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From blast off to splashdown: My days following Nasa’s historic mission to the Moon
Four astronauts completed NASA’s Artemis II mission, traveling further into space than humans have previously ventured and returning safely to Earth after a 10-day journey to the Moon.
World’s oceans hit record-high July temperatures
Global oceans reached record-high temperatures in July, with developing El Niño conditions in the Pacific contributing to the heat. Western Europe experienced extreme wildfires amid prolonged hot and dry conditions.
The secret hidden in these ancient manuscripts isn’t written in ink
Scientists have developed a non-destructive technique to extract genetic material from historic parchment manuscripts, potentially revealing new insights into medieval trade, agriculture, and livestock diseases.
150-million-year-old dinosaur footprints reveal something strange about its walk
A 150-million-year-old looping sauropod trackway in Colorado reveals detailed walking patterns, including possible limping behavior, through analysis of over 130 fossilized footprints.
Aditya-L1: Indian solar mission’s new findings throw light on enduring Sun mysteries
India’s Aditya-L1 solar mission has provided new insights into why the Sun’s corona remains millions of degrees hotter than its surface despite losing energy through eruptions.
Solar eclipse in the South West: Pac-man to Shinto myths
Crowds across the South West observed a rare solar eclipse on Wednesday evening as the Moon moved between Earth and the Sun, creating distinctive crescent shapes and sparking various reactions from spectators.
Starwatch: Vega the bright star will light the way to the constellation of Lyra
Vega, the fifth-brightest star in the night sky, serves as a guide to locating Lyra, one of the smallest but most recognizable constellations visible high overhead from the UK after dark.
Tiny graphene wrinkles create surprisingly powerful electrical effects
Rice University researchers demonstrate that tiny wrinkles in graphene can produce powerful electrical effects, validating decades-old theoretical predictions about flexoelectricity in atomically thin materials.
Animals have been eating nature’s original bioplastic for millions of years
Researchers found that diverse animals including marine worms and earthworms possess enzymes to break down polyhydroxyalkanoates, biodegradable plastics produced naturally by microorganisms.
Black holes older than the Big Bang could explain dark matter
Researchers propose that black holes created before the Big Bang may have survived into today’s Universe through a cosmic bounce model, potentially explaining dark matter and early galaxy formation.
King Harold may have lost England by backing the wrong pope
University of East Anglia research suggests England’s support for a rival papal faction may have influenced Pope Alexander II to back William of Normandy’s invasion in 1066.
Marine heatwaves are harming human health in surprising ways
Researchers warn that marine heatwaves pose significant threats to human health through stronger storms, contaminated seafood, and mental health impacts in coastal communities.
A black hole shredded a “super sun” — but something strange may have survived
Astronomers observed a black hole destroying a massive star in an extraordinarily energetic event, releasing energy 400 billion times greater than Earth’s Sun, with unexpected remnants suggesting a potentially bound structure survived.
A new Ice Age species was hiding in la brea tar pits fossils for decades
Researchers at La Brea Tar Pits have identified a previously unknown Ice Age amphibian species, the extinct spadefoot toad Spea labreae, offering insights into ancient climate conditions.
Scientists reveal why walking gets so much harder with age
Australian researchers found that older adults adopt a “safety-first” walking strategy that prioritizes stability over efficiency, causing slower speeds and increased fatigue as muscles work harder with each step.
Physicists discover a hidden gluon structure inside protons that could rewrite textbooks
Physicists at RHIC discovered evidence that gluons, not just quarks, may carry baryon number in protons, challenging decades-old textbook assumptions about proton structure.
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Archaeologists discovered a simpler, earlier version of Stonehenge about 3 miles away, consisting of two wooden posts aligned with solstices, predating the famous monument by 500 years.
Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
A dinosaur tail bone discovered in Antarctica in 1985 and forgotten in a storage drawer for four decades has been confirmed as the first dinosaur fossil ever found on the continent.
“Cannot be explained” – New super steel stuns scientists
Researchers at the University of Hong Kong developed a corrosion-resistant stainless steel that could reduce green hydrogen production costs by replacing expensive titanium components in electrolyzers.
Scientists find evidence for two origins of life on Earth
An international research team found evidence that life on Earth may have originated independently twice, with bacteria and archaea emerging separately about 4 billion years ago from hydrothermal vents.
A strange crystal made of electrons just revealed its hidden motion
Researchers developed a light-based method to observe electron motion in Wigner crystals, revealing previously hidden collective behavior in this exotic quantum state of matter.
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An Object From Another Star System Just Passed Through Ours
In 2025, astronomers detected 3I/ATLAS -- only the third object ever identified as having originated outside our solar system. Like its predecessors, 'Oumuamua in 2017 and Borisov in 2019, it was spotted moving through our solar system on a trajectory that could not...
New Fremont, California Pedestrian Accident Study
Fremont, a city known for its amusing history and beautiful vistas, has many walkable neighborhoods. Nevertheless, pedestrians in the city are still at risk of accidents, especially when crossing busy intersections, because of careless drivers. A recent study takes a...
CRISPR Gene Editing Study Demonstrates How Hox Genes Impact Appearance
Lots of scientists know of the “McGinnis experiment”, which William McGinnis undertook in 1990 to examine how high-level control genes, known as Hox genes, determine our physical characteristics. He investigated whether proteins encoded by the human or mouse Hox gene...
Importance of space exploration according to ‘The Eureka Manifesto’
The human species has always had an insatiable need to explore the unknown and learn more about the undiscovered. We have always stimulated our ambition by pushing our limits in the pursuit of knowledge and working hard to gain a better grasp of our environment and...