Elon Musk said.
The best viral star projector is now under $50 on Amazon at its lowest-ever price and - We rate the Orzorz as the best viral star projector on the market and it's now under $50 before Amazon's Prime Day in October offers are live.
Laser Beams to the Brain Help Us Understand How We Perceive Illusions - Learn how the brain handles certain optical illusions, causing us to perceive shapes that don't actually exist. 
An Eye-catching Star Cluster - Westerlund 1, the biggest and closest “super” star cluster to Earth, dazzles in this image released on July 23, 2025.
Machine learning and quantum chemistry unite to simulate catalyst dynamics - Catalysts play an indispensable role in modern manufacturing.
What to expect from each stage of the partial solar eclipse on Sept. 21 - A spectacular partial solar eclipse will be visible across a swathe of the southern hemisphere this week.
Skyscraper-size asteroid previously predicted to hit us in 60 years will zoom past Earth on Thursday (Sept. 18) — and you can see it live - The "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2025 FA22 will fly close past Earth at more than 24,000 mph on Thursday (Sept. 18).
Traffic algorithm to cut down on crazy commutes - In welcome news for commuters, researchers have developed a forecasting algorithm which could help city planners improve traffic congestion.
A silver lining in sewer sludge: Volatile fatty acids - Many sewage treatment plants are equipped to process waste using anaerobic digestion, in which the sewage sludge is held in an oxygen-free chamber to ferment and break down.
2 billion people will be able to see 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis when it buzzes Earth in April 2029 - The 1,115-foot-wide (340 meters) asteroid Apophis will pass closer to Earth than many satellites fly in April 2029, giving scientists and stargazers a rare front-row seat.
Grumpy-looking Pallas's cat photographed by camera trap in stunning photo from eastern Himalayas - The Pallas’s cat is just one of several wildcats spotted in Arunachal Pradesh, which also supports snow leopards, common leopards, clouded leopards, leopard cats and marbled cats.
Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 FE lens review - The Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 FE is a fast ultra wide-angle prime with excellent light-gathering capabilities, making it perfect for astrophotography as well as landscape photography.
Interstellar visitors like comet 3I/ATLAS are the most common objects in the Milky Way: 'There's almost always one within the solar system' - Astronomers say that mysterious interstellar visitors like 'Oumuamua and 3I/ATLAS are the most common large bodies in the Milky Way — and our best chance to study other planetary systems.
DAILY DOSE: US Childhood Vaccination Rates Show Alarming Decline Nationwide; Most Americans Continue Supporting School Vaccine Requirements Despite Political Rhetoric. - US childhood vaccination rates are declining, prompting concerns about herd immunity, while public support for school vaccine mandates remains strong despite political opposition.
Graphene supercapacitor shows promise for high energy and fast power delivery - Engineers in Australia have created a new carbon-based material which allows supercapacitors to store as much energy as traditional lead-acid batteries and deliver charge much faster.
A close shave on the ISS | Space photo of the day for Sept. 16, 2025 - Even though they're far from home, astronauts on the International Space Station still have normal routines, including getting regular haircuts.
Plasma-assisted catalyst enables more efficient ammonia synthesis for energy storage - Ammonia is used in fertilizer and many industrial processes.
How good bacteria break free from their hydrogel homes - Fearless bacteria have colonized extreme environments, adapted to vast temperatures and pH fluctuations, and acclimated to diverse hosts.
Whose monster is it anyway: Match the literary sci-fi monster to its book - In this quiz, you'll match iconic sci-fi monsters to the books that birthed them—and the authors who dared to imagine the unimaginable.
For the first time, scientists have access to a comprehensive data set for identifying unknown compounds - Scientists from the laboratory of Dr. Tomáš Pluskal at IOCB Prague are helping colleagues around the world identify previously unknown compounds.
AI could 'im-prove' sourdough starters - From sourdough starters at home to loaves in supermarkets—artificial intelligence (AI) could be key to standardizing and upscaling unpredictable sourdough, according to new research.
New space junk removal idea: Using ion engine exhaust to knock debris out of the sky - With a modest amount of thrust and power, a new ion engine system could get rid of 1-ton pieces of space junk in less than 100 days.
'This needs to happen fast': Scientists race to cryopreserve a critically endangered tree before it goes extinct - Less than 400 angle-stemmed myrtle specimens remain in the wild in Australia.
Looking for aliens from the far side of the moon [COMIC] - Earth’s noise and light pollution can make it hard to detect signs of life on other planets.
'Inert' scandium unlocked as a powerful blue-light photocatalyst - Scientists at the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT Prague) have revealed a new catalytic role for scandium, an element whose salts were long considered to be redox stable, i.e.
'A game changer': Space shuttle astronaut Pam Melroy joins Venus Aerospace after revolutionary rocket engine breakthrough - Former NASA deputy chief and shuttle commander Pam Melroy has joined Venus Aerospace's board after its groundbreaking RDRE flight, bringing her decades of experience to help scale the startup's propulsion technology.
'A genuine surprise': Near-Earth asteroid Ryugu once had 'flowing water' that transformed its insides - A new analysis of asteroid Ryugu hints that the "potentially hazardous" space rock once had flowing water in its core, possibly leftover from the impact that created it.