David Kipping has new take on the existence of advanced life in the universe and the numbers are not encouraging
Between the mid-1970s and early 1980s, two physicists, Michael Hart and Frank Tipler, published a …
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Making eyes ‘photosynthetic’ could treat major vision problem
Science, Volume 392, Issue 6800, Page 798-799, May 2026. <br />
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Scientists “bottle the sun” with a liquid battery that stores solar energy
Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have created a remarkable new material that works like a …
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AI can design viruses, toxins and other bioweapons. How worried should we be?
<p>Nature, Published online: 13 May 2026; <a …
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NASA Pushes Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotor Blades Past Mach 1
The rotor blades that will carry NASA’s next-generation helicopters to new Martian heights broke the …
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Thinner than a hair and stretchy like rubber: New material could shield against radiation in next-gen space tech
Scientists have developed a new material that could shield humans and critical technology from …
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Are microbes the future of pollution clean-up?
<p>Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; <a …
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Scientists turn plastic waste into clean hydrogen fuel using sunlight
Scientists are using sunlight to turn plastic waste into clean fuels like hydrogen, offering a …
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Engineered blood clots stop bleeding in seconds
<p>Nature, Published online: 29 April 2026; <a …
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NASA Curiosity rover finds mysterious life linked molecules on mars
Curiosity has detected a surprising variety of organic molecules on Mars, including compounds tied …
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Ceramic-like strength and metallic toughness in a bulk metallic glass
<p>Nature, Published online: 22 April 2026; <a …
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Resolving the radiation risk debate
Science, Volume 392, Issue 6796, Page 339-339, April 2026. <br />
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Which types of civilizations collapse and which can endure?
Human history is littered with expired civilizations, and scholars and archaeologists have made a …
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Where should we send a real 'Hail Mary' spacecraft? A new study has the answers
A new atlas of 45 potentially habitable planets makes us think of the new film "Project Hail Mary," …
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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, is finally complete
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is set to launch this coming September, has the …
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AI doom warnings are getting louder. Are they realistic?
<p>Nature, Published online: 21 April 2026; <a …
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‘Bat feast’ animal videos at African cave offer clues to how deadly viruses spread
<p>Nature, Published online: 20 April 2026; <a …
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A worst-case solar storm could trigger panic buying and public unrest, report warns
Scientists warn that extreme space weather could influence human behavior, from panic buying to …
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Early-onset cancer fuels calls for wider screening — but at what cost?
<p>Nature, Published online: 15 April 2026; <a …
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Reading the moon's buried past
The lunar south pole looks chaotic from orbit. Craters heaped upon craters, ancient basins, scarps …
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NASA’s Webb Redefines Dividing Line Between Planets, Stars
Planets, like those in our solar system, form in a bottom-up process where small bits of rock and …
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The air is full of DNA — here’s what scientists are using it for
<p>Nature, Published online: 14 April 2026; <a …
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'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis will blaze across the sky on April 13, 2029 — here's why this once-in-a-lifetime event is worth traveling for
A rare stargazing spectacle will unfold on Friday, April 13, 2029, as the asteroid Apophis passes …
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NASA Night-light Imagery Tracks US Energy Transition, Global Volatility
New nighttime maps based on NASA satellite imagery are upending assumptions, revealing a world where …
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Astronomers find the strongest evidence yet for the universe's first stars
For decades, astronomers were only able to study the universe's very first stars using theoretical …
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These 45 exoplanets may be the best places to search for alien life
A new catalog of potentially habitable exoplanets provides the framework for future observations in …
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Why labs need a napping room to help you work, rest and play
<p>Nature, Published online: 26 March 2026; <a …
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Artemis 3 and beyond: What's next for NASA after Artemis 2 moon success
NASA doesn't plan to rest on its laurels after the historic success of its Artemis 2 moon mission. …
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Female mice grow testes after this single DNA tweak
<p>Nature, Published online: 09 April 2026; <a …
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Cooperation by non-kin during birth underpins sperm whale social complexity
Science, Volume 391, Issue 6792, Page 1355-1360, March 2026. <br />
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Earthset
The Artemis II crew captured this view of Earth setting on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the …
Read more →Why obesity drugs work better for some people: these genes hold clues
<p>Nature, Published online: 08 April 2026; <a …
Read more →Quadratic gravity theory reshapes quantum view of Big Bang
Waterloo scientists have developed a new way to understand how the universe began, and it could …
Read more →If life exists in Venus's atmosphere, it could have come from Earth
The theory of panspermia holds that life is spread through the cosmos via asteroids, comets, and …
Read more →This method to reverse cellular ageing is about to be tested in humans
<p>Nature, Published online: 07 April 2026; <a …
Read more →Rare supernova from 10 billion years ago may reveal the secret of dark energy
Astronomers may have found an exciting new clue about dark energy—the mysterious force driving the …
Read more →He suddenly couldn't speak in space. NASA astronaut says his medical scare remains a mystery
The astronaut who prompted NASA's first medical evacuation earlier this year said Friday that …
Read more →What to know about the Artemis 2 mission's moon flyby
For the first time in more than half a century, astronauts will fly around the moon on Monday, …
Read more →A solar system is born
<p>Nature, Published online: 31 March 2026; <a …
Read more →Towards end-to-end automation of AI research
<p>Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; <a …
Read more →Disclosure day: If ET made contact, how would we handle the news?
How would people react if an alien civilization actually made contact with us? Space.com talked to …
Read more →Students found a star from the dawn of the universe drifting into the Milky Way
A group of undergraduate students stumbled into a cosmic time capsule—one of the oldest stars ever …
Read more →The great education contradiction
Science, Volume 392, Issue 6793, April 2026. <br />
Read more →Lift off! Artemis II mission sends humans to the Moon — opening a new era of exploration
<p>Nature, Published online: 01 April 2026; <a …
Read more →Stanford scientists create shape-shifting material that changes color and texture like an octopus
A new shape-shifting material can change both its texture and color in seconds, inspired by the …
Read more →A surprising new idea about how the Big Bang may have happened
Scientists at the University of Waterloo have uncovered a bold new way to explain how the universe …
Read more →NASA wants to build a base on the Moon by the 2030s, How and why it plans to build up to a long‑term lunar presence
The next U.S. trip to the moon isn't about planting a flag. It's about learning how to live and work …
Read more →NASA study finds ancient life could survive 50 million years in Martian ice
Mars’ frozen ice caps may be time capsules for ancient life. Lab experiments show that key building …
Read more →Eye drops made from pig semen deliver cancer treatment to mice
<p>Nature, Published online: 27 March 2026; <a …
Read more →‘Grade inflation’ hits PhD students. What’s behind the increase?
<p>Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; <a …
Read more →First microlasers capable of detecting individual molecules and ions could one day aid diagnosis
Scientists have created the first microlasers capable of detecting individual molecules and even …
Read more →Astronomers think they just witnessed two planets colliding
Astronomers have caught what may be a rare cosmic catastrophe unfolding 11,000 light-years away. A …
Read more →Blasted off Mars and still alive
A famously resilient bacterium may be tough enough to survive one of the most violent events …
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