On August 20, 2025, Russia will launch the Bion-M No. 2 biosatellite atop a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, marking a key step in studying the effects of spaceflight on living organisms. As reported by Space.com,…
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World’s Most Active Underwater Volcano May Be Ready To Erupt Again in 2025, Scientists Warn
The Axial Seamount, the most active volcano in the Northeast Pacific, is showing strong signs of preparing for another eruption. Recent seismic and geophysical studies, reported in Nature Communications, reveal accelerating activity beneath its…
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FDA panel has cast doubt on whether antidepressants are safe in pregnancy. Here’s what the science actually says.
At a meeting held by the Food and Drug Administration on July 21, 2025, a panel convened by the agency cast doubt on the safety of antidepressant medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, in pregnancy.
Panel members…
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‘Deceptively cute’: Ancient whale had a Pokémon face and a predator bite
In this illustration, a Janjucetus dullardi is depicted chasing a fish. (via AP)Provided by Ruairidh Duncan , via AP WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their prehistoric ancestors were tiny, weird…
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‘We haven’t observed anything like this before’
Generate Key TakeawaysResearchers were surprised and alarmed to learn of…
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Oops! Earendel, most distant star ever discovered, may not actually be a star, James Webb Telescope reveals
The most distant star ever discovered may have been misclassified: Instead of being a single star, the object — nicknamed Earendel from the Old English word for “morning star” — may be a star cluster, a group of stars that are bound together…
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Sound Waves Unlock a New Path to Practical Quantum Computing
Caltech scientists have created a hybrid quantum memory that converts electrical information into sound, allowing quantum states to last 30 times longer than in standard superconducting systems. Their mechanical oscillator, like a microscopic…
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Lost Particle Resurfaces As the Key to Universal Quantum Computing
A discarded mathematical oddity has become the key to unlocking universal quantum computing. By combining Ising anyons with a newly recognized particle, the neglecton, researchers showed that complex computations could be done with braiding…
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Genetically-engineered immune cells show promise for preventing organ rejection
A Medical University of South Carolina team reports in Frontiers in Immunology that it has engineered a new type of genetically modified immune cell that can precisely target and neutralize antibody-producing cells complicit in…
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