Genes offer new clues to stopping Huntington’s disease in its tracks
A new generation of therapies aims to intervene at a recently discovered gap between the disease’s molecular march and its neurological consequences.
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Thousands of liberated Africans died on a remote island after the British Navy freed them. We now know where they came from.
Little is known about the tens of thousands of liberated Africans who were buried on the remote Atlantic island of St. Helena in the 19th
Oops! Ancient Bronze Age shaman long assumed to be a man was actually a woman, DNA reveals
An Early Bronze Age metalworker and shaman discovered over 200 years ago in a lavish burial near Stonehenge and long assumed to be male was
‘This was one of the most arduous expeditions I’ve ever done’: Scientists confirm that 15-mile-wide pit found on Google Maps is ancient meteor crater
A large pit discovered by an amateur astronomer on Google Maps in 2024 is actually a 390 million-year-old meteor impact crater , scientists have confirmed.
New 3D silicon chip stacks circuits on top of each other to boost computing power
The massive hardware demands of artificial intelligence (AI) applications are stretching the physical and structural limitations of semiconductors. But researchers have engineered a three-dimensional silicon
‘Another dinosaur has entered the luxury collectibles market’: Gus the T. rex just sold for $50 million. Here’s what its loss means to science.
On July 14, 2026, “Gus,” one of the most complete specimens of Tyrannosaurus rex , went to an as yet unidentified buyer for US$50.1 million
We tested Canon’s $10,000 wildlife zoom — can it replace a prime lens?
When it comes to the “silly money” category of lenses, they are typically those ridiculously long prime lenses that make your arms ache just by
The 2024 New York City meteorite contains amino acids
The brine-formed meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey roof in 2024 could teach us about how life first arrived on Earth.
Anil Menon Launches to Space Station
NASA astronaut candidate Anna Menon and her children watch as a Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 75 crewmembers NASA astronaut
Thermodynamic Computers Go With the (Energy) Flow
In the quest to make computers accurate and reliable, noise is the enemy. The thermal jiggling of atoms is a constant threat to the precision
Orange-lipped monkey that roars and snorts deep in Congo rainforest is new species to science
Scientists have identified a new species of monkey that has orange lips and makes unique roars and snorting sounds. The distinctive monkey lives in a
Robot dog can climb stairs, navigate a forest and bound over logs thanks to new, rapid AI training technique
A four-legged robot has learned to change the way it runs while navigating forests, staircases and obstacle courses. — seamlessly switching between a steady trot
‘Smaller than the tiniest scale in nature’: Physicists made a black hole out of light and used it to test Stephen Hawking’s elusive radiation theory
Physicists have coaxed a black hole’s most famous glow out of a strand of optical fiber and, for the first time, watched that light react
AI is not ready to fly solo in space
In sci-fi, AI can navigate the unknowns and — ideally — keep human travelers safe. But it’s not intelligent enough to do that yet.