SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

A hospital in the US has had to concede to an unusual request from patients requiring blood transfusions: that...

Ghost Elephants Werner Herzog, Disney+ Film director Werner Herzog has always been drawn to the limits of human knowledge –...

Monkeys fitted with a brain-computer interface (BCI) successfully navigated a variety of virtual worlds using only their thoughts. Researchers...

I don’t use AI chatbots, so you might wonder what use I could make of Jamie Bartlett’s book, How...

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The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has completed its five-year mission to build the largest 3D map of the cosmos ever constructed in order to investigate dark energy, the mysterious force driving the accelerating expansion of the universe. The...

A five-year survey of the sky that has captured more than 47 million galaxies and quasars is now complete,...

Neanderthal babies may have physically dwarfed their Homo sapiens counterparts, according to a new study that examined an infant skeleton...

NASA Science at NSTA Hyperwall Schedule, April 16-18, 2026Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #1265) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below.THURSDAY, APRIL 1611:00 AMTeaching Space Weather in the Artemis Mission EraChristina Milotte11:15 AM5E StoryMaps...

Some people’s genes influence how much weight they will lose and what side effects they will experience while taking GLP-1 drugs, such as Ozempic and Zepbound.The genetic testing company 23andMe conducted a study of more than 27,000 customers who...