Watch a ‘Potentially hazardous asteroid’ the size of a skyscraper close in on Earth live online tonight

Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 close encounter: online observation – 26 June 2026 – YouTube Watch On A giant asteroid roughly the size of a skyscraper will pass within…

Long-Term Iron Accumulation Strips Neurons of Disease Resilience

Summary: Neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases afflict tens of millions of people worldwide, driven by a complex web of cellular vulnerabilities that scientists are actively racing to untangle.…

Ornate Bronze Age sword discovery was likely a ritual offering

A remarkably preserved bronze sword dating back around 2,700 years has been unearthed in a forest near Gdańsk, Poland, offering archaeologists a rare opportunity to investigate how prestigious weapons were…

Ancient flowering plants may have used dinosaurs to spread their seeds

Fruit salad may have been on the menu for some dinosaurs. Over 74 million years ago, there was a richer garden of fruit- and seed-bearing plants than scientists thought. A…

Hand-picked: Our 15 favorite sci-fi audiobooks you can listen to today

The world of science fiction books is vast and inspiring, with tales of distant planets and alien life transporting you into a new world to get lost in. It’s the…

Why rural healthcare fund’s $50B focus on tech upgrades may not help vulnerable hospitals and providers

Healthcare across rural America is in crisis. In the past two decades, close to 200 rural hospitals have closed – 44 since 2020 alone. Hundreds more have cut much-needed health…

Archaeologists discover ceremonial Tartessian bronze chariot

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Tartessian settlement of Casas del Turuñuelo have uncovered an exceptionally rare bronze ceremonial chariot dating to the 5th century BC, a discovery that is shedding new…

Pop Music Echoes a Growing Culture of Vices

Summary: A monumental study from the Centre for Digital Music at Queen Mary University of London reveals that popular music lyrics have grown increasingly negative over the past six decades,…

The military traded its flu vaccine mandate for ‘medical freedom’ – an outbreak quickly followed

Amid a worsening flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, the U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy are once again requiring new recruits to get vaccinated…

Personalized fMRI Scans Supercharge TMS Depression Treatment

Summary: A new randomized clinical trial suggests that using personalized brain imaging to guide transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) may significantly improve outcomes for people with treatment-resistant depression. Investigators demonstrated that…