Research, Space & Discovery
Switching to modern silicon solar cells could cut the cost of powering satellites by as much as 90% based on beginning-of-life (BOL) performance, according to a review led by the University of Surrey....
Gut Metabolite TMAO Predicts Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Risk—but Is It the Culprit or the Smoke Alarm?
We’ve moved on from the golden glowThe postAstronaut Photos Taken Just 13 Years Apart Show a Major Shift in City Lightsappeared first onNautilus.
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope completed its 200,000th orbit around Earth on Sept. 19, marking another new milestone for an observatory that continues to transform our understanding of the universe. Hu...
A major Swedish study of 3.7 million people has found that rare TORCH infections passed from a pregnant woman to the fetus are linked to much higher risks of autism and intellectual disability later i...
Stone from Henry VIII’s lost Sandown Castle appears to survive within Dover Castle and other buildings across East Kent. Stone from a Tudor fortress that largely disappeared into the sea may still be ...
September 23, 2026 Why do politicians often want to change the school curriculum? by Emily Ross, The Conversation edited by Swati Mestri , reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' not...
FDA Wants Faster First-in-Human Trials—A Smart Reform With Some Unanswered Questions
Don’t neglect your emotional health, gentlemenThe postLoneliness and Social Isolation Can Rob Men of Six Disease-Free Years of Their Livesappeared first onNautilus.
A topical drug that removes aging, damaged cells helped older mice heal skin wounds significantly faster. The treatment appeared to reactivate repair pathways involved in inflammation, collagen produc...
A research team led by faculty at the Duke Quantum Center (DQC) has observed string-breaking dynamics related to particle-antiparticle formation on a quantum simulator, among the first such observatio...
Some tropical trees have evolved a clever way to survive drought by taking in carbon dioxide at night, allowing them to keep their pores closed during the hot daytime and conserve water. By comparing ...
Unlike electric charge, as far as we know all mass is positive, and positive masses attract one another. Could negative mass exist, and if so, what would be the ramifications?
The arts, cultural and creative sectors can act as powerful catalysts for climate action, changing how people understand, engage with and act on climate change, new research from University College Co...
Overhearable speech (speech that may occur when caregivers are talking to each other in a child's presence) constitutes more than half of children's language exposure, but its role in language develop...
Tiny plantlike organisms called phytoplankton that form the base of marine food webs topped by orcas, whales and sharks usually get eaten or slowly sink to the seafloor, carrying carbon as they go. Ac...
A new decision-making tool developed by Queensland University of Technology researchers could help governments, businesses and organizations make more reliable decisions for such projects as major inf...
Misophonia causes strong emotions in response to everyday sounds like chewing or sniffing. The condition often involves feelings of immediate distress or anger. This can be confusing and upsetting for...
New research shows Canadian musicians are feeling increasingly hostile toward the tech industry and advances like generative AI, which they say are devaluing art and making it harder to gain listeners...
A new study led by Australian veterinarians has exposed the challenge of identifying pain in horses with gastric ulcers and highlights an urgent need to better detect when horses are suffering.