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Scientists at the University of Toronto just launched OpenPep, a free AI platform that could speed up the creation of life-saving medicines for rare diseases, cancer, and more. With $2.3 million from Google.org, they're building the world's first open database to help researchers everywhere discover new peptide drugs faster.
NASA just shared over 800 gigabytes of photos, videos, and audio from the Artemis II moon mission, giving everyone an inside look at humanity's return to lunar orbit. The treasure trove includes crew reactions to witnessing some of the faintest impact flashes ever seen on the Moon's dark side.
Every rock sample and discovery from NASA's Artemis Moon missions will now be freely shared with scientists worldwide, thanks to a groundbreaking agreement signed by 71 countries. The commitment transforms how humanity explores space together.
Every discovery from NASA's Artemis Moon missions will be freely shared with scientists worldwide, thanks to a historic agreement signed by 71 nations. NASA just showed partner countries exactly how to make that promise real.
Three researchers at NASA Ames are being celebrated for keeping critical space science projects on track and breaking new ground. Their work spans from making NASA data accessible to everyone to analyzing samples from an actual asteroid.
Scientists who share their peer review reports publicly see their papers retracted less often, new research shows. The finding suggests transparency might be a powerful indicator of research quality.
Scientists are building a revolutionary radio telescope in Nevada with 1,650 dishes that will discover more celestial objects in one day than all other telescopes have found combined. The best part? All data will be free and public from day one.
Indian scientists just mapped the human brainstem in unprecedented detail and made it free for anyone in the world to use. The breakthrough could transform how doctors diagnose and treat brain conditions.
Indian researchers just mapped the human brainstem in stunning 3D detail, giving doctors and scientists a powerful new tool to understand and treat brain disorders. The free atlas could transform how we diagnose and heal some of the most complex neurological conditions.
A free online platform now flags questionable academic journals in seconds, protecting researchers from predatory publishers. The tool reveals publishing patterns that once took hours to uncover manually.
Scientists just released a free database of over 1 billion protein structures predicted by AI, more than quadrupling the size of previous collections. The breakthrough tool, ESMFold2, could accelerate discoveries in medicine and help researchers design new treatments for cancer and immune diseases.
Scientists worldwide will gain access to China's most advanced research facilities in 2026, including the world's largest radio telescope. The move signals a major step toward breaking down barriers in international scientific cooperation.