A more nuanced understanding of hormone therapy now suggests that its benefits for heart health depend on how soon after menopause onset it is prescribed. | Continue reading
A dramatic video shows Isar Aerospace's first orbital launch attempt, which ended with a fiery crash into the frigid sea about 30 seconds after liftoff. | Continue reading
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At first glance, these waterways make no sense. A new review article details why they are the way they are. | Continue reading
The Redmi Watch 5 is perfect for those looking to track workouts with ease. | Continue reading
A new device enables remote entanglement, allowing distant quantum processors to communicate with one another with reduced error rates. | Continue reading
Around 4,000 years ago, women in Nubia were using tumplines, a form of head strap, to carry around goods and young children. | Continue reading
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has teamed up with the MeerKAT radio telescope array to explore how magnetic fields affect star formation at the chaotic center of the Milky Way. | Continue reading
New discoveries challenge old ideas about the earliest alphabets. | Continue reading
Two prominent scientists who study multiple sclerosis — Dr. Alberto Ascherio and Dr. Stephen Hauser — are co-winners of a 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences. | Continue reading
Five researchers have been jointly awarded one of this year's Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences for their contributions to the development of Ozempic-style drugs. | Continue reading
A spiral galaxy known as NGC 4945 exhibits powerful winds of material blowing from the supermassive black hole located at its core in a new photo taken by the Very Large Telescope in Chile. | Continue reading
Physicists have proposed a new model of space-time that may provide the 'first observational evidence supporting string theory,' a new preprint suggests. | Continue reading
The new DGX machines are portable but powerful enough to drive complex AI modules and research, with processing capabilities previously only available in data centers. | Continue reading
A smart, stylish and affordable sonic toothbrush with impressive battery life and advanced features. | Continue reading
If humans had a similar body ratio to the northern giant mouse lemur, their testicles would be the size of grapefruits. | Continue reading
A new full-body reconstruction depicts a warrior wearing armor and holding weapons, all of which were found in a 4,000-year-old burial in Siberia. | Continue reading
Female kangaroos have one tail, two feet and three vaginas when they're giving birth. | Continue reading
The security system that underlies the internet makes use of a curious fact: You can broadcast part of your encryption to make your information much more secure. | Continue reading
April 5, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. | Continue reading
What are the blue blobs washing up on California beaches? What to know about these strange sea creatures. | Continue reading
Huge outpourings of magma accompanied the split between South America and Africa 135 million years ago. | Continue reading
The female sex hormone estrogen, along with progesterone, appears to underlie a fundamental difference in how males and females process pain, a mouse study finds. | Continue reading
The sounding rockets released vapor tracers and pressure sensors at different altitudes across central and northern Alaska during a sudden auroral substorm. | Continue reading
Nitisinone, a drug that is already used to treat two genetic diseases, could be repurposed to control the spread of malaria, according to new research. | Continue reading
Roman dead were often cremated, so the ancient mass grave in Vienna is a rare find. | Continue reading
When quantum computers become commonplace, current cryptographic systems will become obsolete. Scientists are racing to get ahead of the problem and keep our data secure. | Continue reading
A man in his early 20s received a transplant of his own sperm-producing stem cells, which had been frozen since his childhood, in an attempt to regain fertility. Doctors are waiting to see if the treatment works. | Continue reading
Researchers analyzed the ancient DNA of two mummies from what is now Libya to learn about people who lived in the "Green Sahara" 7,000 years ago. | Continue reading
SpaceX's Starship has been awarded a NASA contract that will allow it to be considered for future missions. However, recent explosive tests have shown the supersized spacecraft is still far from mission-ready. | Continue reading
A roughly 100-year-old western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise has become a mom for the first time after reproducing with a male of the same age at Philadelphia Zoo. | Continue reading
A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation shows the vortex also moved away from the Arctic towards Europe. | Continue reading
The best image-stabilized binoculars provide a clear and steady view. | Continue reading
The colorful swirls and stripes that characterize China's Rainbow Mountains would have remained hidden without the epic tectonic collision that created the Himalayas. | Continue reading
The Acer Swift Go 14 AI offers great battery life but won't otherwise blow you away. | Continue reading
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The innovative SwitchBot air purifier table is a game-changer for pet owners. | Continue reading
A new view of the Helix Nebula reveals a dying white dwarf star at the nebula's center. This star's violent eating habits could be responsible for strange X-ray emissions in the region. | Continue reading
An ichthyosaur was pregnant with twins when she died, a fossil from Cretaceous Chile reveals. | Continue reading
We find out whether the Dark Skys DS-FX competes with the best star projectors on the market. | Continue reading
Has the sun already reached solar maximum? New data suggests Solar Cycle 25 may have peaked earlier than expected. Find out what this means. | Continue reading
Using a mathematical model, scientists explored how the human brain might represent information about physical spaces and about people, places and things. Turns out, it may process both in a similar way. | Continue reading
Researchers have used a mind-reading brain implant to continuously play a paralyzed person's thoughts through a speaker, allowing them to talk again. | Continue reading
A survey of workers who use AI has revealed the tools could be slowly impairing our critical thinking skills. | Continue reading
Measles can erase the immune system's "memory" and cause a rare but fatal health condition. The MMR vaccine prevents these repercussions, evidence shows. | Continue reading
We have tried and tested dozens of air purifiers over the years, measuring their accuracy and speed in removing airborne pollutants — here's everything we found. | Continue reading
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has completed is 2nd ultra-close flyby of the sun, and survived to transmit its data back to Earth. | Continue reading