NASA's new report reveals daily air pollution rhythms across the Northeast, showing how traffic and industry create measurable hourly patterns that impact public health and climate models.
Six findings, one week: fries and diabetes, a 90-km-deep earthquake, two biological autism subtypes, NFIL3 throttling CAR T, microbes shaping fetal brains, forests breathing strangely.
NASA's Earth Observing System satellites documented a wildfire scar on Santa Rosa Island, one of California's most biodiverse coastal ecosystems.
NASA's X-59 is about to attempt its first supersonic flight, testing whether a sonic boom can be tamed into a soft thump and overland speed made legal again.
Scripps Research found a stuck molecular switch driving Alzheimer's brain inflammation. A new marine fungus kills toxic algae. Two stories about systems that can't turn off.
Physicists have designed a quantum pendulum clock built from entangled particles, aiming to test gravitational waves and the elusive quantum nature of gravity itself.
A Cambridge-led team has linked rare earth deposits to the ancient roots of continents, turning seismic images of Earth's interior into a global prospecting map.
A University of Vaasa dissertation finds employees who treat generative AI as a collaborator, not a threat, show higher engagement and adaptability at work.
Researchers at the University of Southampton have demonstrated a plasma beam that cleans fabric without water, taking aim at one of the unglamorous logistics problems of Mars missions.
University of Eastern Finland researchers report lithium may protect against Alzheimer's pathology through multiple neuroprotective pathways, reframing a decades-old psychiatric drug.
Dust catalyzes the universe's most common molecule, shields chemistry from radiation, and eventually clumps into planets. We owe it our existence.
SpaceX has stacked its first Starship V3 at Starbase and completed a major fueling test, setting the stage for a debut flight of its most ambitious vehicle yet.
The Ocean Census expedition catalogued more than 1,100 new marine species from previously unexplored deep-sea regions, including glass sponges and bioluminescent creatures.
New research reveals Uranus and Neptune contain significantly more rock than previously thought, challenging traditional models of ice giant composition and outer solar system formation.
Novartis is recasting its India operations from execution hub to a contributing node in its global drug discovery network, according to company disclosures.
New research reveals DNA damage occurs in waves during cell division, challenging the theory of gradual aging and suggesting PARP1-targeted therapies for age-related diseases.
UC Berkeley researchers have built a water-based battery projected to last into the 24th century, with an electrolyte safe enough to discard into the environment.
JWST's mysterious 'little red dots' in the early universe appear to host hidden supermassive black holes, according to new Chandra X-ray data - a finding that could rewrite the order in which galaxies and black holes formed.
University of Warwick astronomers used an AI tool called RAVEN to confirm more than 100 exoplanets in NASA TESS data, including 31 new worlds and thousands of candidates in the Neptunian desert.
A century-old assumption about a uniform universe is buckling under new observations - and resolving its cracks may rewrite cosmology itself.
New lattice QCD calculations may erase the 4.2-sigma muon g-2 anomaly, suggesting the long-standing gap was a theoretical error, not evidence of new physics.
Tumors rewrite their own genetics to survive chemo, exercise advice may harm long COVID patients, and a common mold just survived a simulated trip to Mars.
Curiosity uncovers a new class of organic molecules on Mars while Japan's Kikai supervolcano quietly refills with fresh magma - and a single seismometer learns to hear eruptions coming.
JWST has confirmed the universe's local expansion rate, eliminating the easiest explanation for the Hubble Tension and pushing cosmologists toward genuinely new physics.
A sweeping April 2026 review finds that 98% of meat and dairy climate pledges lack measurable targets, verification, or transparency - qualifying as greenwashing.
JAMSTEC captures first footage of giant squid attacking prey 800 meters deep, revealing predatory behavior and ROV vulnerabilities.
Mayo Clinic engineers milk vesicles into drug delivery vehicles that sneak chemotherapy past bile duct cancer's defenses
Invisible dark matter structures called 'subhaloes' could explain why galaxies form in predictable patterns rather than random shapes
UC Santa Barbara researchers uncovered 200+ bioactive compounds in Pacific coral reefs, revealing untapped pharmaceutical potential in marine ecosystems.
SpaceX launched its 1,000th Starlink satellite of 2026 in rapid succession, with two Falcon 9 rockets lifting off just 19 hours apart from opposite coasts.
NASA's Curiosity rover faces communication delays after completing analysis of mysterious boxwork formations that may reveal Mars' ancient watery past.
NASA's Chandra telescope reveals young stars lose their X-ray glow 4x faster than predicted, reshaping our understanding of stellar evolution
Lab yeast survived Martian shock waves and toxic salts, suggesting simple life could endure on the red planet.
NASA's Webb telescope archive surpasses 5 million views as 97 new deep space images join collections spanning three years of cosmic revelations.
Scientists discover CHIP protein prevents Alzheimer's toxic clumps, with lab tests showing 70% reduction in tau aggregation when boosted.
Kīlauea's summit eruption continues within Halema'uma'u crater as USGS monitors every tremor and gas plume from the active volcano.
NASA opens NUARC facility at Ames Research Center, creating controlled indoor environments where autonomous spacecraft learn to navigate Mars before ever leaving Earth.
Immune system confusion between a normal blood protein and viral invaders explains rare but dangerous vaccine-linked clots
NASA's Artemis 2 crew will venture beyond Earth's magnetic shield for the first time since 1972, facing solar radiation risks on their lunar flyby.
BD² releases the largest multi-modal psychiatric dataset for bipolar research, combining genetics, brain imaging, and digital biomarkers to accelerate personalized treatment development.
Researchers identify what they claim is the most common recessive neurodevelopmental disorder ever found, reshaping genetic screening approaches
A rare fossil from the Western Interior Seaway freezes an 80-million-year-old battle between marine predators in stone.
After 53 years, astronauts prepare at Kennedy Space Center for humanity's return to lunar orbit aboard Artemis 2.
Research teams plunge beneath Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets to document climate change impacts on Earth's last unexplored marine frontiers.
Fireball reports hit record highs not from increased meteor activity, but from 10x more cameras and smartphones capturing what was always there.
The academic world runs on journal rankings that determine careers, funding, and which research gets attention - a system most people never see.
Normal cell clusters can sense 10x farther than cancer cells, upending assumptions about how tumors spread through the body.
Scientists crack a 60-year lunar puzzle while James Webb spots potential biosignatures on Jupiter's moon Europa.
Microorganisms discovered thriving in Fukushima's radioactive reactor cores survive radiation 100x the lethal human dose by converting gamma rays into energy.
Organic molecules in Martian rocks hint at ancient life while Webb telescope captures Uranus's infrared auroras in stunning 3D detail.
NASA's Bennu samples reveal amino acids formed in frozen, radioactive space - not warm water. Life's chemistry may be more resilient than we thought.
Curiosity's discovery of spiderweb-like boxwork formations in Gale Crater reveals Mars once had extensive subsurface water networks.
Exoplanets several times Jupiter's mass force astronomers to rewrite the rules of planetary formation and size limits.
SpaceX CRS-33 returns vital reproduction research from the ISS, revealing cosmic challenges to human fertility in space.
Webb telescope finds massive galaxy from just 280 million years after Big Bang, forcing astronomers to rethink cosmic evolution models.
Webb telescope spots galaxy MoM-z14 from just 280 million years after the Big Bang, challenging models of how quickly cosmic structures could form.
Revolutionary simulations reveal dark matter can trigger dramatic collapses within galactic halos, potentially solving cosmic mysteries.
Station astronauts complete final experiments on bone loss and muscle atrophy while packing Dragon for Thursday's return to Earth.
Webb telescope confirms galaxy JADES-GS-z14-0 formed just 280 million years after the Big Bang, forcing astronomers to rethink cosmic evolution.
The digital infrastructure supporting scientific research faces mounting pressure as access restrictions increasingly disrupt the flow of information between researchers, journalists, and the public. This week, attempts to analyze NASA's latest space station experiments encountered unexpected roadblocks when ResearchGate, a major scientific publication platform, implemented security protocols that blocked routine data collection. The timing proves particularly frustrating given the wealth of on