Science and Space
MIT’s new precision gene editing tool could transform medicine
A gene-editing approach called prime editing could one day help treat many illnesses by turning faul ...View More
They’re smaller than dust, but crucial for Earth’s climate
Smaller than a grain of dust and shaped like minute discs, coccolithophores are microscopic ocean dw ...View More
A hidden “backup heater” that helps burn fat and boost metabolism
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have uncovered a new way that br ...View More
JWST spots a hidden red supergiant just before it exploded
A team of astronomers led by Northwestern University has captured the clearest and most detailed vie ...View More
Tiny asteroid flew right over Antarctica, and no one saw it coming
Asteroid 2025 TF passed over Antarctica at 00:47:26 UTC ± 18 seconds on October 1, coming within 428 ...View More
Scientists just proved the moai could walk, solving a 500-year mystery
For years, researchers have puzzled over how the ancient people of Rapa Nui did the seemingly imposs ...View More
Record Amazon fires release more carbon than an entire country
A new study by researchers at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre reveals that the Amazo ...View More
Scientists discover orchids sprouting from decaying wood
Deadwood-decomposing fungi feed germinating orchids, providing the carbon their tiny seeds don't hav ...View More
Physicists just built a quantum lie detector. It works
Can you prove whether a large quantum system truly behaves according to the weird and wonderful rule ...View More
Scientists accidentally create a tiny “rainbow chip” that could supercharge the internet
A few years ago, researchers in Michal Lipson's lab noticed something remarkable. They were working ...View More
