NASA is set to launch four astronauts on Artemis II, a 10-day crewed mission around the moon marking humanity's farthest spaceflight in 54 years and a critical step toward lunar surface landing before China.
Tohoku University researchers discovered that during REM sleep, the dreaming brain increases blood flow and metabolic fuel delivery, yet neuronal ATP energy levels paradoxically decline, suggesting neurons consume energy faster than it can be replenished.
Fox News opinion piece argues biological sex differences justify separate women's sports categories, citing research on male physical advantages post-puberty in response to WNBA coach's stated uncertainty on the issue.
Research analyzing 4,243 studies reveals microplastics can moderate cadmium's harmful effects on crops by reducing metal uptake, though both remain persistent agricultural contaminants requiring integrated monitoring.
Study of 251 Chinese cities reveals that vegetation in high-rise compact urban areas increases humidity and heat stress rather than cooling, with 23x greater exposure intensity than low-rise dispersed forms.
A total solar eclipse will cross Spain, Iceland, and Greenland on August 12, 2026, lasting up to 2 minutes 18 seconds, followed by an even longer 6.5-minute eclipse in 2027 across Spain and North Africa.
Researchers analyzed 202 DIR genes across 17 Dendrobium orchid genomes, revealing five subfamilies with distinct evolutionary patterns and organ-specific expression, providing insights for improving orchid quality.
Researchers demonstrate that activating transcription in a gene-poor chromosomal region increases local DNA replication activity, revealing mechanistic links between transcription and replication timing in mouse stem cells.
NASA's Curiosity rover discovered an unprecedented field of polygonal fractures across a Martian valley, with geometric honeycomb patterns visible across the entire landscape—a geological feature that may reveal clues about Mars' ancient surface conditions.
NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered a mysterious field of honeycomb-textured polygon formations on Mars, a finding that researchers describe as breathtaking and potentially revealing insights into the planet's ancient geological history.
El Tesoro argentino logró estabilizar la deuda en pesos con tasa de renovación del 117% en 2026, acumulando un excedente de $16,4 billones para financiar compras de dólares y gastos eventuales.
Un eclipse lunar parcial ocurrirá entre el 27 y 28 de agosto de 2026, cubriendo el 93.9% de la Luna y creando el efecto de 'Luna de Sangre' visible desde todo México sin riesgo para la vista.
El equipo ITBA Rocketry Team ganó el primer puesto en diseño y construcción en la competencia internacional IREC 2026 con su cohete supersónico Aconcagua, superando a 150 universidades de todo el mundo.
Jupiter's moon Ganymede rivals planets in scale, possessing more water than Earth's surface, its own magnetic field, and a size exceeding Mercury, challenging conventional definitions of moons.
Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede rivals planets in size, water content, and magnetic field generation, challenging conventional definitions while remaining gravitationally bound to its parent system.
A rare CM1/2 carbonaceous chondrite meteorite crashed through a New Jersey home in July 2024, preserving pristine evidence of ancient brine chemistry, organic molecules, and amino acids that illuminate how life's building blocks formed in the early solar system.
New survey data shows married Americans have widely varying sexual frequency, with research suggesting weekly intimacy represents an optimal threshold for relationship satisfaction without additional benefits from higher frequency.
Bernarda Rosalba Vera Contardo, declarada desaparecida durante a ditadura chilena em 1973, foi encontrada viva na Argentina aos 80 anos. Teste de DNA confirmou sua identidade, revelando que escapou clandestinamente e viveu na Suécia e Argentina.
Australia combines satellite technology with 60,000 years of Indigenous fire management practices to combat increasingly severe wildfires, offering lessons as Europe faces record blazes.
Uma ativista chilena declarada desaparecida durante a era Pinochet foi encontrada viva na Argentina após mais de 50 anos, com DNA confirmando sua identidade.
A sanctioned oil tanker grounded off Oman is leaking crude oil into regional waters, with satellite imagery showing the spill spreading across the area.
SpaceX investors are raising questions beyond space exploration goals ahead of the company's first earnings results, with concerns about market valuation losses and operational costs.
A private satellite mission designed to boost NASA's aging Swift space telescope into higher orbit is experiencing critical control issues. Engineers are working urgently to stabilize the LINK spacecraft before the rescue attempt fails.
Una tripulación sin experiencia médica logró tomar las primeras radiografías en el espacio durante la misión Fram2, demostrando que equipos portátiles de rayos X funcionan eficazmente en microgravedad para diagnosticar lesiones.
DNA analysis of ancient mummies in western China reveals they were local inhabitants, contradicting initial assumptions based on their European-like physical features and fair hair.
