Plague was killing entire families thousands of years before the Black Death
Ancient DNA reveals that plague was already killing hunter-gatherers in Siberia 5,500 years ago, long before cities and flea-driven epidemics. The prehistoric s…
Lançamento de FLEX e Sentinel-3C no Vega-C
Nunca vimos nada parecido no hemisfério sul de Saturno 🤔
We now have an incredibly detailed map to help predict which areas of LA are the most at risk from 'The Big One'
A new 3D map of the Los Angeles basin reveals deep sediments that could intensify shaking in an earthquake.…
A new chapter in space mission communication starts now 🛰️
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS likely formed where its star's light couldn't touch it
It has now been just over a year since the comet 3I/ATLAS first captured the world's attention as the third known object to fly through our solar system from be…
Two Satellites. One Rocket. 🚀🛰️🛰️
Donated livers can be made biologically younger
Once an organ is removed from a donor’s body, the clock starts ticking. Surgeons usually flush the organ with a preservative solution, bag it, and put it on ice…
Cancer is rising in younger adults. Faster biological aging may help explain why
Cancer rates are rising in adults under 55, and new research suggests accelerated biological aging may be one piece of the puzzle. Scientists found that people …
Ancestral commemorative head: A 500-year-old brass bust depicting an African king
A striking depiction of an African king wearing coral necklaces and braids is one of the thousands of Benin Bronzes that the British looted from Nigeria in 1897…
Vega C rocket launches 2 European Earth-observing satellites to orbit from South America
A Vega C rocket launched Europe's FLEX and Copernicus-3C spacecraft toward orbit from French Guiana tonight (Sept. 14).…
AI agents blew the whistle on their cheating colleagues
A group of AI agents asked to solve a series of math problems split into rival factions—when some cheated, others tried to stop them. That whistleblowing behavi…
Chemistry textbooks have been getting this wrong for nearly 100 years
A foundational chemistry concept found in textbooks for almost 100 years may have been taught incorrectly. Researchers say the inductive effect in neutral molec…
Does estrogen protect against dementia? And if so, who should take it?
Recent research hints that systemic hormone replacement therapy for menopause may reduce the risk of dementia. But more data is needed to reach a definitive con…
The Download: AI’s real extinction threat and age-reversal tech for eyes
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Roundtables: could AI …
Treinamento de Verão: Acompanhando os Candidatos a Astronauta da NASA
Você passou parte do verão acampando, fazendo trilhas, na piscina ou em uma aeronave? A Turma de Candidatos a Astronauta da NASA de 2025 também. Os 10 candidato…
A coral reef thought dead for 60 years is teeming with life
More than 60 years after surveys suggested a deep coral reef off Benin was probably dead, scientists have found it alive. Cameras revealed healthy-looking coral…
The original 'Star Wars' is coming to IMAX for the first time ever in 2027
Unless you’ve been living in a galaxy far, far away, you probably already know that 2027 marks the 50th anniversary of "Star Wars", as George Lucas’s sprawling …
APOD: 14 de setembro de 2026 – De Onde Vieram os Seus Elementos
APODScienceAPODAPOD: 14 de setembro de 2026 –…Today’s APODArchiveSubmissionsIndexSearchCalendarRSSEducationAboutDiscuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Descu…
Hidden brain wiring may help keep the mind sharp as gray matter shrinks
Scientists have discovered that the brain’s short-range wiring may help protect cognition even as gray matter shrinks with age. Healthier connections just benea…











