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A neuroimaging study investigated the brain activity of an individual capable of voluntarily entering a transcendental visionary state—a rare, non-ordinary state of consciousness. The researchers found that the participant’s brain...

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A team of chemists has uncovered an unexpected way to use phosphorus to perform chemical reactions typically reliant on rare and costly metals. UCLA chemists have uncovered an unexpected way to replace some of the most expensive...

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A surprising property of rice has inspired the creation of a new class of engineered materials. Rice behaves in an unexpected way under pressure. When compressed quickly, it becomes weaker, but under slow pressure it stays strong. This...

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It might seem obvious that the world around us is real. Yet as computers have become ever more powerful, it seems increasingly possible that everything we experience could be nothing more than code running on the hardware of the future....

The Guardian

Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds several clinics making potentially unlawful claims about benefits of unregulated therapies What are peptides, are they safe and is there evidence to back up the hype? The medicines regulator is...

SciTech Daily

A new materials-based approach is offering insight into one of the most persistent environmental challenges. PFAS, often called “forever chemicals,” have quietly spread through groundwater, rivers, and even treated drinking water, exposing...

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Young adults often face daily challenges with focus, emotional regulation, and planning. A recent study published in Psychological Reports reveals that a rigid mindset might bridge the gap between certain personality traits and these...

Science Focus

When a parent or grandparent begins forgetting names, misplacing objects or repeating the same stories, the diagnosis most people expect is Alzheimer’s disease. For decades, Alzheimer’s has dominated public understanding of dementia,...

NASA Breaking News

NASA NASA astronaut Christina Koch reads on a tablet in the dimly lit Orion crew capsule in this April 3, 2026, photo. To the right of the image’s center, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen is seen in profile peering out...

Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)

Learn more about kleptoparasitism and how animals adjust to it when their food sources are scarce. 

Singularity Hub

Artificial Intelligence How AI Helped One Man (and His Brother) Build a $1.8 Billion CompanyErin Griffith | The New York Times ($) “From his house in Los Angeles, Mr. Gallagher, 41, used AI to write the code for the software that powers...

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A recent study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships provides evidence that young adults who hold hostile sexist beliefs are more likely to engage in behaviors designed to damage the social relationships of their...

Popular Science

Around this time of the year, your social media doom scrolling might be peppered with images of adorable children holding disgruntled yellow chicks. While the sight of puggy little hands wrapped a little too tightly around the Easter and...

Science Focus

You’d be forgiven for thinking that weight loss is a piece of cake – especially at this time of year when wellness influencers and fitness magazines are flexing their ‘easy-to-follow’ transformation programmes.  Then there are...

Scientific American

The White House budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing

Scientific American

You can track the start of spring and the phases of the moon—or you can turn to a formula by mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss

Scientific American

The third day of the Artemis II mission was relatively quiet, as four astronauts trek out to fly around the moon

SciTech Daily

TOI-4616 b is an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting an M-dwarf that offers a strong benchmark for studying atmospheric loss and planetary evolution. Astronomers have identified a rocky exoplanet that may become an important reference point for...

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A fiery return from the Moon meets a perfectly timed ocean rescue in NASA’s high-stakes Artemis II finale. Liftoff! NASA’s Artemis II mission launched on April 1, 2026, carrying four Moonbound astronauts. After an approximately 10-day...

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A single dose of psilocybin can lead to lasting shifts in a person’s life values, such as an increased appreciation for life and greater self-acceptance. These lasting changes appear to be driven by specific acute effects of the drug,...

Popular Science

 It’s that time again: soon our gardens will be full of flowers and our kitchens full of ants. Only one of these developments is welcome. Ants are, in some ways, the dominant creatures on the planet. There are, by one estimate, 20...

SciTech Daily

Artemis II is so perfectly on course that NASA skipped a burn—while the crew gears up for a once-in-a-lifetime view of the Moon’s hidden side. NASA’s Artemis II crew continues its journey toward the Moon on an exceptionally accurate path,...

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New research published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships shows that parents and their adult children frequently share similar preferences for the traits they desire in the younger generation’s future spouses. The study...

Wired Science

The astronauts will arrive about 10,300 kilometers beyond our satellite, breaking all previous records for distance from Earth. But how was their route chosen?

The Guardian

It’s a world of bottom quarks and arsole compounds – so why is science still so serious? Levity can make it all a lot easier to understand Science is an infamously dry endeavour. The noble practice seeks to answer humanity’s most...

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For the first time since the Apollo era, humans are once again leaving Earth orbit and heading for the Moon—marking a historic leap forward for NASA’s Artemis program. For the first time in more than 50 years, a crew of astronauts has...

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Many of the photos that have come out of the moon mission so far were taken by crew members. NASA says the crew is getting guidance from scientists on what to capture when they get closer to the moon. (Image credit: Reid Wiseman)

Ars Technica

President Donald Trump released a budget blueprint on Friday calling for a 23 percent cut to NASA's budget, two days after the agency launched four astronauts on the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years. The spending proposal...

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A large-scale study suggests that GLP-1 drugs could have unexpected mental health benefits, including lower risks of depression, anxiety, and substance use. GLP-1 medications like semaglutide, widely used for weight loss and diabetes, may...

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A newly identified brain circuit may hold the key to understanding why some pain fades while other pain lingers long after injury. A small, little-known region of the brain may hold the switch that determines whether pain fades or lingers...

Ars Technica

Native Americans have been playing with dice in games of chance for more than 12,000 years, according to a new paper published in the journal American Antiquity. And the oldest examples of Native American dice predate the earliest...

Universe Today

In a new proposal, a team of scientists explores how aerial robotic platforms (areobots) with in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) capability could operate for years in Venus' atmosphere.

NASA Breaking News

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft, carrying more than 11,000 pounds of new science investigations and supplies for the Expedition 73 crew, approaches the International Space Station on Sept. 18, 2025. Credit: NASA NASA,...

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A little-studied fruit related to the kiwiberry is drawing scientific attention for its potential to interfere with early cancer-related processes. Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States and...

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When people know an artificial intelligence program is evaluating them for a job or college program, they alter their behavior to appear more analytical and less emotional. These strategic changes could lead to inaccurate evaluations and...

Singularity Hub

With billions invested and prototypes being tested outside the lab, the quantum era is starting to take shape. The unveiling by IBM of two new quantum supercomputers and Denmark’s plans to develop “the world’s most powerful commercial...

Scientific American

The menu for NASA’s moon mission has 189 unique items on it and mirrors that of the International Space Station

Scientific American

Friday is the Artemis II mission’s third official day as it makes a ten-day journey around the moon and back

Wired Science

Researchers have developed a method of making french fries that results in a healthier bite without sacrificing crispiness.

Ars Technica

When it comes to large language model-powered tools, there are generally two broad categories of users. On one side are those who treat AI as a powerful but sometimes faulty service that needs careful human oversight and review to detect...

Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)

Learn how a flip in Earth's magnetic field may have caused changes in the radiation on our planet.

PsyPost

A recent study published in the journal Psychophysiology suggests that when people are unsure about their own performance but try to boast about it, their bodies still show subtle signs of lying. The research provides evidence that...

SciTech Daily

New research may have solved a long-standing geological mystery in the United States that has puzzled scientists for more than 150 years. Scientists have spent more than a century trying to understand how the Green River, the largest...

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Researchers discovered that massive lava flows and collapsing lava ponds at Axial Seamount reveal how underwater eruptions reshape the seafloor. Volcanic eruptions pose serious geologic risks. Submarine volcanoes are especially difficult...

Popular Science

The people have spoken. The Weather Channel has officially announced a new look rolling out across both its website and on its app—one with a distinctly nostalgic, Y2K-esque vibe to it. “This is not an April Fool’s joke. You’ve asked (a...

NASA Breaking News

5 Min Read Meet NASA’s New Artemis II Science Officers Artemis science officers, from left, Kelsey Young, Trevor Graff, and Angela Garcia stand at the new SCIENCE console in the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space...