The discovery of a gravitational wave 10 years ago shook astrophysics – these ripples in spacetime continue to reveal dark objects in the cosmos
Chad Hanna, Penn State
Scientists first detected ripples in space known as gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes in September 2015. This...
How RFK Jr.’s misguided science on mRNA vaccines is shaping policy − a vaccine expert examines the false claims
Although Kennedy agreed that Operation Warp Speed ...
Deborah Fuller, University of Washington
At a Sept. 4, 2025, hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, Health and...
The growing fad of ‘microdosing’ mushrooms is leading to an uptick in poison control center calls and emergency room visits
Joshua Kellogg, Penn State
Imagine you purchase a bag of gummies labeled nootropic – a term used to describe substances that claim to enhance mental...
Fermented fruits: scrumping, sharing, and the origin of feasting Open Access
Nathaniel J Dominy , Luke D Fannin , Erin R Vogel , Martha M Robbins , Catherine Hobaiter BioScience, biaf102, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaf102 Published: 31 July 2025 Article history
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NASA’s LEXI: Capturing Earth’s Magnetic Shield from the Moon
A groundbreaking NASA X-ray imaging instrument, the Lunar Environment Heliospheric X-ray Imager (LEXI), is heading to the Moon as part of the Artemis campaign....
Large Hadron Collider Regularly Makes Magic
A brotherly research duo has discovered that when the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) produces top quarks -- the heaviest known fundamental particles -- it...
Carl Sagan’s scientific legacy extends far beyond ‘Cosmos’
Jean-Luc Margot, University of California, Los Angeles
On Nov. 9, 2024, the world will mark Carl Sagan’s 90th birthday – but sadly without Sagan, who...
To make nuclear fusion a reliable energy source one day, scientists will first need to design heat- and radiation-resilient materials
Sophie Blondel, University of Tennessee
Fusion energy has the potential to be an effective clean energy source, as its reactions generate incredibly large amounts of...
Men are carrying the brunt of the ‘loneliness epidemic’ amid potent societal pressures
Alvin Thomas, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Quinn Kinzer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
A few weeks before Justin Bieber and his wife, Hailey, announced in May 2024...
Many stable atoms have ‘magic numbers’ of protons and neutrons − 75 years ago, 2 physicists discovered their special properties
Artemis Spyrou, Michigan State University and Sean Liddick, Michigan State University
The word magic is not often used in the context of science. But in...