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MIT Technology Review

Smack dab between Australia and South America, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research vessel Rainier is currently on a mission to map more than 8,000 square nautical miles of the Pacific seafloor in search...

PsyPost

A recent study published in PNAS Nexus suggests that designing artificial intelligence systems with a diversity of perspectives might be the safest way to integrate them into society. The research provides evidence that creating a balanced...

Wired Science

Osteoarthritis has no cure, but researchers have developed new therapies that help aging or damaged joints repair themselves in a matter of weeks.

MIT Technology Review

This past week delivered another gut punch for science in the US. This time, the target was the National Science Foundation—a federal agency that funds major research projects to the tune of around $9 billion. The foundation’s efforts were...

MIT Technology Review

A new US-wide cell phone network marketed to Christians is set to launch next week. It blocks porn, which experts in network security say marks the first time a US cell plan has used network-level blocking for such content that can’t be...

Chemistry World

Researchers say that the material could be used in spintronic devices

Chemistry World

Almost 800 current and former students, graduate researchers and faculty are calling for change following claims by former grad student

The Guardian

Longitudinal studies are a research jewel, shedding light on motor neurone disease, cot deaths, Alzheimer’s and more. Don’t let the security breach in China put you off joining one One thing Britain is exceptionally good at is collecting...

New Scientist (Pay Wall)

The implications of quantum mechanics suggest reality isn't as solid as we think it is, but physicist David Bohm had a spin on the theory that restores reality. Columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan explores how we could test Bohmian...

SciTech Daily

MIT researchers found that chaotic laser light can transform into a precise, stable beam. This breakthrough enables much faster, high-resolution imaging of how drugs move into the brain. Researchers at MIT have identified an unexpected...

SciTech Daily

Glutathione balance in the ER, controlled by SLC33A1, is essential for proper protein folding and disease prevention. Glutathione is one of the cell’s most versatile defenders, an antioxidant that neutralizes harmful molecules, repairs...

NASA Breaking News

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SciTech Daily

Early humans avoided malaria-prone regions, which fragmented populations and influenced human evolution and genetic diversity. Modern humans may not have emerged from one birthplace, but from a shifting mosaic of populations spread across...

Universe Today

You’re on the fourth human mission to Mars, and you’re told the Odyssey spacecraft designed to take you there will be the smoothest ride you’ll ever take. It features a newly christened electric propulsion engine which was in the late...

PsyPost

Disclosing a belief in conspiracy theories on an online dating profile generally reduces your chances of securing a match. People who endorse these ideas in their biographies encounter harsher judgments and fewer romantic prospects, though...

NPR Science

More state and federal approvals are needed for the 3-foot-wide Bridger Pipeline Expansion, which would stretch from the Canadian border with Montana down through eastern Montana and Wyoming, where it would link up with another pipeline....

Singularity Hub

Imagination may have more to do with the brain activity it silences than the activity it creates. Your brain is currently expending about a fifth of your body’s energy, and almost none of that is being used for what you’re doing right...

Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)

Learn more about Caedmon’s Hymn, the first poem written in English, and a new copy recently found in Rome thanks to archival sleuthing and digitization.

Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)

Learn how Splash the otter uses scent and movement to power underwater search and rescue efforts in Florida’s murky waters.

PsyPost

As cannabis legalization spreads, new research reveals that the mental health risks tied to a cannabis addiction depend heavily on a patient’s age. A recent study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that adolescents with...

Scientific American

Representatives of more than 50 nations gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia, this week at what was billed as the first global summit on phasing out fossil fuels. A panel of scientists will be advising them

Universe Today

Astronomers now believe there is at least one planet for every star in the Milky Way but new research has revealed a deeply unsettling twist in that picture. The most common planets in our Galaxy, it turns out, are almost entirely absent...

Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)

Learn about Colossal Biosciences' de-extinction project involving the bluebuck, an antelope that disappeared from South Africa over two centuries ago. 

NPR Science

NPR's science podcast Short Wave looks at the secrets behind scorpions' weapons, using electricity to measure the quality of a cup of coffee, and what shapes the content of dreams.

SciTech Daily

Printed artificial neurons can now send lifelike signals that activate real brain cells. This breakthrough could transform both brain implants and energy-efficient AI. Engineers at Northwestern University have developed printed artificial...

NASA Breaking News

Credit: NASA Ireland will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 3 p.m. EDT Monday, May 4, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host Ambassador of Ireland to the United States of America...

Universe Today

When NASA's Artemis II crew swung around the Moon in April, the world watched in extraordinary detail and a breakthrough laser communications system was the reason why. Bolted to the outside of the Orion capsule, a compact optical terminal...

Universe Today

An international team of astrophysicists has just released one of the largest cosmological datasets ever assembled. A mouthwatering 2.5 petabytes of simulated universe, freely available to researchers anywhere in the world. Built using a...

PsyPost

Childhood maltreatment is associated with accelerated biological aging and a tendency to avoid looking at people’s eyes. New research published in PLOS One indicates that these physical and behavioral changes occur independently in...

Ars Technica

The genetic code is central to life. With minor variations, everything uses the same sets of three DNA bases to encode the same 20 amino acids. We have discovered no major exceptions to this, leading researchers to conclude that this code...

Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)

Astronauts need to eat, too. But figuring out how to feed humans in microgravity wasn’t easy. And back in the 1960s, a single smuggled sandwich almost spelled the end of the Space Race.

Scientific American

The “hydrogenobody,” a newly discovered structure inside microbial cells in cows’ gut, may play a key role in methane production, a new study suggests

Scientific American

An engineered E. coli strain survived after one amino acid was designed out of many of its ribosomal proteins—an early test of whether life’s chemistry can be simplified

Scientific American

On Thursday the president announced he is nominating Nicole Saphier, a radiologist and Fox News contributor, as the nation’s top doctor

NASA Breaking News

1 Min Read Odyssey Team Celebrates on a Global Map of Mars PIA26722 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Odyssey Team Celebrates on a… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search...

NASA Breaking News

Skywatching Skywatching Home What’s Up Meteor Showers Eclipses Daily Moon Guide More Tips & Guides Skywatching FAQ Night Sky Network Shooting stars before dawn, a brilliant meetup between the Moon and Venus and...

SciTech Daily

Cancer incidence is increasing, especially among younger adults, and current risk factors don’t fully account for the trend. Scientists suggest other underlying causes may be contributing. Cancer patterns in England are shifting in a way...

SciTech Daily

Alzheimer’s disease may begin its biological progression far earlier than symptoms suggest, with subtle shifts in brain and blood markers emerging decades in advance. Scientists are uncovering a hidden phase of Alzheimer’s disease that may...

New Scientist (Pay Wall)

An ambitious study has explored how the oral microbiome may affect our metabolic health, raising hopes that conditions like pre-diabetes could one day be screened for via a simple mouth swab

New Scientist (Pay Wall)

A cryptocurrency that aims to avoid the disastrous energy consumption of bitcoin is actually using 18 times more energy than its makers claim – but it promises improvements are on the way

MIT Technology Review

The ultimate plan to live forever is a brand new body. This subscriber-only eBook explores R3 Bio, a small startup that has pitched a startling and ethically charged vision for “brainless clones” to serve the role of backup human bodies....

The Guardian

Researchers say results mark a ‘profound change in technology that will reshape medicine’ From George Clooney in ER to Noah Wyle in The Pitt, emergency department doctors have long been popular heroes. But will it soon be time to hang up...

Universe Today

Our Sun is a bit of an outlier in the general stellar population. We typically think of stars as being solitary wanderers throughout the galaxy. But roughly half of Sun-like stars are locked in with more than one companion star. If there...

Science News

In cows’ guts, ciliates contain a tiny organelle called a hydrogenobody that may drive production of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

Science News

AI may help doctors avoid missed diagnoses, but it still needs real-world testing and human oversight before it can guide patient care.

New Scientist (Pay Wall)

Since the early 20th century, people’s skulls have got rounder and their jaws have got wider, probably because of changes in health, diet and environment

PsyPost

A recent study posted as a Wharton School Research Paper provides evidence that people increasingly rely on artificial intelligence to make decisions, a phenomenon scientists call “cognitive surrender.” The findings suggest that...

SciTech Daily

A new study suggests that the effectiveness of widely used GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may depend strongly on consistent use. Intermittently stopping and restarting popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy may weaken their...

NASA Breaking News

4 Min Read NASA Goddard’s Greenbelt Visitor Center Marks 50th Anniversary This 1976 photograph shows how the visitor center at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., appeared when it opened to the public for...

NASA Breaking News

NASA/Glenn Benson Teams move the core stage, or largest section, of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for NASA’s Artemis III mission into the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in this...