Research shows path toward protocells on Saturn’s moon Titan

Hydrocarbon lake and methane rain clouds on Titan. Credit: Jenny McElligott / eMITS NASA research has shown that cell-like compartments called vesicles could form naturally in the lakes of Saturn’s…

New technique using Raman scattering can dramatically improve laser linewidth for better quantum computing

Five EU states to test age-check app to protect children online

Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels Five EU countries including France will test an app aimed at preventing children from accessing harmful content online by checking users’ ages, the European Commission…

Socioeconomic disparities contribute to frequent ED visits for seizure

Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities contribute to frequent emergency department visits for seizures, according to a study published online July 5 in Epilepsia. Brad K. Kamitaki, M.D., from Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson…

AI engineers don’t feel empowered to tackle sustainability crisis, new research suggests

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A survey of 23 machine learning (ML) practitioners across the U.K. and other parts of the world, conducted by King’s College London, highlighted feelings of alienation…

Astronomers discover monster exoplanet hiding in ‘stellar fog’ around young star

Astronomers have spotted a monster-sized planet that could be up to ten times the size of Jupiter emerging from the stellar fog surrounding a young star. Prior observations of the…

Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary head back to Earth after private space station mission

This image provided by NASA and Axiom Space shows a SpaceX capsule undocking from the International Space Station, Monday July 14, 2025, targeting a splashdown in the Pacific, carrying visiting…

How can we help people prepare for extreme heat?

Dr. Niall McLoughlin is co-director at Climate Barometer. Throughout recent weeks, Europe has yet again experienced the deadly effects of record-breaking extreme heat. Hundreds of heat alerts were put in…

Fighting leukemia by breaking a hidden cell loop

Hollings researcher Sophie Paczesny has spent her career fighting one of the most difficult-to-treat blood cancers: acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Credit: MUSC Hollings Cancer Center Researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer…

When disasters fall out of the public eye, survivors continue to suffer – a rehabilitation professional explains how sustained mental health support is critical to recovery

The devastating losses from the historic flooding in Texas Hill Country on July 4, 2025, are still coming into grim focus, with 121 deaths confirmed and more than 100 still…