Webb Space Telescope’s latest cosmic shot shows pair of intertwined galaxies glowing in infrared

In this photo provided by NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute, two interacting galaxies are captured by the Webb Space Telescope in the infrared. Scientists say the neighboring galaxies,…

Weight-loss jabs linked to lower cancer risk compared with insulin—new study

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Obesity increases the risk of developing a number of cancers, so it stands to reason that drugs that reduce body weight should also reduce the risk…

Study finds abortion restrictions harm mental health, with low-income women hardest hit

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People living in states that enacted tighter abortion restrictions in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, which returned regulation of abortion access…

New framework enables animal-like agile movements in four-legged robots

Iron meteorites hint that our infant solar system was more doughnut than dartboard

Four and a half billion years ago, our solar system was a cloud of gas and dust swirling around the sun, until gas began to condense and accrete along with…

Meta lifts restrictions on Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a rally in Doral, Florida. Meta said Friday it was lifting restrictions on US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, ending…

China launches online crackdown on ‘harmful’ content targeting children

China says the new internet curbs are aimed at protecting children. China on Saturday announced a new crackdown on its tightly controlled internet, taking aim at video apps and social…

Smoking laptop in passenger’s bag prompts evacuation on American Airlines flight in San Francisco

An American Airlines Airbus A321 takes off from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Nov. 29, 2018. A smoking laptop in a passenger’s bag prompted an evacuation…

SpaceX rocket accident leaves company’s Starlink satellites in wrong orbit

This image from video provided by SpaceX shows the upper stage engine of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which blasted off from California on Thursday, July 11, 2024. The rocket,…

Bennu holds the solar system’s ‘original ingredients,’ might have been part of a wet world

A deep dive into the sample of rocks and dust returned from near-Earth asteroid Bennu by NASA’s University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission has revealed some long-awaited surprises. This view of…