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This year, our scientists offered new hope for treating neurodegeneration and obesity and dramatically improved the odds…
Rocket Lab Electron rocket aborts liftoff at engine ignition – Spaceflight Now
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket stands at Launch Complex 1 ahead of the flight of the ‘Bridging the…
As 2025 ends, the Standard Model still hasn’t cracked
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
Geminid meteor shower 2025 thrills skywatchers with an end-of-year celestial firework show (photos)
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5 adorable pink animals stealing the wildlife spotlight
Pink animals are like nature’s cute and unbelievable surprises, much like cotton candy in the wild, getting spotted…
Giant sea monsters lived in rivers at the end of the dinosaur age
Mosasaurs were enormous marine reptiles that lived more than 66 million years ago, but new evidence shows they…
Opening up Victoria’s Otway basin to offshore gas exploration an ‘environmental betrayal’, Greens say | Energy
The Greens and environmental groups have condemned the federal government’s move to encourage more offshore gas exploration, describing…
“It’s time to act, not wait”: the new NASA chief warns of a major risk on the Moon
During a Senate hearing this week, Jared Isaacman—billionaire entrepreneur and likely future head of NASA—delivered a clear message:…
A man unknowingly handled one of the deadliest animals on earth in the Philippines
A British man vacationing in the Philippines unknowingly handled the world’s most deadly octopus, with venom considered to…
Confined Vacuum Light Field Probes Voltage-Induced Chemical Reactions And Anharmonicity At Molecule-Electrode Interfaces
The interplay between light and chemical reactions receives significant attention, and recent work by Yaling Ke and colleagues…
They thought they were just producing energy… but the solar panels awakened the desert
For decades, solar energy has been hailed as one of the most promising answers to the climate crisis.…
NASA tests drones in Death Valley photo of the day for Dec. 15, 2025
For decades, NASA and its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California have relied on some of the…