ScienceA team of researchers has identified a massive gas giant orbiting within the habitable zone of HD 156295, a star significantly hotter and brighter than our Sun. Located 140 light-years away, this potential world challenges current understanding of where life-sustaining conditions might exist in the universe.
ScienceSeven of the nine critical thresholds designed to keep the planet habitable have now been breached, according to the 2026 Planetary Health Check. Produced by over 60 researchers at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, the assessment warns that humanity is rapidly exiting the safe operating space required for civilization.
ScienceSwitzerland has lost nearly a fifth of its glacial ice in just half a decade, a collapse driven by relentless summer heat and insufficient winter snow. New data from the monitoring body GLAMOS confirms that 2026 shattered previous meltdown records, signaling a permanent transformation of the Alpine landscape.
ScienceA 25-year-old computer scientist from Northeast Philadelphia has secured a $300,000 prize from NASA for developing a modular food system capable of sustaining astronauts on Mars. Chinyere Ukeje topped a field of over 100 international entries with her Adaptive Nourishment Infrastructure, designed to function in extreme deep-space conditions.
ScienceFor years, the forgetfulness and scattered focus often dubbed "momnesia" were dismissed as mere symptoms of exhaustion or stress. New research published in Science Bulletin suggests a different reality: a specific, hormone-driven brain circuit may be responsible for these temporary memory lapses during the later stages of pregnancy.
ScienceEngineering a creature capable of surviving Arctic winters proved more daunting than initial models predicted, forcing researchers to pivot. Scientists at Colossal Biosciences now rely on advanced deep-learning algorithms to navigate the complex genetic puzzle required to manifest mammoth traits in Asian elephant embryos.
ScienceSeen through the viewport of a SpaceX Dragon capsule, the International Space Station appears to execute a slow, graceful rotation against the backdrop of Earth. Astronaut Anil Menon released the footage to demonstrate the precise maneuvers required by NASA engineers to reposition the station for an upcoming orbital boost.
ScienceFloating 250 miles above the planet, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir captured the jagged, frozen expanse of the Northern Patagonia Icefields through the International Space Station’s cupola window. The resulting photograph, which Meir dubbed "Earth Art," highlights the intricate, high-contrast topography visible only from the vantage point of low-Earth orbit.
ScienceStretching nearly 12 feet in length, the newly identified Kayrasaurus changliensis dwarfs other therizinosaurians from the Early Cretaceous period. Unearthed in the Yixian Formation of western Liaoning, this bizarre theropod features a unique skeletal structure that suggests it stood as a formidable, feathered giant among its contemporaries.
ScienceInstead of the expected sedimentary layers, NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered igneous rocks along the Jezero Crater shoreline. These formations, once thought to be simple lake deposits, reveal a complex history of three distinct water interactions, forcing scientists to rethink the geological timeline of early Martian environments.
ScienceFloating 250 miles above the Pacific, astronaut Jessica Meir captured a striking close-up of Hurricane Polo’s eye from the International Space Station’s cupola. The images, shared on social media, highlight both the immense scale of the storm and the unpredictable nature of tracking extreme weather patterns from low Earth orbit.
ScienceA team of Caltech astronomers has synthesized 27 years of radio telescope data into a high-resolution video of a supermassive black hole. By applying a custom neural network to archive imagery of the blazar 3C 345, researchers mapped the trajectory of plasma jets erupting 5.5 billion light-years from Earth.
ScienceA team of researchers from the Harvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the University of Oregon has isolated repeating radio signals emanating from Beta Pictoris b. Located 63 light-years away, the exoplanet is the first outside our solar system to have its radio emissions definitively traced to the planet itself.
ScienceFour distinct night cycles flicker past the Dragon spacecraft’s port window in a new sequence shared by astronaut Anil Menon. The footage, a compilation of raw long-exposure photographs, reveals a rhythmic dance of light against the deep void, capturing the quiet, high-altitude perspective of our planet after dark.
ScienceWhile scouring the Upper Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation in 2025, Colorado high school teacher Kent Hups spotted an anomaly in the sediment that initially drew skepticism from his peers. A follow-up investigation revealed the site held more than a single print: it was the first documented trackway of an adult Tyrannosaurus rex.
ScienceFloating high above the planet, NASA astronaut Don Pettit has captured a rare perspective of the cosmos, framing the Milky Way and a brilliant Venus as they emerge through the hazy red luminescence of Earth’s upper atmosphere, punctuated by the faint, scattered flicker of purple lightning storms dancing far below.
ScienceCan a technological society endure a thousand years of resource depletion and systemic shock? Researchers led by Celia Blanco have modeled 10 distinct civilizational trajectories, revealing that the ability to recover from collapse—rather than total avoidance of disaster—defines the longevity and detectability of an advanced species.
ScienceFrom the forward window of the Dragon spacecraft, astronaut Anil Menon has captured a striking timelapse of Earth at night. The footage reveals a complex tapestry of human activity and natural phenomena, from the deep blue glow of squid fishing boats to the sprawling brilliance of illuminated city centers.
ScienceA planet less than a million years old, Elias 2-24 b, has been identified orbiting a star 450 light-years from Earth. This infant world remains embedded within the swirling disk of gas and dust from which it emerged, challenging existing scientific models of how planetary systems develop and evolve.
ScienceTech moguls pouring fortunes into life-extension experiments are missing the point of existence, according to Professor Jim Al-Khalili. The physicist argues that humanity’s fleeting presence in the universe is better spent embracing our finite nature rather than obsessing over the mathematical possibility of stretching a single blink into two.
ScienceA routine analysis of Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data has revealed a massive, previously undocumented crater on the Moon. Robert Wagner, an image-processing specialist, identified the feature—now officially named McGetchin—after spotting a distinct bright spot and dark halo while reviewing high-resolution lunar maps.
ScienceFloating 250 miles above the planet, astronaut Anil Menon captured the kinetic energy of Earth at night through a series of long-exposure photographs. The images, which trace the movement of stars across the sky, reveal the distinct human footprints of glowing urban grids over India and concentrated maritime activity near Vietnam.
ScienceA Tyrannosaurus rex likely maintained a body temperature of 36°C, challenging long-held assumptions that the apex predator was a cold-blooded creature reliant on the sun. Researchers at UCLA utilized chemical analysis of fossilized tooth enamel to provide the first direct numerical estimate of the dinosaur's internal metabolic heat.
ScienceIf Venus once hosted a satellite, it likely met a violent end at the hands of the planet's own gravity. New research suggests that Venus’s sluggish rotation created tidal forces that inevitably pulled any orbiting moon inward, resulting in the satellite being torn apart and consumed by the planet.
ScienceWhile traversing the Valle Grande valley on Mount Sharp, NASA’s Curiosity rover has stumbled upon a series of unconventional surface features. These shallow, broad pits, documented by the rover’s high-resolution cameras, defy the typical characteristics of meteorite impact craters and offer fresh clues regarding the Red Planet's complex geological history.
ScienceFloating hundreds of miles above Earth, astronaut Anil Menon recently pulled back the curtain on the collaborative precision required to perform medical diagnostics in microgravity. His demonstration illustrates how orbital health monitoring relies on a tight synchronization between crew members and ground-based medical teams to secure vital physiological data.
ScienceMore than 10,000 feet beneath the Pacific surface, researchers exploring the Davidson Seamount off the California coast encountered an elusive bigfin squid. The sighting, captured by an MBARI remotely operated vehicle, marks the first time this rare, deep-sea cephalopod has been documented within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
ScienceFour fossilized footprints discovered near the Montana border offer a rare window into the locomotion of a fully grown Tyrannosaurus rex. Unlike isolated prints found in New Mexico and Montana, this connected trackway allows researchers to reconstruct the movement of the apex predator across the landscape 66.5 million years ago.
ScienceFloating amidst the quiet mechanics of the International Space Station, astronaut Anil Menon recently offered a rare look at off-duty life. His latest video captures the crew setting aside their rigorous technical schedules to engage in a spontaneous, weightless game of football, turning the laboratory into a makeshift pitch.
ScienceEighty-four celestial objects emitting intense ultraviolet radiation have emerged from the Chandra X-ray Observatory’s archives, defying existing classifications. By isolating sources visible only in low-energy X-ray spectra, researchers have identified a previously overlooked population of binary systems that may reshape our understanding of galactic evolution and radiation dynamics.