Science

Boeing’s Cursed ISS Mission May Finally Make It Back to Earth

The vessel's crew, whose stay aboard the ISS has stretched over a month longer than planned, conducted tests on the commercial spacecraft's thrusters—and the initial data is encouraging.

By Adam Kovac Published July 30, 2024

Cigarette butts stuck on a garbage can with an ashtray.

ScienceHealth

Don’t Look Now, but Ozempic Might Help You Quit Smoking, Too

Case Western Reserve University researchers have found early evidence that semaglutide can temper nicotine cravings.

By Ed Cara Updated July 30, 2024

ScienceEarth Science

Global Heat Record Falls, Only to Be Broken Again the Next Day

July 22 was the hottest day on record, beating out the record set the day before.

By Adam Kovac Updated July 30, 2024

A303 Eastern Portal View (conceptual image)

ScienceArchaeology

Controversial Stonehenge Tunnel Project Axed by British Government

The canceled scheme included a tunnel beneath the ancient site, which conservationists argued posed a threat to Stonehenge's geology and its undiscovered archaeological treasures.

By Adam Kovac Published July 30, 2024

ScienceHealth

Blood Test Shows Promise for Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

The test, with an accuracy rate of around 90%, could enable earlier treatment for patients with the disease.

By Adam Kovac Published July 29, 2024

An artist's imaging of a photon's path through intergalactic gas.

SciencePhysics

Physicists Think Dark Matter May Be Responsible for ‘Hydrogen Forest’

Signatures of hydrogen in spectrograms hint at places in the universe where new physics might lurk.

By Isaac Schultz Published July 29, 2024

An image of a meteor cross the sky during the Perseid shower.

ScienceSpace

Triple Meteor Showers Set to Dazzle the Night Sky Over the Next Two Weeks

It’s an amazing time of year to be a stargazer as the night skies are about to light up with three different meteor showers over a two-week period.

By Adam Kovac Published July 29, 2024

ScienceHealth

Here’s the Latest List of Lead-Tainted Cinnamon Products

The FDA has warned consumers about at least 10 lead-contaminated cinnamon products sold in the U.S. over the past year.

By Harri Weber Updated July 29, 2024

An artist's conception of muons interacting with a magnetic field.

SciencePhysics

The Muon Fails to Upend Physics as We Know It

The unusually large Muon has threatened the Standard Model for decades, but new data parks the particle inside the cozy confines of established physics.

By Isaac Schultz Published July 26, 2024

A romantic display of flowers, champagne and chocolate for hotel guests.

ScienceHealth

Less Sex Linked to Shorter Lifespan—At Least for Some

Researchers have found a link between reduced sex frequency and a higher risk of dying earlier in women and depressed men.

By Ed Cara Published July 26, 2024

Champagne bottles in a Baltic shipwreck.

ScienceArchaeology

Over 100 Uncorked Champagne Bottles Found in 170-Year-Old Shipwreck

The bottles were unopened, in a chance find that's been sitting on the bottom of the sea for 170 years.

By Isaac Schultz Published July 26, 2024

A view of the Falcon 9 second stage engine with unusual ice buildup.

ScienceSpaceflight

SpaceX Pinpoints Cause of Rare Falcon 9 Launch Failure

SpaceX's workhorse launch vehicle has been cleared to fly following an investigation into the July 11 incident, which resulted in the loss of 20 Starlink satellites.

By Adam Kovac Updated July 26, 2024

Vials of Shingrix, a vaccine for the shingles virus.

ScienceHealth

Shingles Vaccine Offers Hope Against Dementia

New research finds that people given the Shingrix vaccine were significantly less likely to develop dementia over a six-year-period.

By Ed Cara Updated July 26, 2024

An image of Death Valley's Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes.

ScienceEarth Science

Death Valley Visitor Loses Flip-Flops, Gains Third-Degree Burns

A 42-year-old Belgian man learned the hard way why it's called Death Valley.

By Adam Kovac Updated July 26, 2024

1 Main Grb Jet Illustration 16.width 1320An illustration of a gamma-ray burst emitted by a collapsing star.

ScienceSpace

Astronomers Detect Possible Matter-Antimatter Annihilation in Giant Space Explosion

Subatomic particles colliding at nearly the speed of light may have produced a unique emission line in the brightest explosion ever observed.

By Isaac Schultz Published July 26, 2024

The excavation team at Juukan Gorge in 2014.

ScienceArchaeology

Mining Blast in Australia Shattered 47,000 Years of Aboriginal Heritage

In May 2020, Rio Tinto's mine expansion destroyed an ancient rockshelter in Western Australia, erasing 47,000 years of Aboriginal heritage and sparking global outrage.

Michael Slack, Jordan Ralph, Wallace Boone Law, The Conversation Updated July 26, 2024

An image of Cheyava Falls captured by the Perseverance rover.

ScienceSpace

Life-Hunting Perseverance Rover Just Found Its ‘Most Important’ Martian Rock Yet

NASA's Perseverance rover has stumbled upon an intriguing rock—one that suggests Mars was once capable of hosting microbial life.

By Adam Kovac Published July 25, 2024

ScienceHealth

Newly Discovered Autoimmune Disorder Saps Vitamin B From Your Brain

Scientists have uncovered autoantibodies that keep vitamin B12 from reaching the brain, which may help to explain some mysterious cases of neurological illness.

By Ed Cara Updated July 29, 2024