Earth has extra moons, and they may hold the secrets of our solar system's past

Earth's closest cosmic companions, known as 'minimoons' or 'quasi-moons', could hold the secrets to the history of our early solar system.

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NASA is looking for people to test out its Mars simulator for a year

The agency is accepting applicants for the second cohort of its Mars simulator mission. Participants will live and work from a 3D-printed, 1,700-square-foot facility at NASA's Houston space center.

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The Hidden Butterfly Trade

How the lucrative market could spark conservation.

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It's not just rising sea levels – the land major cities are built on is actually sinking, NASA images show

Images shared by NASA show the U.S. East Coast is actually sinking — including the land that holds major cities like New York​ and Baltimore.

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Death, Lonely Death

We thought we knew how Voyager would end. The power would gradually, inevitably, run down. The instruments would shut off, one by one. The signal would get fainter. Eventually either the last instrument would fail for lack of power, or the signal would be lost. We didn’t expect that it would go mad.

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‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals

Companies knew for decades recycling was not viable but promoted it regardless, Center for Climate Integrity study finds

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NASA is looking for volunteers to live in its Mars simulation for a year

NASA put out an open call on Friday for volunteers to participate in its yearlong Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA 2) mission. The space agency will select four people for a crew that will be housed in its 1,700-square-foot 3D-printed habitat in Houston.

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OpenAI Unveils A.I. That Instantly Generates Eye-Popping Videos

The start-up is sharing the new technology, called Sora, with a small group of early testers as it tries to understand the potential dangers.

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50 Megaton Tsar Bomba Declassified • Ivan RDS-220 Hydrogen Bomb

The Soviet RDS-220 hydrogen bomb (code name Ivan or Vanya), also known as Tsar Bomba (Russian: Царь-бо́мба, tr. Tsar'-bómba, IPA: [t͡sarʲ ˈbombə], lit. 'Tsar bomb'), was the most powerful nuclear weapon ever created and tested. Tested on 30 October 1961 as an experimental verification of calculation principles and multi-stage thermonuclear weapon designs, it also remains the most powerful human-made explosive ever detonated.

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Long COVID Seems to Be a Brain Injury, Scientists Discover

Some form of brain injury could be behind the symptoms reported by those with long COVID, according to a new study, and adapting tests and treatments to match could aid progress in tackling the condition.

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Scientists identify water molecules on asteroids for the first time

Using data from the retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)—a joint project of NASA and the German Space Agency at DLR—Southwest Research Institute scientists have discovered, for the first time, water molecules on the surface of an asteroid.

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Scientists Invent New Hybrid Food by Growing Beef Inside Grains of Rice

As the world's population continues to grow, so too does the strain on the environment.

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The Blood of Exceptionally Long-Lived People Reveals Key Differences

Centenarians, once considered rare, have become commonplace.

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Glow way! Bioluminescent houseplant hits US market for first time

Engineered petunia emits a continuous green glow thanks to genes from a light-up mushroom.

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One Simple Change May Dramatically Boost The Effect of COVID-19 Vaccines

Sometimes it's the simplest solutions that get lost in the kerfuffle of scientific progress.

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Energy based on power of stars is step closer after nuclear fusion heat record

Feat by scientists at Oxfordshire facility described as ‘fitting swansong’ for pioneering project as reactor is decommissioned

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Airline starts weighing passengers at the gate

Finnair’s new trial at Helsinki airport is weighing volunteer passengers at the gate, along with their hand luggage. The pilot project is to help the airline better calculate accurate weights of passengers and baggage being loaded onto the plane.

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Flipped Bit Could Mark The End Of Voyager 1‘s Interstellar Mission

Flight controllers have determined that the problem lies within the one remaining FDS on board (the backup FDS failed back in 1981), most likely thanks to a single bit of corrupted memory.

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New study shows how human-like qualities of voice assistants influence shopping habits

A recent study published in Computers in Human Behavior shows that the more human-like virtual assistants sound, the safer people feel using them for voice shopping.

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First UK patients receive experimental messenger RNA cancer therapy

The British clinical trial of the revolutionary new mRNA treatment will test its effectiveness in combating a range of cancers

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NASA to Study Effects of Radio Noise on Lunar Science - NASA

In February 2024, Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission will launch to the Moon’s South Polar region, as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services, or CLPS,

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Newly discovered ancient tree species looks like it could be from the mind of Dr. Seuss | CNN

Unusual trees found fossilized in Canada were buried alive 350 million years ago. Scientists say the discovery opens a new window into the history of life on Earth.

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This AI learnt language by seeing the world through a baby’s eyes

A neural network that taught itself to recognize objects using the filmed experiences of a single infant could offer new insights into how humans learn.

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Food industry’s favorite ingredient has been killing us, slowly.

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Turns Out There's One Animal Powerful Enough to Mess With Lions' Feeding Habits

In a stark example of how everything on our living planet is interconnected, one species of tiny, invasive insects has reduced lions' abilities to feast on zebras.

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The uncomfortable truth about AI’s impact on the workforce is playing out inside the big AI companies themselves

Alphabet and Microsoft are investing big in AI. But that’s creating a murky future for many tech employees.

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SpaceX's Starship to launch 'Starlab' private space station in late 2020s

The giant rocket will loft Starlab in a single launch.

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The moon could be perfect for cutting-edge telescopes — but not if we don't protect it

"We are entering a new era of science investigations from our nearest neighbor in space."

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