There are more than 40,000 asteroids whizzing through space near our planet—and those are just the ones we know about. If one were to pose an extinction-level threat—like the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago—could…
Author: admin
-
Taking a multivitamin could slow some signs of aging, new study suggests
March 9, 2026
2 min read
Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm
Taking a multivitamin could slow some signs of aging, new study suggests
A new study shows that taking a daily multivitamin could boost longevity, but the results aren’t conclusive
Continue Reading
-
Medical implants of the future
How to ensure an efficient energy supply for increasingly complex medical implants? A new study provides a theoretical framework for optimising wireless and battery-free devices powered by electromagnetic waves.
Imagine…
Continue Reading
-
Many wild bee species find home on a university campus
170 species of wild bees live on the Hubland Campus of Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU). This is the result of a study carried out by the Chair of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology at the JMU Biocentre from 2012 to 2023. The…
Continue Reading
-
How AI can assist clinicians in identifying high-risk patients with bloodstream infection
Bloodstream infections (BSI) can turn deadly fast, particularly for patients with weakened immune systems. A new study from Houston Methodist Research Institute finds that artificial intelligence can assist clinicians in identifying previously…
Continue Reading
-
Anthropic sues Defense Department over supply chain risk designation
Anthropic has made good on its promise to challenge the Department of Defense in court after the agency labeled it a supply chain risk late last week.
The Claude maker filed two complaints against the Department on Monday in California and…
Continue Reading
-
NASA’s Planetary Defense Test Changed Binary Asteroid’s Orbit around the Sun
New measurements show that the DART impact in 2022 not only shortened the orbit of the moonlet Dimorphos around its parent asteroid, Didymos, but also subtly shifted the entire binary system’s path around the Sun.
This artist’s…
Continue Reading
-
Record-energy neutrino may have begun its journey in blazars
Three years ago, in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the passage of an “ultra-energetic” cosmic neutrino was observed—the most energetic ever detected. The event drew international attention from the scientific community as well as from the…
Continue Reading
-
Deep Inside a Remote Cave, Researchers Have Uncovered Hand, and Footprints of a Family That Explored It 14,000 Years Ago
Deep in a cave near the town of Toirano in northern Italy, archaeologists have uncovered ancient human hand and footprints that are 14,000 years old.
Publishing their findings in the journal eLife, the team, led by Dr. Marco Romano…
Continue Reading
-
RFK, Jr.’s overhauled autism advisory board cancels first public meeting
March 9, 2026
2 min read
Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm
RFK, Jr.’s overhauled autism advisory board cancels first public meeting
The cancellation of a meeting of the committee that guides federal autism research funding follows an announcement that an…
Continue Reading