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The curious case of the queen bee has long had scientists pondering whether the head of the hive harbours the secret to a long and healthy life.

While queen bees and workers have nearly identical DNA, the queens enjoy what might be regarded as…

In 1895, when German physics professor Wihelm Röntgen was experimenting with cathode rays, he accidentally discovered what we know today as X-rays. Realizing the technology could benefit the medical field, Röntgen took the first ever X-ray…

Forward-looking: British startup Pulsar Fusion has unveiled its ambitious nuclear fusion rocket concept, Sunbird, designed to dramatically shorten interplanetary travel times. Developed in secret over the past decade, the project aims to…

COLORADO SPRINGS — NASA is developing options for restructuring and potentially downsizing the agency, with the final decisions to be left to the agency’s next leader.

In an interview during the 40^th Space Symposium April 7, NASA Acting…

Astronomers have discovered a pair of white dwarf stars locked in a tight orbital dance,…

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured detailed data on asteroid 2024 YR4, a 200-foot-wide near-Earth object once flagged as a possible threat to Earth. Although the risk of impact has now been ruled out, the asteroid turned out to be…

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• The Laws of Thermodynamics explain interactions among components in a system, including emulsification of liquids.

• A new surprising finding is that two…