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In January 2021, my partner and I were on fixed-term postdoctoral fellowships in Australia when life…

Who will pay for global health? Scientists and policy leaders explored this question when they met this week at the World Health Summit in Berlin. The reason: a steep and consistent fall, beginning in 2021, in international funding for health…

A gene that causes obesity is paradoxically linked to a reduced risk of having heart disease…

Deep in outer space, astronomers have discovered another “odd radio circle” — the latest in a short list of mysterious rings that surround distant galaxies — and researchers say this one is particularly peculiar.

“Odd radio circles,” or…

Chemicals

All chemicals were used without further purification after purchase: gold(III) chloride trihydrate (≥99.9% trace metals basis, HAuCl₄·3H₂O, Sigma-Aldrich), sodium borohydride (99%, NaBH₄, Sigma-Aldrich), sodium iodide (99.999%, NaI,…

Epic new video from this week’s Starship launch show’s the giant spacecraft’s final moments just before it splashed down in the Indian ocean.

Starship lifted off on its eleventh test flight Monday, Oct. 13, from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in…

Artemis III: A brand-new spacecraft.

Artemis IV: A brand-new spacecraft.

Artemis V: Will reuse approximately 250 components, primarily life support and avionics equipment, from Artemis II.

Artemis VI: Will reuse primary…

Jake Paul’s Sora Stunt Previews Risks and Rewards of a Deepfake Marketplace

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A stunning image of a rice weevil on a single grain of rice has won the 2025 Nikon Small World photomicrography contest, yielding valuable insight into the structure and behavior of—and…