SpaceX’s Starship Flight 13 test launch aborts at last second (video)

Starship wasn’t quite ready to fly today (July 16). SpaceX tried to launch the Starship megarocket on its 13th test flight today but couldn’t quite pull it off. Something went…

Yes, breathing wildfire smoke can harm your health – here’s what you can do to protect yourself

Wildfire smoke has been pouring across the U.S. border from fires in Canada again, turning skies an eerie shade of orange in several states in July 2026. In the West,…

Archaeological rescue uncovers daily life of Costa Rica’s stone sphere builders

Archaeologists have completed an extensive rescue excavation at the site of Costa Rica’s planned Southern International Airport, uncovering new evidence of pre-Columbian life in the Diquís Delta while confirming that…

GLP-1’s Reduce Binge Eating Symptoms

Summary: Findings revealed a profound therapeutic benefit: GLP-1 receptor agonists (such as semaglutide, tirzepatide, and liraglutide) do not merely drive physical weight reduction. Instead, they actively downregulate the core behavioral…

How to avoid tick bites in your yard or while hiking in the woods, and what to do if one starts feasting on you

Ticks are small, and you might not notice when they bite, but the diseases they carry can dramatically harm your health. Each year, deer ticks alone cause an estimated 476,000…

Africa can lead the Age of Electrification

Mohamed Adow is the founder and director of Power Shift Africa. At London Climate Action Week, electrification moved from the margins of climate policy to the centre of the road…

‘Full steam ahead’: NASA ramps up prep for Artemis III astronaut launch in 2027

NASA is picking up the pace on its Artemis III mission preparations, pressing forward on multiple fronts to assemble launch vehicle hardware and beginning routine simulations inside Artemis mission control.…

2,400-year-old sword found beside child in Gaulish burial

An iron sword discovered beside the remains of a child at an Iron Age settlement in central France is providing archaeologists with rare insight into the social and ritual practices…

Gene Therapy Reverses Severe Traits of Fragile X Syndrome

Summary: Utilizing specialized adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors to deliver functional human FMR1 directly into the central nervous system, the team successfully restored FMRP production within key cortical and subcortical regions…

Loneliness Directly Causes Poor Mental Health

Summary: By combining standard observational tracking with rigorous sibling comparisons and genetics-based Mendelian randomization, an international team of researchers proved that loneliness carries a direct, independent causal grip on decaying…