With lunar missions looming, scientists grow chickpeas in ‘moon dirt’
WASHINGTON – If the idea of lunar hummus seems far-fetched, think again. Scientists working to cultivate the field…
Rubber gloves could become a powerful tool for carbon capture
Disposable nitrile rubber gloves are produced in staggering numbers every year, and most of them are thrown away…
Scientists Publish the First Direct Measurement of Space Debris Pollution
Back in February 2025, a SpaceX rocket that had delivered 22 Starlink satellites to orbit had a malfunction.…
Electrons catapult across solar materials in just 18 femtoseconds
Scientists have discovered that electrons can be propelled across solar materials at speeds close to the fastest nature…
Top predators still prowled the seas after the biggest mass extinction
Artwork of a Hybodus shark, a predator that evolved in the late Permian and survived the mass extinction…
Space Development Agency Faces Scaling Challenges
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IBM scientists unveil the first ever ‘half-Möbius’ molecule, with the help of quantum computing
March 5, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm IBM scientists unveil the first ever “half-Möbius”…
Mars Express Images Reveal Mars’ Pockmarked Surface
The ESA’s Mars Express probe has been surveying Mars from orbit for more than twenty years. The way…
The sea is higher than we thought, and millions more are at risk, study finds
Climate change’s rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought…
Taiwan space bill advances in US Senate
By Hollie Younger / Staff writer A bill aimed at enhancing space cooperation between Taiwan and the US…
We thought inbred koalas were at risk of extinction. But what we discovered upends genetic conventions
If you follow media coverage of koalas, you could be forgiven for feeling confused. Recent stories describe a…
AI trained on 9 trillion DNA letters predicts harmful mutations and designs new genomes
Trained on genomic data spanning the tree of life, Evo 2 reveals how artificial intelligence can decode the…