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The Guardian

All of us can choose to consider facts, not vibes, in our next decision. One simple hack is go and look up some easily accessible peer-reviewed studies Helen Pearson is an editor for Nature and author of Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows...

Chemistry World

Two dead and 21 injured at silver reclamation facility after chemical mixture released hydrogen sulfide

PsyPost

A recent study published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences provides evidence that people with higher levels of neuroticism tend to naturally focus their thoughts on life problems and uncertainties when their minds are...

NPR Science

Some people in the MAHA movement are angry with the Trump administration's stance on environmental toxins — including its current support for the maker of the pesticide glyphosate.

Scientific American

Direct attacks, oil spills and the threat of nuclear waste are putting the Gulf region’s desalination plants at risk—here’s why that matters

Universe Today

Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo have developed an origami inspired foldable antenna for CubeSat satellites that weighs just 64 grams yet in orbit, it deploys to two and a half times its stowed size. The antenna folds away...

NPR Science

Millions of home in the U.S. are uninsured, partly because insurance costs have soared in recent years. NPR wants to hear about the coverage decisions you're making as premiums rise. (Image credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

NPR Science

Lawsuits allege that State Farm tries to avoid paying what it owes for hail damage. The litigation is happening as homeowners face soaring insurance costs, partly due to threats from climate change. (Image credit: Drew Angerer)

Chemistry World

Researchers reuse old car battery acid, simultaneously combining waste streams in move towards circular chemicals

The Guardian

Positions ‘terminated, effective immediately’, says email to scientists sent on president’s behalf, in move labelled ‘dangerous attack’ on US innovation The Trump administration has fired members of an independent board that oversees the...

SciTech Daily

Promising 2D materials may face an unexpected obstacle at the atomic scale: a tiny gap at their interfaces. For decades, the steady shrinking of electronic components has powered faster, more efficient technology. Engineers now hope to...

SciTech Daily

Physicists are rethinking how to detect elusive particles like neutrinos by combining existing technologies in unconventional ways. Progress in physics often comes from unexpected combinations of familiar ideas. That is increasingly true...

Universe Today

Space travel has taught us valuable lessons for living and working in outer space, specifically regarding how microgravity (often mistakenly called zero-gravity) impacts the human body during short- and long-term spaceflight. This includes...

NASA Breaking News

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SciTech Daily

New research suggests that many planets previously considered promising for life may, in fact, be far less hospitable. A distant planet might sit in the perfect orbit for life, with temperatures just right for liquid water. But if that...

Ars Technica

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told lawmakers on Monday that SpaceX and Blue Origin, the agency's two lunar lander contractors, say they could have their spacecraft ready for the next Artemis mission in Earth orbit in late 2027,...

MIT Technology Review

After a yearslong legal feud, Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are heading to trial this week in Northern California in a case that could have sweeping consequences. Ahead of OpenAI’s highly anticipated IPO, the court could rule on...

Scientific American

A sub-two-hour marathon has long been seen as a tantalizing benchmark for elite runners—and shoemakers have been in a race to design footwear that can help them get there

Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)

Learn about a small rodent-like mammal whose descendants survived the extinction event that killed all non-avian dinosaurs. 

Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)

Learn how researchers used morphology and genetic analysis to reveal the identity of a mysterious golden orb found during a deep-sea expedition.

Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)

Learn about an ichthyosaur found in Germany that is now the youngest fossil found in its genus, and shows a remarkable story of survival.

Singularity Hub

Algorithmic advances are steadily lowering the bar for quantum attacks—even before large-scale hardware exists. Online data is generally pretty secure. Assuming everyone is careful with passwords and other protections, you can think of it...

Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)

Learn more about the interstellar traveler, Comet 3I/ATLAS, and what researchers know about its place of origin.

SciTech Daily

Scientists have uncovered a hidden layer of genetic regulation that helps explain why individuals with the same blood type can differ so dramatically at the molecular level. A long-standing mystery in blood science has finally been solved,...

SciTech Daily

A system once tied to DNA organization in cyanobacteria has evolved into a structure that shapes the cell itself. This shift reveals how evolution can turn old biological tools into entirely new functions. Photosynthetic bacteria played a...

NPR Science

A new study examined baby teeth and found there are critical windows early in a child's life when their developing brains are particularly vulnerable to exposures to metals in the environment.

Universe Today

The Milky Way has a sizable retinue of dwarf galaxies, and they may hold important clues about conditions in the early Universe. However, they're difficult to observe because many of them are so faint. The tiniest ones are called...

Popular Science

The average male Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) is about 10-feet-long and weighs around 1,200 pounds. But Chonkers is no average sea lion. At an estimated 2,000 pounds , the absurdly humongous, Redditor-nicknamed marine mammal has...

NASA Breaking News

The X-59’s tail and jet engine feature a new marking — a Freedom 250 logo celebrating the nation’s 250th birthday in 2026. NASA/Carla Thomas NASA’s X-59 is helping the nation celebrate the 250th anniversary of its independence with an...

SciTech Daily

A newly identified trigger of brain inflammation could offer a fresh target for slowing Alzheimer’s progression. The brain has its own built-in immune system that identifies threats and responds to them. In Alzheimer’s disease, growing...

Popular Science

There’s a gaping 2,000-pound hole in Earth’s food web. Saber-toothed cats with 7-inch-long fangs, sloths the size of elephants, wombats the size of cars, and many of the world’s largest mammals disappeared between 50,000 and 10,000 years...

Scientific American

This galaxy, also known as Messier 104, gets its nickname from its central bulge and outer dust trail, which give it a sombrerolike appearance from our vantage point

Popular Science

The newest residents of the internet’s favorite eagle nest are rapidly growing right before our eyes. Nearly one month after hatching, Jackie and Shadow’s two to-be-named chicks are beginning to put more on thermal fur. This extra warmth...

New Scientist (Pay Wall)

You may think of the high-fat, low-carb eating plan as a faddish way to lose weight. But the keto diet is now being used to tackle conditions from severe depression to bipolar disorder and anorexia, with transformative results

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Scientists were shocked to find that the Houtman Abrolhos Islands’ coral reefs survived a prolonged extreme heatwave in 2025 virtually unharmed, which may reveal how to protect corals elsewhere

PsyPost

Individuals who carry common genetic variants associated with autism tend to have lower density in the brain’s microscopic wiring, regardless of whether they actually have an autism diagnosis. The research reveals a shared genetic...

Ars Technica

The next time you walk into a purportedly "haunted" house and sense a ghostly presence, consider that those feelings might be due to vibrating pipes, mechanical or climate control systems, rumbling from traffic, or wind turbines, rather...

NASA Breaking News

Learn how NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance Mars rovers are exploring different chapters of the Red Planet’s ancient history. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS/ESA/University of Arizona/JHUAPL/USGS Astrogeology Science Center NASA’s...

Popular Science

It’s a downright creepy feeling. You’re striding confidently down what seems to be a clear, open path, and then you feel it. Stretchy filaments dragging across your skin, your clothes—even worse, your face. The more you try to backtrack...

Universe Today

These images, released on April 14, 2026, show two open star clusters, Trumpler 3 (left) and NGC 2353 (right). They represent a recent study from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory that shows how young Sun-like stars are dimmer in X-rays...

Wired Science

While many brain-computer interface companies are focused on helping paralyzed people communicate, Motif Neurotech is targeting mental health disorders.

Scientific American

Preeclampsia can be deadly in pregnancy, and aside from delivering the baby, the condition has no targeted treatment. A new study suggests blood filtering with antibodies could help

Scientific American

Roughly seven in 10 people still trust vaccine researchers, a new poll finds. The number is in line with trust for other scientists

Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)

Learn how new research is overturning assumptions about marine ecosystems during the Late Cretaceous.

NASA Breaking News

The second Artemis mission took four astronauts around the moon and back – the first crewed deep-space flight since 1972. Not everyone gets a chance to put on a space suit, but you can still be an important part of NASA’s human space...

MIT Technology Review

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. In February, I picked up a flyer at an anti-AI march in London. I can’t say for sure whether or...

Universe Today

A team of scientists at the University of Virginia is using a telescope in Arizona to study cosmic structure and the result is the largest 3D map of the Universe ever created. The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) at Kitt Peak...

PsyPost

A new study suggests that finding well-fitting, age-appropriate clothing plays a role in the overall mental health of middle-aged women. The research indicates that when women in this demographic are satisfied with their fashion options,...

SciTech Daily

AI is turning weather satellites into real-time trackers of the ocean’s hidden currents. Scientists have created a new way to measure ocean surface currents across large regions with far greater detail than previously possible. The method,...

SciTech Daily

Researchers have captured the first real-world evidence of tiny electrical flashes glowing from treetops during thunderstorms. These nearly invisible bursts may help clean the air while revealing a hidden side of forests. In June 2024, a...