NASA astronauts back on Earth after unprecedented medical emergency on ISS
The SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon spacecraft splashed down this morning as four astronauts completed an unprecedented medical evacuation of the International Space Station (ISS).
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Chinese scientists unveil reliable lunar clock that accounts for Einstein’s relativity
A new software package detailed by Chinese scientists promises to tell what time it is on the moon, accounting for effects of relativity.
Kitchen countertop workers are dying. Some lawmakers want to ban their lawsuits
Some safety experts want California to stop the cutting of quartz countertops saying it can’t be done safely. Lawmakers, meanwhile, contemplate a ban on workers’
Scientists call another near-record hot year a ‘warning shot’ from a shifting climate
Scientists calculate that last year was one of the three hottest on record, along with 2024 and 2023. The trend indicates that warming could be
California fire victims say fighting with insurance companies has delayed rebuilding
Wildfires last January destroyed communities around Los Angeles. Homeowners say recovery has been slowed by fights with insurers to get their claims paid. (Image credit:
18 of Earth’s biggest river deltas — including the Nile and Amazon — are sinking faster than global sea levels are rising
Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests. This exacerbates the risk of catastrophic
Strange, ‘starved’ galaxy died ‘a death of 1,000 cuts’ in the ancient universe, JWST reveals
A supermassive black hole embedded in an early galaxy likely starved the galaxy of gas needed to form young stars, new observations revealed.
Most complete Homo habilis skeleton ever found dates to more than 2 million years ago and retains ‘Lucy’-like features
Scientists have revealed the most complete skeleton yet of our 2 million-year-old ancestor Homo habilis.
This dino’s fossil claw suggests it snatched eggs, not insects
A 67-million-year-old claw fossil reveals a new dinosaur species that may have used its hand spikes to snatch and pierce eggs.
Black hole butterflies? James Webb telescope spots dozens of black hole ‘cocoons’ in early universe.
The gaseous cocoons surrounding “little red dots” hint at their true nature, a new James Webb telescope study hints.
One of the last woolly rhinos to walk Earth was eaten by a wolf pup — and scientists have now sequenced its genome from the undigested meat
More than 14,000 years ago, a wolf pup ate a piece of woolly rhino. Scientists have analyzed the rhino’s DNA to figure out why it
‘One of those rare ‘wow’ moments’: Zombie star near Earth has a rainbow shockwave that ‘shouldn’t be there’
A new study reveals a rare-breaking white dwarf star, dubbed RXJ0528+2838, that is somehow generating a rainbow-like “bow shock” as it zooms through the Milky
Plants packed close enough to touch are more resilient to stress
Signals transmitted via leaves can warn neighboring plants of stressful events, making the group collectively more resilient than plants in isolation.
Computer science can help abuse and trafficking survivors regain safety
Nicola Dell, a computer scientist studying the role of technology in intimate partner violence, cofounded the Center to End Technology Abuse.