20 results for "science"
🚀 InnovationNASA Launches 3 Universe-Exploring Satellites on SpaceX Ride
Three new NASA telescopes just launched into orbit to study distant stars, black holes, and alien worlds. The missions show how small, affordable satellites are opening up the universe to more scientists than ever before.
🚀 InnovationNew Camera Tech Captures Tiny Details From Across a Room
Scientists at the University of Connecticut invented a lens-free camera system that can see details smaller than a human hair from centimeters away, solving a problem that has limited optical imaging for decades. The breakthrough could transform everything from medical diagnostics to forensic science.
🚀 InnovationAI Tool Scans 500M Drugs in Hours, Not Years
Scientists in China created an AI that can screen 500 million potential medicines against 10,000 human proteins in just one day. This breakthrough could help researchers discover life-saving drugs 10 million times faster than current methods.
🌍 Planet WinsHubble Spots Largest Planet-Forming Disk Ever Seen
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the largest planet-forming disk ever observed, spanning 400 billion miles and nicknamed "Dracula's Chivito" for its sandwich-like appearance. This discovery reveals that cosmic nurseries where planets form are far more chaotic and dynamic than scientists previously understood.
🌐 Global NewsOregon's Sunriver Observatory Offers Largest US Telescope Set
Stargazers in Oregon's high desert can peer through the nation's largest collection of public telescopes at a NASA-designated Dark Sky Place. The Sunriver Observatory opens its doors multiple nights weekly, offering everyone from first-timers to space enthusiasts stunning views of nebulas, planets, and meteor showers.
🧘 Health & WellnessNobel Laureate: Simple Habits Beat Anti-Aging Products
Nobel Prize winner Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan told a packed auditorium that sleep, exercise, and social connection do more for healthy aging than any supplement on the market. His lecture at India's Science Festival delivered a refreshingly honest message: we can't cure death, but we can improve how we live.
💛 Acts of KindnessCouples Who Gossip Together Stay Happier Together
Science just validated your habit of dishing with your partner. New research shows couples who gossip together report higher happiness and better relationship quality.
🧘 Health & Wellness17-Year Study Shows How Parents Can Reduce Child ADHD Risk
A groundbreaking 17-year study reveals that ADHD risk isn't set in stone at birth. For children born with certain temperaments, creating a rich and supportive home environment can dramatically improve outcomes.
🧘 Health & WellnessAI Predicts 130 Diseases From One Night of Sleep Data
Stanford researchers developed an AI that can predict your risk for 130 diseases, including Parkinson's and heart disease, just by analyzing how you sleep. The breakthrough could detect health problems years before symptoms appear.
🧘 Health & WellnessYour Stomach Makes Acid Strong Enough to Dissolve Metal
The human stomach produces hydrochloric acid powerful enough to dissolve metal, yet it never burns through the organ itself. Scientists reveal the ingenious protective system that keeps our bodies safe while breaking down everything we eat.
🌍 Planet WinsScientists Find Mystery Worm in Great Salt Lake
A microscopic worm never seen before has been discovered in Utah's Great Salt Lake, becoming only the third animal known to survive its extreme saltiness. Named with help from Indigenous elders, the tiny creature could unlock secrets about the lake's past and help scientists track its health.
🚀 InnovationWebb Telescope Finds 9 'Platypus Galaxies' Defying Science
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered nine mysterious galaxies so unusual that scientists named them after platypuses. These cosmic oddities could reveal how the first galaxies formed in our universe.
🦸 Community HeroesBanned Woman Chemist Saved Millions of Kids from Leukemia
When labs refused to hire Gertrude Elion because she was a woman, she took odd jobs and kept fighting until she revolutionized childhood cancer treatment. Her drug turned a death sentence into a 90% survival rate for kids with leukemia.
🧘 Health & WellnessADHD Drugs Work by Boosting Reward, Not Attention
Scientists just discovered that ADHD medications work differently than we thought for decades. Instead of fixing attention circuits, the drugs make tasks feel more rewarding and interesting to complete.
🧘 Health & WellnessYour Own Personality Matters More Than Compatibility in Love
New research reveals that individual traits like emotional stability and kindness predict relationship happiness far more than personality similarity with your partner. The findings offer hope for couples who worry about their differences.
🚀 InnovationDanish Chemist Creates Unbreakable Anti-Counterfeit Tech
A University of Copenhagen chemist invented a digital fingerprint technology that makes products impossible to counterfeit, potentially saving industries billions lost to fake goods annually. Royal Copenhagen and other major brands are already using the breakthrough solution.
💡 SolutionsVolunteers Now Essential for Global Health Data Tracking
After a major data program shut down, everyday citizens are stepping up to fill critical gaps in tracking global health and wellbeing goals. Researchers say volunteer-collected data could support 60% of United Nations development indicators.
🌍 Planet Wins100-Million-Year-Old Pearl Found in Australian Outback
A tourist discovered a marble-sized fossil pearl in Queensland that researchers confirmed is over 100 million years old, making it the largest and best-preserved ancient pearl ever found in Australia. The rare find offers a glimpse into an inland sea that once covered the outback and shows how ancient life adapted to stress.
🦸 Community HeroesNASA Prepares for Historic Return to Moon with 4 Astronauts in February
After more than 50 years, humans are heading back to the moon. NASA's Artemis 2 mission could launch as early as February 6, 2026, carrying four astronauts on a journey that will test the systems needed for future deep space exploration and mark a new era of lunar discovery.
🌍 Planet WinsAustralian Scientists Unlock 3.7-Billion-Year Secret of Earth's Birth
Researchers studying ancient rocks in Western Australia have discovered stunning new evidence about how Earth and the Moon formed. By examining crystals hidden inside the continent's oldest rocks, they've confirmed a cosmic collision gave birth to our Moon and revealed when Earth's continents truly began to grow.