Starship could create more debris than an anti-satellite test if it explodes in orbit
As Starship, the world’s largest and most powerful rocket, gears up for an attempt to finally reach Earth’s…
Virginia scientists discover the cues black bears use for hibernation
Researchers have long assumed that the timing of American black bear (Ursus americanus) annual hibernation mostly depends on…
Virginia Tech researchers develop smart patch that automatically delivers naloxone during a fentanyl overdose
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Researchers at Virginia Tech are testing a small wearable patch that can detect fentanyl in…
Scientists Solve a Vitamin B12 Mystery With an Unexpected Culprit
Researchers found that phage-driven bacterial rupture can provide enough vitamin B12 to support neighboring microbes. Credit: Stock A…
Scientists solve millipede mystery, and find they beat vertebrates onto land by 80 million years
Scientists now think millipedes may have established themselves on land earlier than fossils currently show — and that…
College Student Identifies Bizarre New Carnivorous Dinosaur Three Times Older Than T. rex
Artistic rendition of Ptychotherates bucculentus. Credit: Illustration by Megan Sodano for Virginia Tech. A distorted dinosaur skull, once…
Dancing to Invisible Choreography, Quantum Computers Can Balance The Noise
Insider Brief Researchers from Virginia Tech developed a quantum control method based on geometric pulse design that suppresses…
Fantastic Fungi Found with Ability to Freeze Water
Newswise — Can fungi influence the weather? Turns out, they just might. An international group of researchers that…
Which Gen Zers are more likely to overeat junk food — even when they’re full
Maybe the “Z” in Gen Z will eventually stand for “Zepbound.” It’s no surprise that Gen Zers love…
The Junk Foods That Harm Your Brain Most, Ranked by New Research
Homing in on the junk-food pyramid to rank its most harmful members, researchers from Virginia Tech have discovered…
The European Cultural Centre Announces 21 Shortlisted Projects for the 2025 ECC Awards
The Virginia Tech Honors College and Cloud 9 + Enric Ruiz Geli at Time Space Existence 2025. Installation…
Why One Brain Circuit Collapses First in Alzheimer’s
Researchers suspect energy failures in brain “power plants” may explain why memory pathways collapse so early in Alzheimer’s.…