An Early Step on the Long, Strange Road to Photosynthesis
Every second, trillions of watts of solar energy — more than 10,000 times the energy used by modern humans — blast the Earth’s surface. Around
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Artificial turf contains 400 chemicals tied to cancer and hormone disruption. But is it unsafe?
A recent, 10-year study from California identified many known or suspected carcinogens in artificial turf. Does it pose a danger?
Scientists were excited about a blood test for many cancers — but it failed a big trial. Here’s what to know.
Emerging tests promise to screen for many cancers at once, but one just failed in a big trial. Will these diagnostics deliver on their promise
See the ‘crawling,’ ball-shaped robot that rolled around the moon during Japan’s historic first landing
A morphable moon robot operated for 100 minutes in 2024, allowing investigators to get images of an upside-down spacecraft on the lunar surface.
Earth’s stratosphere is a mysterious superhighway for microbes
Well-known microbes that grow on our crops, our gardens, even our skin have been found thriving at two to three times the flying height of
Sleep and exercise may dampen genetic drivers of heart disease
Over time, immune cells acquire mutations that promote atherosclerosis. Lifestyle changes may offset these DNA glitches, new mouse data suggest.
Scientists discover giant, fan-shaped structure deep beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet
A mysterious geological structure that resembles a human hand with outstretched fingers has been revealed beneath East Antarctica. The discovery shows the frozen continent still
Diagnostic dilemma: Man who donated his body after death had rare ‘triple penis’
Supernumerary, or extra, penises are very uncommon. Medical students uncovered a particularly rare case while dissecting a cadaver.
2 giant ‘super Earths’ once orbited near Uranus and Neptune, messed up a bunch of moons, then vanished, new study hints
Our solar system may have hosted up to six giant planets in its first hundred million years, a new study suggests. The findings paint a
Trio of drastically different US lakes straddles the border between states — Earth from space
A 2020 astronaut photo shows three uniquely colored lakes — Tahoe, Walker and Mono — straddling contrasting biomes on either side of the California-Nevada border.
Microsoft’s latest quantum chip is 1,000 times more reliable than its predecessor — but why is it so controversial?
The Majorana 2 quantum processor is built from topological qubits, and its creators claim it can sustain quantum coherence for an average of 20 seconds
2,000 years ago in Scotland, people removed a corpse’s brain and fashioned the arm bones into tools
A new analysis of 2,000-year-old skeletons found in northern Scotland has revealed an unusual funeral ritual involving the manipulation of dead bodies.
3 new Ebola vaccines are being fast-tracked amid the current outbreak — when could they be ready?
The Bundibugyo virus driving the current Ebola outbreak has no approved vaccine, but researchers are leveraging decades of vaccine innovation in an effort to change
What is PMOS (formerly PCOS)? What to know about the hormonal syndrome
Learn about the hormonal disorder polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), formerly called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).