Earth's journey through the Milky Way may have altered our climate

Millions of years ago, our Solar System traveled through a densely populated galactic region and was exposed to increased interstellar dust.

Cockroaches can be turned into cyborgs for life-saving missions

Cyborg cockroaches are creeping onto the scene as a surprising alternative for challenging tasks in risky locations.

Greenhouse Emissions Threaten The Future of Low Earth Orbit

The continued release of greenhouse gases into Earth's atmosphere could increase the longevity of space junk in low Earth orbit, a new paper reveals.

Record decline in birth rate hits EU in 2023

The nickname “old continent” has never been more appropriate for Europe, which doesn’t seem to show any sign of recovery from the demographic crisis of recent years. The European birth rate is reaching new lows every year. 

New Battery Harvests Energy From Radioactive Nuclear Waste

The battery uses solar power generated by crystals that emit light when they absorb radiation.

Physicists achieve record-breaking electron beam power and current

A team of physicists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, in Menlo Park, California, generated the highest-current, highest-peak-power electron beams ever produced. 

Global Study Reveals How Supermarket Convenience Is Costing Us Our Health

The density of chain grocery stores has increased globally by 23.6 percent over 15 years (from 2009 to 2023). People in countries with the most chain grocery stores per person buy more unhealthy food and are more likely to be obese.

We May Have Finally Laid Eyes on The Universe's Very First Stars

A galaxy called GLIMPSE-16403, is by no means confirmed as a Population III host. But the identification of even a candidate suggests that it's only a matter of time before we finally locate the first stars in the Universe.

NASA Beams The First GPS Signals to The Moon

To lay the foundations for a lunar navigation system, NASA's Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE) has successfully received global positioning system (GPS) signals beamed from Earth's orbit.

Earth's oldest meteorite crater discovered in Australian outback

Researchers say the 3.47-billion-year-old meteorite impact crater could help explain how life on Earth began.

Violence can leave genetic marks on future generations

In 1982, the Syrian government besieged the city of Hama, killing tens of thousands of its own citizens in sectarian violence.The grandchildren of women who were pregnant during the siege still bear marks of it in their genomes.

Sunken Continents Near Earth's Core Could Unbalance Our Magnetic Field

Continent-sized structures of mineral protruding from the lower mantle towards Earth's outer core may be contributing to an instability of our planet's magnetic field.

Radio Telescopes Are Revealing a Trove of Faint Circular Objects in The Sky

Radio astronomers see what the naked eye can't. As we study the sky with telescopes that record radio signals rather than light, we end up seeing a lot of circles.

Melting Antarctic ice will slow the world's strongest ocean current

Part of the system that pumps water, heat and nutrients around the globe is at risk. Climate change could slow the Antarctic Circumpolar Current down 20% by 2050.

Water May Have Come Into Existence Far Earlier Than We Ever Realized

Life's most vital elixir may have formed within 200 million years of the Big Bang, new research suggests.