University of Portsmouth PhD student Benjamin Stocker setting up the EEG system on a participant. Credit: University of Portsmouth A study by the University of Portsmouth in England has mapped…
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SpaceX launches the 11th test flight of its mega Starship rocket with another win
SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Eric Gay SpaceX launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test…
Big Ag vs. MAHA: Who’s winning and why
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a reputation for bashing powerful corporate interests in his quest to “Make America Healthy Again.” But one industry has eked…
Quitting smoking, even late in life, linked to slower cognitive decline
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Quitting smoking in middle age or later is linked to slower age-related cognitive decline over the long term, according to a new study by UCL (University…
Triggered Hypothermia Protects the Brain After Injury
Summary: Scientists have discovered a way to induce a hibernation-like state that protects the brain after injury—without using external cooling. By activating a specific population of neurons, researchers created a…
Mysterious human-faced idol discovered on Saint David’s Hill
Recent excavations on Saint David’s Hill in the ancient fortress-city of Argištiḫinili have led to the discovery of a stone slab carved with a human-faced idol. First founded in the…
Could digital currencies end banking as we know it? The future of money
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Throughout history, control over money has been one of the most powerful levers of state authority. Rulers have long understood that whoever issues and manages the…
mRNA therapy restores sperm production and fertility in mice
Recovered sperm and offspring obtained via intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Credit: Mashiko et al., 2025. Published in PNAS under CC-BY license. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2516573122 For many couples facing infertility, medicine offers…
Super-thin semiconductor overcomes trade-off between speed and thermal stability
Load-pull characterization of a top-gate ITO transistor on a SiC substrate. Credit: Nature Electronics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41928-025-01447-6 The results show that a highly thermally conductive SiC substrate can effectively improve…
