April 6, 2026
4 min read
Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm
NASA’s Artemis II crew experience total solar eclipse from space
From the perspective of the Orion capsule, the moon will fully block the sun’s disk for nearly an hour
Category: 1. Edi-Choice
-
What Would Living on The Moon Really Do to The Human Body? : ScienceAlert
For the first time since the Apollo era, humans are preparing not just to visit the Moon, but to live and work there for weeks, months, and eventually years.
But what would it really be like to spend an extended period on the lunar surface?…
Continue Reading
-
Artemis II crew tears up over suggestion to name moon crater Carroll
While breaking the record for distance traveled by humans from Earth, the Artemis II crew members remain focused on more personal matters in the names they’ve recommended for craters.
They suggested one crater be named after their Orion…
Continue Reading
-
This method to reverse cellular ageing is about to be tested in humans
Yuancheng Ryan Lu could barely breathe while he waited for his labmate to adjust the microscope focus.
On the slide in front of them were the results of Lu’s latest attempt to turn back time for ageing retinal nerve cells. If it worked, the…
Continue Reading
-
Representation without power in science isn’t equity
Gender disparities are prevalent in academia; the effects of motherhood, for example, are well documented (see Nature https://doi.org/qxwk; 2026). Gender-equality initiatives often focus on numerical indicators, such as participation in panels and…
Continue Reading
-
Daily briefing: The Artemis II special
You have full access to this article via your institution.
…
Continue Reading
-
When page-renumbering causes outrage
Nature, Published online: 07 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00913-1
The problem of page numbering in reprinted articles, and experiments to find the source of a typhoid outbreak, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.
Continue Reading
-
the staggering economic costs of climate change
Nicholas Stern (centre) produced his 2006 report on the economics of climate change with the support of then UK chief finance minister Gordon Brown (left) and Prime Minister Tony Blair.Credit: Kieran…
Continue Reading
-
different psychedelics work in surprisingly similar ways
Psychedelic drugs boost some of the crosstalk between brain regions.Credit: K H Fung/Science Photo Library
Different psychedelic drugs have a strikingly similar effect on networks in the brain, finds the most comprehensive analysis so far of the…
Continue Reading
-
New drugs take aim at one of cancer’s deadliest mutations
A form of pancreatic cancer (pictured) is often caused by mutations in the KRAS protein.Credit: PJD/Science Photo Library
Armed with sophisticated chemistry and fresh approaches to drug design, researchers are closing in on innovative strategies…
Continue Reading