Trending Science News
New Manx nature reserve declared to coincide with King’s visit
Isle of Man’s Cronk y Bing Ayres sand dune reserve has received national nature reserve status, coinciding with the King’s first official visit to the island as Lord of Mann.
More than 400 sick as CDC searches for the source of a mystery outbreak
The CDC is investigating over 400 cyclosporiasis cases across four Midwestern states since early this summer, with the source still undetermined as of July 13.
Wally Funk obituary
Wally Funk, a pioneering female aviator who broke barriers across eight decades, died at 87. Though denied astronaut status by NASA, she finally reached space at 82 aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard in 2021.
One small pen for one giant fee: Buzz Aldrin’s mission-saving felt-tip sells for over $850,000
A felt-tip pen used by Buzz Aldrin to repair a lunar module circuit breaker during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission sold at auction in New York for over $850,000.
Physicists say quantum mechanics may not need imaginary numbers after all
Physicists propose that quantum mechanics may be formulated using only real numbers rather than complex numbers, challenging decades of mathematical convention in the field.
Future moon landings could wipe out clues to how life began on Earth
A new study warns that methane from spacecraft exhaust could contaminate the moon’s ice-rich polar regions within days, potentially destroying pristine chemical evidence about life’s origins on Earth.
Spider-like creatures help uncover the surprising origins of fatherhood
Citizen scientists using iNaturalist helped researchers more than double documented examples of parental care in harvestmen, revealing that fatherhood evolved through multiple independent pathways in these spider-like arachnids.
Physicists recreate black hole energy extraction in the lab
Researchers at CUNY have experimentally demonstrated wave amplification inspired by theories about energy extraction from black holes, using synthetic rotation in a stationary radio frequency device.
Deep-sea life has a secret food source scientists never expected
Scientists discovered that deep-sea pressure forces nutrients from sinking marine snow particles, providing an unexpected food source for ocean microbes and potentially reshaping understanding of Earth’s carbon cycle.
David Armstrong obituary
David Armstrong, a pioneering systems psychodynamics expert who spent over six decades shaping organisational psychoanalysis, has died aged 91.
First atmosphere found around Earth-like planet LHS 1140b
Researchers have detected an atmosphere around an Earth-like rocky planet orbiting in the habitable zone of a distant star, marking the first such discovery and advancing the search for potentially habitable worlds beyond our solar system.
A bug commonly sold at pet stores is helping scientists with a vexing task
Scientists in Iran have discovered that superworms, common pet store insect larvae, effectively clean animal skeletons for museum specimens, offering advantages over existing methods.
‘Cheeky’ Mangalitsa pigs restore heathland on Brownsea Island
Two Mangalitsa-cross pigs have been introduced to Brownsea Island in Dorset to help restore heathland habitat by managing invasive bracken through natural foraging behavior.
Earth has a natural thermostat and scientists finally know how it works
Scientists have identified a natural climate regulation system involving sea level, phosphate availability, and carbon burial in marine sediments that helped keep Earth habitable over millions of years.
Sun-like star caught after eating one of its own planets
Astronomers discovered that a sun-like star 1,300 light-years away contains unusually high lithium levels, suggesting it may have consumed one of its planets.
AI flags more than 250,000 suspicious cancer research papers
A machine learning system has flagged over 250,000 cancer research papers suspected of being connected to “paper mills” that produce fraudulent studies, according to research published in The BMJ.
Scientists finally solved why some frogs survive a deadly fungus
Scientists discovered that amphibians recovering from a deadly fungal disease develop immune defenses earlier as tadpoles, giving them protection by adulthood when they become vulnerable to infection.
New dark matter theory could solve multiple cosmic mysteries at once
Physicists propose dark matter may consist of multiple particle types with different masses, potentially explaining puzzling observations about galaxy centers and gravitational lensing that challenge conventional models.
A 200-year-old physics experiment could help build future computers
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University have developed a simpler method to produce optical skyrmions using a centuries-old physics principle, potentially advancing future computing and data storage technologies.
Stephen Hawking’s black hole laws just got a major upgrade
Researchers propose an updated approach to black hole thermodynamics that extends Stephen Hawking’s foundational laws to describe black holes that are actively changing, merging, and evaporating rather than remaining in equilibrium.
Starwatch: Waning crescent moon pairs up with the Seven Sisters
The waning crescent moon will pass near the Pleiades star cluster on July 11 in an early morning viewing opportunity visible from both hemispheres.
FEATURED
Science Articles
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...