SpaceX mission to return US astronauts to happen ‘soon’: Trump

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at the ISS in June aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Elon Musk’s company SpaceX will “soon” begin a…

CIA’s cautious (and dubious) embrace of COVID-19 lab leak theory is likely to spur more controversy, not end it

The calamitous global outbreak of COVID-19 has sparked intense scrutiny of its origins​. One school of thought holds that the virus emerged naturally, an example of the risks associated with…

Calorie labels on menus could make eating disorders worse

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Calorie labels on restaurant menus are negatively impacting people with eating disorders, according to a new study published in BMJ Public Health. The review, which is…

This drawing is the oldest known sketch of an insect brain

After nearly 350 years, a depiction of a bee’s brain is getting some buzz. A manuscript created in the mid-1670s contains the oldest known depiction of an insect’s brain, historian…

Chatty bats are more likely to take risks

All bats are vocal, but some are more vocal than others. This chattiness reveals their individuality, with more talkative bats acting more boldly, researchers report January 29 in Proceedings of…

Archaeologists find “lost” residence of King Harold

Archaeologists from Newcastle University and the University of Exeter have uncovered new evidence to suggest that a site in the coastal village of Bosham was a residence of Harold Godwinson,…

How did climate change affect LA fires? What the scientists say

The unusually dry winter weather meant fires had lots of fuel to burn through, just as strong winds were blowing to spread the flames Climate change contributed to turning Los…

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander snaps its 1st photos of the moon (images)

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost moon lander has snapped its first photos of its distant target. On Monday (Jan. 27), Texas-based Firefly released two photos of the moon that Blue Ghost…

Professor discusses personal data risks in post-Dobbs era

Credit: Isabel Nunez, Duke Marketing and Communications When you go shopping or visit the doctor, your smartphone tracks your journey there. It also tracks what we like and share on…

Empathy Peaks in Young Adults

Summary: A new study reveals that young adults show the strongest empathic responses to others in physical or social pain, compared to adolescents and older adults. Researchers measured brain activity…