SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

More Americans are now taking GLP-1 drugs to shed some pounds than to treat diabetes and other health conditions for which the medications were originally prescribed, new research shows. Roughly 54% of people taking semaglutide medications...

Available for 34 daysThe first ever spacecraft to bring Martian samples back to Earth has launched from Japan. However, before the spacecraft returns from Phobos in 2031 there are many complex challenges that lie ahead, leaving an anxious 5...

A project aiming to help protect rare arctic-alpine plants is set to launch.Teesdale Special Flora Research and Conservation Trust has been given a £65,000 grant for a three-year scheme.It will see volunteers work with the trust to collect seeds...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham, whose father died from Alzheimer's last month, said he knew how it felt to lose a loved one to dementia, and had seen first-hand the devastating impact of the disease on families."That's why I'm proud...

Since its launch two years ago, MIT’s Doctors Without Gravity club has already amassed more than 100 student members. The club was co-founded by graduate students Anna Wadhwa and Nicole McGaa, who now serve as president and vice president,...

A new, purpose-built laboratory will serve as a base for scientists, universities and students to investigate Cumbria's upland landscapes, and how they respond to nature recovery.It is hoped the research facility at RSPB Wild Haweswater, in Penrith, will become...

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope continues to reveal hidden parts of the cosmos with its advanced suite of infrared instruments. In a newly released image, Webb revealed many stars previously...

Scientific papers may be getting a 21st century update.A system called Paper2Agent lets scientists do more than read a new scientific study. When a paper comes with code, methods and data, the system packages these into a tool set...

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NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Jessica Watkins works inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox on Oct. 9, 2026, safely mixing living cell samples with a bioink and then filling a special cartridge with the cell‑ink...