Why the universe’s constants may need to be just right for liquids to flow and life to exist
A physicist at Queen Mary University of London argues that the constants of nature may be tuned for more than stars and planets. They may[…]
German scientists turn old blood cells into brain stem cells that grow epigenetically younger
Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn and the University of Bonn have converted blood-cell precursors from older donors into neural stem cells whose epigenetic “age”[…]
Japan’s H3 rocket launches MMX probe on first leg of mission to bring back samples from Mars moon Phobos
Japan’s space agency JAXA has launched its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft, a mission to collect and return material from Mars’s moon Phobos. An H3[…]
Is Earth really the best place for life? Scientists say some distant worlds could be better
We tend to think Earth is the gold standard. It is the only planet we know that has life, so naturally we use it as[…]
Your Cat’s Cancer Genes Look a Lot Like Ours: What a Landmark Study in Science Means for Human Treatment
Cats share our sofas, our air and our kitchens. A large international study published in Science suggests they also share some of the genetic changes[…]
“Dude, No Way!”: Artemis II Crew Saw Five Impact Flashes on the Moon as First Science Results Are Released
The first science results from Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo ended in 1972, are in, and the headline is[…]
How a Pond Alga Gave Neuroscience a Light Switch for the Brain: The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has gone to Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University, Peter Hegemann of Humboldt University of Berlin and Georg[…]
Teaching the Body to Hunt Its Own Cancer: The Science Behind the mRNA Cancer Vaccine
On August 19, 2026, two drug companies announced a result that cancer researchers had waited years to see. In a large Phase 3 trial, a[…]
Earth and Mars Were Born in the Same Cloud, but Built in Different Ways, New Study Finds
Earth and Mars formed 4.5 billion years ago in the same rotating cloud of gas and dust that became the solar system. A new study[…]
What Really Caused Nepal’s Deadliest Flood in Decades? A Look Inside the Science
On the morning of August 26, 2026, a chunk of rock and glacier ice roughly 2,000 feet wide sheared off Langtang Lirung, a mountain on[…]
