NASA’s Lucy spacecraft snaps first close-ups of weird peanut-shaped asteroid
NASA has released the Lucy spacecraft’s first close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing a peanut-shaped rock that could shed light on how planets formed in
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Scientists create ultra-tough copper alloy that is stronger than steel and can withstand temperatures of 1500 F
The new super-strong copper alloy can be used to build better airplanes and spacecraft.
What is the ancient Egyptian ‘Eye of Horus’ — and why is it found in so many burials?
The Eye of Horus is frequently found in ancient Egyptian burials, particularly on wedjat amulets.
Parasitic worm raises risk of cervical cancer, study finds
A parasitic worm may raise the risk of cervical cancer through several mechanisms, scientists have found, although HPV remains the primary driver behind the disease.
Lion mauled gladiator to death 1,800 years ago in Roman Britain, controversial study suggests
A skeleton in England may have belonged to a gladiator who died fighting a large cat, possibly a lion, a new study finds.
Environmental groups say Trump administration violated their free-speech rights
A lawsuit alleges the Trump administration violated the free-speech rights of nonprofits and municipalities that have had federal funding for climate and environmental projects frozen
The “priest of AI” & tech’s pursuit of eternal life
Have you heard of Bryan Johnson – tech centimillionaire turned longevity evangelist? He made headlines when he started getting infusions of his own son’s blood
Our medications are leaking into waterways — and may be changing fish behavior
A fish walks into a pharmacy … well, not exactly. Fish aren’t being prescribed anti-anxiety drugs. But they are experiencing the effects. Researchers have found
World’s first operating system for quantum computers unveiled — it can be used to manage a future quantum internet
QNodeOS is the world’s first operating system designed for quantum computers and will enable connections between different types of quantum computers.
Human ancestor was in Eurasia nearly 2 million years ago, cut marks on animal bones suggest
Researchers reexamining fossils identified telltale marks made by human ancestors cutting meat from bones. The discovery pushes back the date hominins started living in Europe
Scientists capture footage of bizarre deep-sea creature with parasite pig tails
Scientists on an expedition to the South Sandwich Islands near Antarctica have recorded horrifying videos of parasitic copepods feasting on the head of a deep
A long-lost ice sheet could predict the future of New York City — one in which Lower Manhattan and Coney Island are ‘perpetually submerged’
Scientists are rethinking what we knew about a vanished ice sheet — and that could spell trouble for New York City.
Watch boozing chimps share alcoholic fruit. Is this how social drinking started?
Videos of chimpanzees sharing alcoholic fruit suggest that this behavior could have led to feasting in humans, a new study finds.
Sunshine on Earth
The sun’s glint beams off a partly cloudy Atlantic Ocean just after sunrise as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above on March 5