by News Feed Editor | Apr 30, 2026 | Science
J. Craig Venter, who mapped the first draft of the human genome and helped scientists understand how genes shape our lives, died Wednesday. He was 79.Venter’s death was announced by the J. Craig Venter Institute, a genomics research group with locations in La Jolla,...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 30, 2026 | Science
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Russia’s Soyuz 5 rocket launches on its first-ever mission, a suborbital test flight from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 30, 2026. The flight was a...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 30, 2026 | Science
MIAMI (AP) — The wreckage of a U.S. Coast Guard ship lost in a deadly attack more than a century ago, during World War I, was been discovered off the coast of England.The Coast Guard announced Wednesday that the USCGC Tampa was found about 50 miles (80 kilometers) off...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 30, 2026 | Science
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesArtemis 2 enchanted the world in the beginning of April, when its crew of four astronauts flew a 10-day mission around the moon and...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 30, 2026 | Science
When scientist J. Craig Venter and his team announced in 2010 that they had created the first cell controlled by a fully synthetic genome, it marked a turning point in how scientists think about life.For the first time, DNA – the molecule that carries the instructions...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 30, 2026 | Science
Sky-gazers will be in for a treat this month with two full moons gracing the sky.The first, which has the nickname the flower moon, will peak at 1:23 p.m. ET Friday. However, it will appear full Thursday night, Friday and Saturday, according to EarthSky.It will rise...
