Virgin Galactic grounds space tourism flight

Virgin Galactic has grounded its current space tourism flight after a small part of its mothership unintentionally detached. Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic has been offering space tourism missions since August 2023. 

Early Human Bones Reveal Paleo Diet Favored Plants Over Meat

A new study suggests that some of our ancestors didn't gorge on meat at all, but preferred a diet that was largely made up of plants.

Study uncovers potential origins of life in ancient hot springs

The research team investigated how the emergence of the first living systems from inert geological materials happened on Earth more than 3.5 billion years ago.

Gene Therapy Allows an 11-Year-Old Boy to Hear for the First Time

The treatment was a success, introducing a child who had known nothing of sound to a new world.

In 2024, the Doomsday Clock remains at 90 seconds to midnight

Ii is the closest the Clock has ever been to midnight, reflecting the continued state of unprecedented danger the world faces.

Moon Substance Shows Curious Magnetic And Reflective Properties

A team of scientists has just discovered some oddly reflective dust-covered boulders in an area of the Moon already known for its peculiarities.

Chemists Have Just Tied the Tightest Knot Ever

Scientists have unintentionally created the tiniest and tightest knot to date, earning a prestigious spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. This extraordinary microscopic knot is made up of only fifty-four atoms.

Quantum physics could be the key to human brain

Discoveries over the last two decades have shed light on a crucial role for “quantumness” in human cognition – how the human brain processes information to acquire knowledge or understanding. 

Astronomers Find a Planet Half-Covered in Lava

Using the TESS space telescope, astronomers detected an exoplanet with a perpetual lava hemisphere.

Bizarre Fossils Are Neither Plant Nor Animal, But a 'Weird Fusion' of Life

It is neither animal, vegetable, nor mineral. It's not even a bacterium or fungi. It's called a Euglenid – and it's a weird fusion of a bunch of different living things.

Sperm whales live in clan systems similar to early humans

The clan systems are matrilineal and average roughly 20,000 females per clan. The clans are determined by vocalizations called "codas" that involve distinct sequences of clicks.

JWST detects specific emission during the Epoch of Reionization for the first time

An international team of astronomers has detected for the first time H-alpha emission in individual galaxies during the so-called Epoch of Reionization, or cosmic dawn. 

NASA Reveals X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft

NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims to gather data that could revolutionize air travel.

Cluster of Ancient Lost Cities in The Amazon Is The Largest Ever Found

Researchers have detected a cluster of lost 2,500-year-old cities at the foothills of the Andes in the Amazon rainforest.

Astronomers uncover a mysterious object in Milky Way

An international team of astronomers have found a new and unknown object in the Milky Way that is heavier than the heaviest neutron stars known and yet simultaneously lighter than the lightest black holes known.