Science

Aliens could be driving themselves to extinction with climate change, study suggests

Scientists discover exoplanet orbiting Barnard's Star, just six light years from Earth

Breakthrough material from LG Chem could prevent thermal runaway in batteries

China unveils sleek new spacesuit for ambitious 2030 Moon landing goal

Researchers convert corn waste into sustainable jet fuel

Scientists create edible transistor using an unlikely material: toothpaste additive

WTF?! A humble toothpaste additive has provided the key to a major breakthrough in the field of edible electronics. Researchers have successfully built the first fully edible transistor using copper phthalocyanine – a crystalline blue pigment commonly employed as a whitening agent in toothpaste formulations.

European Space Agency mission will intentionally burn next satellite to collect reentry data

How engineering saved Tampa General Hospital from Hurricane Helene's storm surge

Russian cosmonaut sets new record by spending over 3 years in space

Ocean acidification is approaching a new critical phase, scientists warn

Brain damage linked to increased likelihood of religious fundamentalism, new study finds

Scientists use explosive X-rays to test viability of nuking incoming asteroids

Why it matters: The concept of launching nukes into space to knock asteroids off course or destroy them completely may not sound foreign thanks to numerous sci-fi films popularizing it. But the lack of atmosphere in space nerfs nukes' power considerably, so the idea isn't so easy to pull off. Now, researchers at Sandia National Labs have come up with a new way to compensate for this shortcoming.

Earth may have once had a Saturn-like ring system, new evidence suggests

Beyond light pollution: Starlink satellites are also interfering with radio signals

Indestructible quartz crystal can store 360TB of data for billions of years

Neuralink secures FDA approval to test futuristic device that could enable vision in the blind

Transparent solar cell technology could allow smartphones and cars to self-charge

Researchers propose way to "see" gravity for the first time

First 3D metal part printed in space is a breakthrough for future long-distance missions

First neutrino interactions detected at Fermilab: A step toward cracking the dark matter mystery?

In a nutshell: Neutrinos are the most abundant particles in the cosmos. In fact, an astounding 100 trillion of them pass harmlessly through your body every second. Because they rarely interact with other matter, they've earned the nickname "ghost particles." Yet, despite their abundance, they remain some of the trickiest particles to detect in the subatomic world.

NASA spots pair of supermassive black holes battling it out as their galaxies collide

Physicists create one-dimensional gas out of light, achieving bizarre quantum state

Scientists create tiny robots that can safely treat brain aneurysms

Food dye used in snack chips can make skin temporarily transparent

WTF?! Food dye can be found in a wide range of products on grocery stores' shelves, but scientists have recently put it to a novel use: making a mouse's skin temporarily transparent. Once the technique is refined to work on the thicker human epidermis, there are all sorts of applications where it can be used, from tattoo removal to early detection of skin cancer.

Rocket-powered sleds poised to launch space planes into reality