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NASA Ames Fire Department to Conduct Aircraft Fire Training
The fire department at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley will conduct aircraft firefighting training at Moffett Fed…
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Medieval Manuscripts Reveal Ancient Sheeppox Virus DNA
Scientists have extracted and sequenced sheeppox virus DNA from medieval manuscripts, providing a 3,500-year history of the disease. The res…
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Molecular Aging Varies Greatly Between Individuals
A new study from King’s College London and Yale School of Medicine reveals that molecular aging processes differ significantly between peopl…
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Blue Origin Rocket Blast Sent Sound Waves 1,000 Miles
A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explosion in Florida in May released ultra-low-frequency sound waves that traveled over 1,000 miles across th…
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3,200-Year-Old Inscription Hints at Lost Egyptian City
A 3,200-year-old inscription discovered near Tell Abu Seifi in Egypt may indicate the location of a lost ancient city called Mesn, which flo…
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Hubble Spots Decagon at Saturn’s South Pole
New images from the Hubble Space Telescope reveal a ten-sided jet stream at Saturn’s south pole, a feature not observed during the Cassini m…
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Ancient DNA Challenges ‘American Cheetah’ Classification
An analysis of ancient DNA reveals the “American cheetah” (Miracinonyx trumani) is more closely related to pumas than to modern cheetahs, pr…
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Bunsen Burners Found Ineffective at Lab Sterilization
A new study challenges the long-held belief that Bunsen burners sterilize laboratory workspaces, finding they are ineffective and may even w…
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AI Model Could Extend Tropical Cyclone Forecasts by a Day
A new artificial intelligence model has the potential to provide an extra day of warning for tropical cyclones, according to research led by…
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NASA to Host Accessible Webinar on Artemis Missions
NASA will host a virtual webinar tailored for the blind and low-vision community on October 2, focusing on the RS-25 engine and the Artemis …
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Complete Fruit Fly Brain Map Created by Researchers
On Friday, researchers announced the completion of a map detailing every neuron in the brain of a male fruit fly. The resulting “connectome”…
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Obesity Drug Shows Potential Anti-Aging Effects in Mice
A new study suggests the GLP-1 medication semaglutide, used to treat obesity, may slow signs of aging in mice. Researchers also report on a …
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Ada Yonath, Ribosome Crystallographer, Dies at 87
Ada Yonath, an Israeli structural biologist, died at age 87. She was the first scientist to determine the structure of the ribosome, a compl…
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Buried Underpants Aid Soil Health Measurement
Researchers utilized 1,000 pairs of buried underpants to measure soil health. The project earned recognition with a 2026 Ig Nobel prize, awa…
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Jeff Bezos Credits ‘Star Trek’ as Inspiration for Blue Origin
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos revealed to William Shatner that his childhood love of “Star Trek” directly inspired him to create Blue Origin and…
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Galactic Merger Named by Hawaiian Students
High school students participating in a joint internship program with Gemini Observatory and the University of Hawaiʻi have named a pair of …
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Daytime Lunar Occultation of Venus Visible Across US
On Wednesday, June 17, skywatchers in the United States and parts of Canada witnessed a rare daytime lunar occultation of Venus. A lunar occ…
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Extreme Drought Grips Puerto Rico, Triggering Disaster Declarations
As of August 25, 2026, extreme drought conditions cover 44% of Puerto Rico, a rapid escalation from earlier in the year. The lack of rainfal…
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Injectable Scaffold Aids Brain Recovery After Stroke in Mice
Duke University researchers have developed an injectable biomaterial that promotes brain tissue repair in mice following ischemic stroke. Th…
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Sea Squirts Show Promise in Reversing Aging Signs in Mice
Researchers from Stanford University and Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University have discovered that a compound found in sea squirts, called pl…
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Rare ‘Devil Flower’ Discovered in Thailand
Scientists have discovered a new species of flowering plant, named *Thismia daemona*, in a Thai national park. The plant, nicknamed the “dev…
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Artemis III Engines Installed, Launch Startup Funding Secured
Technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida completed the installation of four RS-25 rocket engines on Tuesday, September 1, 2026,…
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Scientists Detail How Human Brains Develop From Stem Cells
UCLA researchers have discovered how radial glia stem cells, crucial to human brain development, respond to both nutrient processing and phy…
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Dark Matter Detector Records Unexplained Signal
An international team of scientists working with the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment has detected a rare particle interaction that is difficult t…
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Longer Exhales Linked to Bolder Decision-Making
Researchers at the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) have found that slowing breathing with a prolonged exhale can increase a person…
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Climate Change Threatens Future Food Supply & Nutrition
Climate change and extreme weather events are significantly impacting food production and nutritional value, with potentially severe consequ…
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Optical Clocks in Four Nations Achieve Harmony
Super-precise optical clocks in four nations are now ticking in harmony, according to research highlighted in *Nature*. The clocks, located …
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Open Water Patches Appear Close to North Pole
A recent satellite image captured by NASA shows large patches of open water less than 40 miles from the North Pole on August 29. Experts att…
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Einstein's Relativity Confirmed at Quantum Scale
Physicists have, for the first time, experimentally verified that Einstein’s equivalence principle—the idea that gravity and acceleration ar…
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‘Kinky’ the Sea Eagle Soars Again, Defying Expectations Three Years After Wing Break
A white-tailed sea eagle nicknamed “Kinky” due to a permanent kink in its wing, caused by a nest fall in 2023, has been repeatedly sighted f…
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Roman Emperor's Lavish Bath Discovered in Serbia
Archaeologists in Serbia have uncovered a lavishly appointed Roman bath complex within the imperial palace of Maximinus Daza, who ruled as e…
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Psilocybin Shows Promise in Preventing Chemotherapy Nerve Damage
Early research suggests psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in "magic mushrooms," may protect against chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuro…
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Trio of Tropical Cyclones Brew in Pacific, Quiet Atlantic
NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera captured an image on September 1, 2026, showing three tropical cyclones churning in the Pacific Oc…
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Ancient Egyptian Artworks' Body Parts Traced to Unexpected Origin
Research led by Carolina Granzotto has determined the source of body parts used in ancient Egyptian artworks. The study, published in *Scien…
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Sliding Water Droplets May Contribute to Corrosion
Water droplets sliding across surfaces can become electrically charged and accelerate corrosion, even on protected materials, according to r…
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AI Digital Twins Fall Short in Behavioral Research
A new study led by Olivier Toubia of Columbia Business School finds that AI-powered digital twins, designed to mimic individual behavior, ar…
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