This week, NASA administrator Jared Isaacman announced the agency will be developing the “first nuclear powered interplanetary spacecraft” ahead of a planned 2028 launch to Mars.
The ambition of the mission, known as Space Reactor-1 (SR1)…
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Seed-Seeded Wrinkles and an Everlasting Avalanche Win Gallery Contest
Author(s): Marric Stephens
This year’s “Gallery of Soft Matter” contest features self-assembling nanostars, wrinkle patterns, and a drum full of tumbling grains.
[Physics 19, 42] Published Fri Mar 27, 2026
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Witnessing a sperm whale birth, scientists find a remarkable amount of teamwork : NPR
A group of sperm whales, including non-relatives, work to keep a newborn calf afloat in the hours after its birth.
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Astronauts will ‘absolutely be test subjects’: NASA’s moon plans pose big questions — and big risks
Mars is out; the moon is in. And this time, we may be going there to stay.
On Tuesday (March 24), NASA administrator Jared Isaacman announced new plans to build a “sustained human presence” on the moon, complete with a permanent lunar base….
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The truth about pain that your doctor might not tell you
Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman.
From stubbing your toe to dealing with the occasional headache or sore back, to experience pain is to be human. And for minor aches…
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Atomic-resolution electron magnetic circular dichroism unveils hidden magnetic structures in antiferromagnets
Atomic-scale EMCD imaging reveals antiferromagnetic order in single atomic columns, detects ultrathin interfacial ‘dead’ layers, and advances high-density spintronic design.
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AI agent accelerates catalyst discovery for sustainable fuel development
AI mined a catalysis database to uncover a universal design rule for copper single-atom alloy catalysts that convert CO2 into multi-carbon fuels, reducing trial and error.
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Steve Liddle: ‘Try and do something different to what everyone else is doing’ | Opinion
Steve Liddle is professor and head of inorganic chemistry, and co-director of the Centre for Radiochemistry Research, at the University of Manchester, UK. He was a part of the award-winning Periodic Videos channel, exploring chemical…
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Dandelion leaves boost brain-protective compounds after digestion
A common wild plant may hold hidden brain benefits. Dandelion leaf polyphenols survive digestion and continue targeting pathways associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
Study: Characterisation of Dandelion Polyphenols and Their In…
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European Chemicals Agency backs EU-wide PFAS ban | News
Committees within the European Chemicals Agency (Echa) are supporting an EU-wide restriction on the production, marketing and use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This marks ‘a major step’ in dealing with these ‘forever…
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