• New interstellar object 3I/ATLAS: Everything we know about the rare cosmic visitor
    Monday, July 7, 2025 from SPACE.com
    How do we know 3I/ATLAS, also called comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), is interstellar? Will it strike Earth? Can we visit it? Here are all of your questions answered.
  • Want to bulk up and build muscle? Don't go to space
    Monday, July 7, 2025 from SPACE.com
    Tissue samples sent to the International Space Station reveal what can happen to astronauts on long-term missions.
  • CDC Staff Dedicated to Birth Control Safety Eliminated by HHS
    Monday, July 7, 2025 from Undark
    For more than a decade, a small team of people at the CDC has issued timely national guidelines to help clinicians prescribe contraception safely for millions of women with underlying medical conditions. The entire team has been fired as...
  • Voracious honey bees threaten the food supply of native pollinators
    Monday, July 7, 2025 from Phys.org - spotlight science and technology news stories
    The majority of Earth's plant species, including our crop plants, rely on the services of animal pollinators in order to reproduce. Honey bees and other pollinating insects annually contribute billions of dollars to the U.S. economy, and...
  • Peru’s 3,500-year-old lost city could change America’s prehistory
    Monday, July 7, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
    Ancient city likely served as trading hub connecting South American coast to Andes
  • Starwatch: Venus will pass through the ‘golden gate’ of two star clusters
    Monday, July 7, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Nature, Environment, Climate Change, Ecology, Ecosystems
    The brilliant planet will move across the invisible line between the pair and appear 3 degrees away from the star Aldebaran This week, Venus will pass through the so-called Golden Gate of the Ecliptic. Although the name has risen to...
  • Dark dwarfs lurking at the center of our galaxy might hint at the nature of dark matter
    Monday, July 7, 2025 from Phys.org - spotlight science and technology news stories
    Celestial objects known as dark dwarfs may be hiding at the center of our galaxy and could offer key clues to uncover the nature of one of the most mysterious and fundamental phenomena in contemporary cosmology: dark matter.
  • Young people in England’s coastal towns three times more likely to have a mental health condition
    Monday, July 7, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Nature, Environment, Climate Change, Ecology, Ecosystems
    They are suffering disproportionately and without help, say researchers, and unless they are given a voice, problems will continue to mount up Read more: ‘We’re told we won’t amount to anything’: is it possible to change the fortunes of...
  • Breakthrough gene therapy jab reverses hearing loss in weeks
    Monday, July 7, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
    Researcher says this type of treatment for deafness is ‘just the beginning’
  • Earth’s largest camera will sweep the sky like never before
    Monday, July 7, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
  • Near Antarctica, Saltier Seas Mean Less Ice, Study Finds
    Monday, July 7, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
    Briny warm water is mixing on the surface of the ocean, making sea ice melt faster, a new study found.
  • EV Fast Chargers Create Pollution Hot Spots
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Science Blog
  • Arctic Ocean Stayed Open During Ice Ages, Study Finds
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Science Blog
  • Fig Trees Turn Atmospheric Carbon Into Stone
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Science Blog
  • AI revives classic microscopy for on-farm soil health testing
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Phys.org - spotlight science and technology news stories
    The classic microscope is getting a modern twist—US researchers are developing an AI-powered microscope system that could make soil health testing faster, cheaper, and more accessible to farmers and land managers around the world.
  • Of the pairs identified by volunteers in the project, 7936 were previously unknown
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
    It's a rare phenomenon in which stars orbit each other, periodically blocking their light.
  • The Six Traits That Make a Person Cool
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
    Turns out cool people around the world have a lot in common, but it all may not be as great as it seems. The New York Times reports that a new study found that, regardless of age, gender, income, or location, nearly 6,000 participants...
  • When it comes to vaccines, how are pediatricians restoring trust?
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
    A member of the medical staff administers a dose of the measles vaccine to a child at a health center in Lubbock, Texas, on February 27, 2025. If you're a parent, decisions about vaccines have gotten a lot more confusing recently. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s health department is walking back longstanding recommendations. NPR's Pien Huang speaks with a pediatrician and a vaccine...
  • Explainer: Intense moisture from the Gulf of Mexico was circulated like a pinwheel, feeding the storms
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
    In the Texas region, four months' worth of rainfall came down in four hours.
  • Antarctica Faces Tense Future as U.S. Science Budget Shrinks
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
    The continent is dedicated to research and cooperation, but proposed funding cuts in the Trump administration and actions by other world powers may alter the environment.
  • Toxic algal bloom off South Australia coastline devastates marine life – video
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Nature, Environment, Climate Change, Ecology, Ecosystems
    Footage shows the impact of an algal bloom unfolding along South Australia's coastline. The deadly bloom of Karenia mikimotoi algae has devastated marine life from the Fleurieu peninsula, to Kangaroo Island, to the Yorke peninsula and...
  • Space auction: Sally Ride memorabilia collection sells for $145,000
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from SPACE.com
    A collection of more than 50 pieces of memorabilia previously owned by Sally Ride, the first American woman to reach space, sold at auction last week for more than $145,000.
  • Why does Mars look purple, yellow and orange in ESA's stunning new satellite image?
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from SPACE.com
    Surprising colors and stunning features are captured in a new image of Mars' surface.
  • US military cuts climate scientists off from vital satellite sea-ice data
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from SPACE.com
    In the latest attack on science by the Trump administration, researchers at the National Snow and Ice Data Center will no longer receive data from a fleet of military satellites.
  • Cough medicine turned brain protector? Ambroxol may slow Parkinson’s dementia
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
    Ambroxol, long used for coughs in Europe, stabilized symptoms and brain-damage markers in Parkinson’s dementia patients over 12 months, whereas placebo patients worsened. Those with high-risk genes even saw cognitive gains, hinting at...
  • Can we afford to be afraid of nuclear power?
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Nature, Environment, Climate Change, Ecology, Ecosystems
    Not only is nuclear essential if we want to reach net zero – it’s the key to tackling poverty, too Money can buy comfort, but energy makes comfort possible in the first place. Energy is the great enabler of the modern world....
  • Multisensory VR forest reboots your brain and lifts mood—study confirms
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
    Immersing stressed volunteers in a 360° virtual Douglas-fir forest complete with sights, sounds and scents boosted their mood, sharpened short-term memory and deepened their feeling of nature-connectedness—especially when all three...
  • Businesses and charities call for UK to scrap VAT on refurbished electronics
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Nature, Environment, Climate Change, Ecology, Ecosystems
    Exclusive: Letter to government says lower prices for repaired goods would cut waste, create jobs and help households save money Ministers are facing fresh calls to scrap VAT on all repaired and refurbished electronics, with businesses,...
  • Weedkiller ingredient widely used in US can damage organs and gut bacteria, research shows
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Nature, Environment, Climate Change, Ecology, Ecosystems
    Diquat is banned in the UK, EU, China and other countries. The US has resisted calls to regulate it The herbicide ingredient used to replace glyphosate in Roundup and other weedkiller products can kill gut bacteria and damage organs in...
  • Massive study detects AI fingerprints in millions of scientific papers
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Phys.org - spotlight science and technology news stories
    Chances are that you have unknowingly encountered compelling online content that was created, either wholly or in part, by some version of a Large Language Model (LLM). As these AI resources, like ChatGPT and Google Gemini, become more...
  • Pregnancy’s 100-million-year secret: Inside the placenta’s evolutionary power play
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
    A group of scientists studying pregnancy across six different mammals—from humans to marsupials—uncovered how certain cells at the mother-baby boundary have been working together for over 100 million years. By mapping gene activity in...
  • ISS astronaut captures a rare phenomenon from orbit — a giant 'sprite' above a thunderstorm
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from SPACE.com
    Sprites have been known to form above intense thunderstorms.
  • NIH budget cuts threaten the future of biomedical research — and the young scientists behind it
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
    NIH budget cuts are threatening key medical research programs, shrinking training grants, and leaving young researchers facing career uncertainty.
  • ‘We’ve made progress’: environment secretary is upbeat despite Labour’s struggles
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Nature, Environment, Climate Change, Ecology, Ecosystems
    Steve Reed says changes to living standards are happening and will make a big difference to trust in government It was probably easier for Steve Reed to feel more cheerful about Labour’s most torrid week in government while sitting on...
  • Fiona the Pregnant Sea Reptile’s Fossil Hints at the Birth of a New Ocean
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
    An ichthyosaur preserved beneath a Chilean glacier is helping scientists understand the extinct animals and the world around them as a supercontinent broke up.
  • Scientists capture real-time birth of ultrafast laser pulses
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
    Scientists have captured the moment a laser "comes to life"—and what they found challenges long-held beliefs. Using a special technique to film laser light in real time, researchers observed how multiple pulses grow and organize...
  • New tech tracks blood sodium without a single needle
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
    Scientists have pioneered a new way to monitor sodium levels in the blood—without drawing a single drop. By combining terahertz radiation and optoacoustic detection, they created a non-invasive system that tracks sodium in real time,...
  • Deadly heatwaves are the new reality – we need to transform the UK's cities and towns to survive them | Hannah Martin
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Nature, Environment, Climate Change, Ecology, Ecosystems
    While we work towards net zero, we also need to adapt. And we can pay for cooling measures like splash pads and trees by taxing the worst polluters There’s a lot to be anxious about as a new parent, let alone in a heatwave when the...
  • Defying physics: This rare crystal cools itself using pure magnetism
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
    Deep in Chile’s Atacama Desert, scientists studied a green crystal called atacamite—and discovered it can cool itself dramatically when placed in a magnetic field. Unlike a regular fridge, this effect doesn’t rely on gases or...
  • Red 'sprite' in space: Nasa astronaut shares elusive atmospheric phenomena; aids TLE research
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
  • Scientists reverse Parkinson’s symptoms in mice — Could humans be next?
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
    Scientists at the University of Sydney have uncovered a malfunctioning version of the SOD1 protein that clumps inside brain cells and fuels Parkinson’s disease. In mouse models, restoring the protein’s function with a targeted copper...
  • Tiny twitches, big breakthrough: New clues to catch Parkinson’s sooner
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
    These findings highlight the significance of rearing behavior and behavioral lateralization as potential behavioral markers for tracking the progression of Parkinson's disease.
  • Fig trees may benefit climate by turning carbon dioxide into stone
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Nature, Environment, Climate Change, Ecology, Ecosystems
    Some carbon dioxide absorbed by fig trees gets turned into calcium carbonate within the wood and the surrounding soil, ensuring that the carbon is kept out of the air for longer
  • Axiom-4: Bengaluru 'water bears' serve their purpose in space
    Saturday, July 5, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
    Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's first week on the ISS involved completing the Voyager Tardigrades experiment, studying the survival and reproduction of 'Bengaluru strain' water bears in microgravity. He also initiated the Myogenesis...
  • Did humans contribute to evolutionary change in rodents?
    Saturday, July 5, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
    Scientists in Chicago are mapping some fascinating evolutionary changes to local rodents — and how humans may have contributed to that change.
  • As the world grows more unpredictable, Australia’s defence should be focused on people, not purchases | Julianne Schultz
    Saturday, July 5, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Nature, Environment, Climate Change, Ecology, Ecosystems
    Activating real civic resilience could be a KPI for the prime minister’s progressive patriotism, rather than spending billions more on big, shiny machines Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australians have long...
  • Father-daughter bonding may help female baboons live longer
    Saturday, July 5, 2025 from Phys.org - spotlight science and technology news stories
    Besides humans, very few mammals receive care from their fathers. But when species do, it may benefit their children. New research from the University of Notre Dame found that the strength of early-life father-daughter relationships...
  • As the World Warms, Extreme Rain Is Becoming Even More Extreme
    Saturday, July 5, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
    Even in places, like Central Texas, with a long history of floods, human-caused warming is creating the conditions for more frequent and severe deluges.
  • 'Humanity’s time is over!’ Apple TV+ drops release date and intense first teaser for 'Invasion' Season 3
    Saturday, July 5, 2025 from SPACE.com
    A scene from Apple TV+'s "Invasion" Season 3
  • For 100 years, we have marveled at planetariums. Here's a brief history of how humans brought the stars indoors
    Saturday, July 5, 2025 from SPACE.com
    Humans have used the stars to navigate, keep time, and understand our place in the universe.
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