Theia, the planet at the origin of the Moon, may have formed close to the Sun
If the Moon is the natural satellite of the Earth, this has not always been the case. Indeed,…
What time is the right time to eat dinner during winter? Science has an answer
As winter sets in and daylight hours shorten, adjusting mealtimes, especially dinner, could improve your metabolism, mood, and…
[Research Press Release] Artificial Intelligence: Towards fairer human image datasets (Nature)
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India quietly did a big test in space after LVM3 launch, Isro chief reveals
Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) made a significant announcement during Sunday’s CMS-03 satellite launch briefing as Isro chief…
[Research Press Release] Palaeontology: How ammolite gemstones get their vivid colours (Scientific Reports)
[Research Press Release] Palaeontology: How ammolite gemstones get their vivid colours (Scientific Reports) | Nature Portfolio Home Press…
They make their own water
Laser-heated diamond-anvil cell experiments on silicate melts in a hydrogen medium. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09630-7 As more…
Young sun-like star’s dual-temperature plasma ejections offer clues to early planetary environments
An artist’s impression of a mass ejection event from EK Draconis. Hot, fast plasma is shown in blue,…
Perovskites reveal ultrafast quantum light in new study
Evaporated FAPbI3 films exhibit good quality. Credit: arXiv: DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2502.13609 Halide perovskites—already a focus of major research into…
How missing nutrients rewire fly brains to seek out beneficial microbes
Cheese and chocolate may hold little culinary appeal for a fruit fly, yet for one deprived of nutrients,…
Virtual reality can help people understand and care about distant communities
A study participant in front of an image of a city. Credit: Jeremy Bailenson / Stanford For many…
Scientists create new type of semiconductor that holds superconducting promise
Josephson junction structures—quantum devices made of two superconductors and a thin non-superconducting barrier—using different forms of germanium (Ge):…
Isotopes illuminate early Martian climate
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover took this selfie at a location nicknamed Mary Anning, after a 19th-century English paleontologist.…