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Fusion Energy: Chasing the Sun's Power for a Brighter Future

For decades, scientists have pursued the holy grail of clean energy: replicating the process that powers the sun - nuclear fusion.

CRISPR: A Gene-Editing Revolution with Ethical Thorns

Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, or CRISPR for short, has become a household name in the scientific community.

Brain Breakthroughs: Scientists Unlock Secrets of Object...

New research sheds light on how we see the world and the genetic underpinnings of depression and PTSD.

Sumatran orangutans start crafting their engineering skills...

By 6 months old, young orangutans are experimenting with construction materials, and by 6 years old, they are building platforms 20...

New Endoscopic Procedure Burns Stomach Lining to Reduce...

An experimental weight loss procedure blasts the stomach lining with heat to curb hunger and cut pounds.

GalaxEye Space and MagicMyna Unite to Transform SAR Payload...

The partnership aims at merging GalaxEye's SAR payload technology with MagicMyna's high-stability UAV platforms for enhanced data...

Quantum Leap for AI: Brain-Like Processing Now Possible...

Transformative AI Design Powers Up on Quantum Hardware

50 million sun's worth of material is being deposited into...

Astronomers have mapped a 20,000-light-year-long fountain of gas blasting from a nearby galaxy and polluting intergalactic space at...

India aims to achieve 'debris-free' space missions by 2030

India has announced its intent to join the global effort to reduce space debris in low Earth orbit.

Pluto’s heart-shaped basin might not hide an ocean after...

Planetary scientists propose an alternative theory to explain why Sputnik Planitia has stayed put across Pluto’s equator.

Five new astronauts join the European Space Agency's fourth...

The European Space Agency has formed its fourth class since 1978 with 5 Europeans who have completed basic astronaut training along...

FASTER THAN LIGHT: The Dream of Interstellar Flight

Next-generation rocket technology, now in development, is fueling the dream of traveling across the void by exploiting the physics...

SWOT Satellite Helps Gauge the Depth of Death Valley’s...

Data from the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission helped researchers to calculate the depth of water in this...

The next full Moon is the Pink Moon, Sprouting Grass Moon,...

The next full Moon will be Tuesday evening, April 23, 2024, The Moon will appear full for about 3 days around this time, from Monday...

Flowers may be big antennas for bees’ electrical signals

The finding suggests a way for plants to share information about nearby pollinators and communicate when to trigger nectar production.

What Science News saw during the solar eclipse

Science News staffers took to different parts of the United States to take in the eclipse’s glow. Here’s a glimpse of what we saw...

Satellite views of solar eclipse 2024: See the moon's shadow...

Several satellites caught the April 8 total solar eclipse from space, and scientists have shared the incredible footage.

Total solar eclipse 2024: Live updates

Stay up-to-date with the latest news on the total solar eclipse that will be visible across North America on April 8, 2024.

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket photobombs the moon in incredible...

This amazing photo of a Falcon Heavy rocket transiting the moon won the Sony World Photography Awards 2024.