An unproven autism drug got a boost after a White House briefing
In fall of 2025, the Trump administration touted the drug leucovorin for autism therapy without new evidence. Dispensing of the drug to kids rose.
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Secret ‘messages’ in cat pee let felines identify each other — and scientists just cracked the code
Cats can identify each other based on the scent of their pee, and researchers have just decoded the secret “messages” that make that possible. A
A record-breaking star could reveal how the Milky Way’s giant black hole spins
The star passes very close to the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole and could reveal the black hole’s spin by tracking how it warps the
Astronomers spot the closest, fastest star ever seen orbiting our galaxy’s monster black hole
Astronomers have discovered the closest, fastest star ever seen orbiting Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the 4.3 million-solar-mass black hole at the heart of our galaxy.
Static electricity is a mystery, and scientists are all charged up
Scientists are largely clueless about the origins of static electricity. A quirky group of researchers aims to change that.
A new documentary shows what growing up lion is really like
The thrilling National Geographic series, premiering August 19, follows Kio from lion cub to king.
Ancient Milky Way Merger
About 12 billion years ago, a dwarf galaxy known as LKH collided with a young Milky Way and merged with it. This artist’s concept portrays
Building a Quantum Computer, One Fragile Qubit at a Time
Practically all modern computers, from the cheap microcontroller in your dishwasher to high-tech hardware crunching numbers for artificial intelligence systems, rely on versions of the
IBM’s new ‘quantum fridges’ are nearly 200 times colder than deep space and could pave the way for fault-tolerant quantum computing
IBM has revealed a new modular, ultracold system designed to link hundreds of quantum computer chips together to solve one of the field’s biggest infrastructure
‘I’m not sure how such a law could be enforced’: Readers react to a possible social media ban for children
Concerns are on the rise about young people’s social media use as governments, parents and schools look to curb children’s exposure to threats such as
Scientists just discovered a big limitation in lab-grown minibrains — they have a skewed ‘sense of time’
The brain develops in stages, and it’s important that certain cells form before others so that precise neural connections can emerge later. But miniature models
No refrigerator, no problem. This experimental vaccine doesn’t need it.
In early trials, a new vaccine that didn’t require refrigeration still protected against tetanus and diphtheria.
Out-of-control SpaceX rocket carved a 60-foot crater into the moon, NASA images reveal
NASA has finally revealed its first images of the crater made by a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage that smashed into the moon on Aug.
Archeologists used to think women in prehistory wielded no power. Genetic data is upending that idea.
Over the past decade, there’s been a revolution in archaeology as we integrate the science of ancient genomics into the study of humanity — and