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.
Researchers have developed quantum batteries that defy traditional charging rules, potentially revolutionizing energy storage through counterintuitive quantum mechanics principles.
A therapeutic camp helps children with brain injuries achieve significant progress, but the program's future is threatened by fluctuating federal research funding levels.
Researchers analyzing thousands of animal genomes identified hidden "evolutionary highways" - irreversible genetic pathways spanning 600 million years that guide evolution across species.
Researchers have grown human brain organoids in the lab for seven years, the longest duration yet, with cells demonstrating awareness of time passage. This breakthrough advances stem cell research and regenerative medicine capabilities.
GPS tracking reveals a northern boobook owl flew nonstop 1,848km from Japan to the Philippines in 36 hours, challenging assumptions about owl migration patterns and informing conservation strategies.
Researchers used CRISPR gene-editing to create tomato varieties that produce fruit reliably in cold conditions, yielding six times more ripe tomatoes in winter greenhouse tests compared to unmodified plants.
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA's Sophie Adenot conduct a spacewalk to replace a failed communications antenna on the ISS, completing work begun during their previous excursion.
Mental Floss presents 25 trivia questions testing readers' knowledge of August 25 historical events, general August facts, and random knowledge across history, culture, and science.
The Transmitter curates 12 neuroscience books for 2026, covering maternal brain changes, sleep consciousness, brain modeling, and landmark research on Huntington's disease and human intelligence.
Research from Tsinghua and NYU shows maintaining normal blood pressure, no diabetes, and non-smoking status in midlife extends dementia-free lifespan by 12.6 years and reduces dementia risk by 2.69 times.
Guo Yanliang, a decorated physicist and debater, left a leading European quantum lab to join Renmin University in Beijing, citing better research support and alignment with his scientific approach.
South African study finds cannabis use among 49% of psychiatric patients with psychotic disorders correlates with earlier symptom onset, increased severity, medication non-adherence, and higher relapse rates.
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch August 30, featuring a field of view 100 times larger than Hubble's to study dark energy and exoplanets.
A man suffered life-threatening neck injuries after being crushed by weightlifting equipment at a Gold Coast gym, prompting safety experts to call for mandatory safety racks and staffing requirements.
El aplazamiento de la misión Chang'e 7 china por mal tiempo abre oportunidades a EE UU en la competencia por alcanzar primero el polo sur lunar, donde existe agua helada crucial para futuras bases espaciales.
Iranian study finds higher BPA and phthalate exposure associated with elevated estrogen and progesterone in premenopausal women, raising concerns about endocrine disruption from everyday plastics and cosmetics.
A new study links high-dose vitamin D supplementation to a 13% improvement in cognitive scores among individuals at risk of or experiencing early dementia, suggesting potential therapeutic benefits.
Eclipse lunar parcial cobrirá 96,2% da Lua na noite de 27 para 28 de agosto, visível em todo o Brasil. O fenômeno começará às 22h24 de quinta-feira e atingirá seu pico às 1h13 de sexta-feira.
A Polícia Científica do Pará realiza mutirão de coleta de amostras genéticas de familiares de desaparecidos até 28 de agosto, utilizando genética forense para identificar pessoas desaparecidas e solucionar casos antigos e recentes.
Researchers discovered Comet 28P/Neujmin in archival Subaru Telescope images, capturing rare observations of a comet's bare nucleus far from the Sun, enabling new insights into cometary composition and Solar System formation.
China postponed its Chang'e-7 lunar mission beyond this year's launch window due to unmet requirements, citing the mission's dependence on precise timing for the moon's south pole exploration.
NASA and SpaceX are targeting the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launch for August 30, 2026, aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center. The next-generation observatory will explore dark energy, exoplanets, and other cosmic mysteries.
NASA has definitively ruled out any collision risk from asteroid Apophis, which will make an exceptionally close approach of 32,000 km on April 13, 2029—closer than some satellites but posing no threat to Earth.
Karen Solomon, a Massachusetts woman charged in connection with her police officer husband Kurt Solomon's death, has been found dead in Worcester woods. The discovery ends a manhunt for the suspect.
