The physics of no return: What actually happens if you get pulled into a black hole
In 1916, only a year after Albert Einstein had published his general theory of relativity, Karl Schwarzschild used…
When is a patient cured of cancer? It’s debatable.
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America’s nuclear spacecraft is heading to Mars, and it’s bringing helicopters
For decades, nuclear propulsion has been a fixture of aerospace engineering proposals and government studies, always promising, never…
Distance in space is an illusion
Andromeda sounds far away because 2.5 million light-years sounds far away. It lands with authority. It feels exact.…
Lightning bolts on Jupiter are up to 100 times stronger than Earth’s
On Jupiter, a storm doesn’t just brew, it can simmer for centuries. The planet’s atmosphere is a perpetual…
New analysis reveals flaws in traditional BMI classification system
Research from Italy to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026, Istanbul, Turkey, 12-15…
Darkness can move faster than light without breaking relativity
A dark point inside a wave of light sounds like a contradiction. It is also something researchers say…
UStudy links diagnostic timing to ovarian cancer survival outcomes
The study “Diagnostic Timing and Ovarian Cancer Survival in North Carolina” has been published in the latest issue of…
AI helps identify childhood cancer survivors needing extra support
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help physicians determine if survivors of childhood cancer need extra support – and the…
UMGCCC awarded $3 million to train the next generation of oncology researchers
The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) has been awarded a prestigious $3 million National…
Drugs targeting TIE2 protein could help prevent formation of cerebral cavernous malformations
Researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have identified a cell surface receptor…
Updated heart guidelines urge earlier screening for high blood cholesterol
For the first time since 2018, a clinical guideline from the American College of Cardiology and the American…