Sun rises on Artemis 2 launch pad photo of the day for March 30, 2026

NASA’s next moon rocket casts a striking silhouette against the rising sun in this photo taken just a week prior to the agency’s impending Artemis 2 mission, currently scheduled for…

Sanxingdui discovery suggests use of meteorite iron in Ancient China

A newly studied artefact from south-west China is drawing renewed attention from archaeologists after laboratory tests revealed a composition unlike typical Bronze Age materials. Excavations at the Sanxingdui site in…

Kristen Stewart will play Sally Ride, the 1st American woman in space, as Amazon finally greenlights mini-series ‘The Challenger’

The space-based projects just keep on launching! Kristen Stewart will be buckling up for a simulated voyage into space for her upcoming Prime Video limited series playing Sally Ride, America’s…

Manuel López-Aliste | Differential effects of agricultural expansion on wild bee taxonomic and functional diversity – Functional Ecologists

In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, author Manuel López-Aliste discusses the paper “Differential effects of agricultural expansion on wild bee taxonomic and functional diversity“, which was recently published in…

Roman-Era settlement found in southern France

Recent excavations near Gémenos by the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research have uncovered part of a Roman-era settlement across roughly 4,000 square metres, revealing a network of roads,…

Split Protein Builds the Infrastructure for Weight Loss

Summary: While current weight-loss blockbusters like GLP-1s focus on suppressing appetite, researchers have uncovered a completely different strategy: increasing energy expenditure by “building out” the body’s natural heat-generating tissue. The…

Can Deep Brain Stimulation Unlock Treatment-Resistant Depression?

Summary: For approximately 30% of people living with depression, standard medications and therapy simply do not work—a condition known as treatment-resistant depression. Researchers are now investigating Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)…

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 203 — China Rising

China Rising – With Dr. Namrata Goswami – YouTube Watch On On Episode 203 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Namrata Goswami…

COVID-19 variant BA.3.2 is spreading quickly across US – a doctor explains what you need to know

A variant of COVID-19 called BA.3.2, which has circulated under the radar since late 2024, is now spreading quickly across the United States. As a pulmonary and critical care doctor,…

U.S. Department of Energy Invests $320 Million in Pioneering Scientific Research

Newswise — WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today, at the Office of Science Advisory Committee meeting, investments in fundamental scientific research and technology development across a wide…