Science
Trump declares 'American space superiority for all eternity' in election night proclamation
President Trump has declared space a frontier for all humanity, asserting America's right to develop and settle the solar system under U.S. law.
Molecular choreography: How the p97 protein regulates cellular quality control
The p97 protein plays a central role in cellular quality control by preparing defective or no-longer-needed proteins for degradation and recycling. Researchers at the University o…
US prosecutors drop criminal charges against scientist detained over frog embryos
Kseniia Petrova was detained for four months after arrest with research samples, and feared deportation to RussiaFederal prosecutors have dropped all criminal charges against a Ru…
Bio-based smart coating combines fire protection, early warning and upcyclability
Researchers have developed a multifunctional fire-protective coating that not only shields materials from extreme heat but also provides an early warning of fire and can be recycl…
New research uncovers chiral topological phases in metals without structural order
Fermions are among the most important particles in physics and include both everyday electrons and more exotic variants. Chiral fermions, like gloves, come in left- and right-hand…
NASA Shares Plans to Accelerate Artemis, Return to Moon
In an update on Oct. 23, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and other agency leaders shared the agency’s path to returning Americans to the lunar surface in 2028. Agency leadership…
A cosmic 'leaf blower': Light-propelled winds help explain early universe's bright galaxies
When astronomers looked at photos of the early universe taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, they found something odd: an overabundance of bright galaxies. Based on what they …
Upcoming Marvel movies and TV shows: Avengers: Doomsday, Secret Wars, X-Men & more
The MCU’s Multiverse Saga is nearly over, but there are plenty more Marvel movies and shows on the horizon.
Mitigating the ecological consequences of light pollution
Light pollution is one of the fastest-growing and least-regulated environmental changes worldwide. It disrupts biological processes at all levels—from genes to entire ecosystems—a…
NASA space telescope plunges to Earth after two decades studying cosmic explosions
One of NASA's premier space telescopes plunged to Earth on Wednesday, ending its 22-year investigation of the universe's biggest explosions.
Corpus Christi Approves Water Fines for Industrial Giants as Landslide Election Rocks Texas
This story was produced in partnership by Inside Climate News and the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public radio stations. Amid a spate of historic political upsets acros…
Evolution has repeatedly turned hawkmoth genitals into defensive tools
The genital structures of male hawkmoths are lifesavers. By rubbing specialized scales on their genitals against parts of their abdomen, the nocturnal insects emit ultrasonic soun…
Gold mining introduces an overlooked threat to wild caimans
Mercury pollution from artisanal gold mining in tropical regions is finding its way into wildlife. A team from the University of Vienna and the Veterinary University of Vienna sho…
'Trials and Tribble-ations' at 30: The classic 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' episode that brought Captains Kirk and Sisko face-to-face
How "Forrest Gump", pizza, and a massive supporting cast of furballs came together to make one of "Star Trek"'s finest hours.
Overlooked insects are bucking the trend and becoming more abundant, study finds
Scientists have uncovered surprising evidence that many of Britain's overlooked insects and spiders are becoming more abundant and emerging earlier in the year, according to a new…
New CO₂ sensor combines high sensitivity with a wider measurement range
Researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have developed a carbon dioxide (CO₂) sensor that combines high sensitiv…
AlphaFold 3 predicts complex immune interactions using protein sequences alone
Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, have developed a new approach using the artificial intelligence platform AlphaFold 3 to …
NASA's Swift space telescope crashes back to Earth after failed rescue attempt
NASA's Swift space telescope crashed back to Earth today (Nov. 4), three months after a private spacecraft was supposed to boost the observatory to a higher orbit.
Some cats are shy, just like human infants
Some cats display a complex mixture of fear and curiosity, which is similar to shyness observed in human infants, according to a study published Nov. 4, 2026, in the journal PLOS …
Big extended families help adult female ground squirrels survive hibernation
For Belding's ground squirrels, adult females are more likely to survive from year to year if they live near more adult female kin—but neither males nor young females get the same…
Trained dogs detected invasive plant species in Germany with 75% accuracy
Invasive alien species (IAS) are one of the main causes of biodiversity loss worldwide. A study published Nov. 4, 2026, in the journal PLOS One by Annegret Grimm-Seyfarth at Helmh…
Scientists discover there are way more bugs in California than you thought
A new study published in the journal Ecography finds that there are more than 60,000 different species of insects in California—and scientists have only described about two-thirds…
Mars isn't dead — recent volcanic activity reveals it's just sleeping
Scientists have long suspected that Mars is geologically "dead" but new spacecraft observations suggests the Red Planet's volcanoes are merely sleeping.
Five things to know about guiding sound for better communication
Every time someone picks up a call, the phone does a quiet bit of translation. Incoming radio signals are converted into tiny sound waves that ripple across chips before being tur…