Space & Physics

Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, born ...

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NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth ...

How worried should you be about an AI apocalypse?

Fears that artificial intelligence could rise up to wipe out humanity are unders...

Multipurpose anti-viral pill may treat colds, norovirus...

AI predicted that a forgotten breast cancer drug could be repurposed to treat ma...

Barents Sea Tied to Low Arctic Sea Ice

Patches of open water in the region contributed to low sea ice extent across the...

NASA’s Artemis II Mission Leaves Earth Orbit for Flight...

For the first time in more than 50 years, astronauts on a NASA mission are bound...

Bumblebees surprise scientists by showing a sense of rh...

Recognising rhythmic patterns was thought to require a big brain, but a series o...

Surprise fossil discoveries push back the evolution of ...

A fossil bed in China containing animals up to 554 million years old suggests th...

Artemis II Astronauts Launch to Moon

NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft lift off in this April 1,...

We may have just glimpsed the universe's first stars

A galaxy spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope, known as Hebe, that existed ...

Unprecedented insight into memory champion's brain reve...

Nelson Dellis credits techniques like the method of loci for his extraordinary m...

Réunion Island Lava Reaches the Sea

The February 2026 eruption at Piton de la Fournaise has lasted longer and produc...

Historic Artemis II launch sends astronauts bound for t...

Four astronauts have begun a 10-day journey around the moon and back again, the ...

Liftoff! NASA Launches Astronauts on Historic Artemis M...

Spurred by American ingenuity, astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission are in fl...

Tobacco plant altered to produce five psychedelic drugs

Genetically engineering tobacco plants could enable a more sustainable productio...

Male octopuses have a favourite arm that they mostly us...

The third right arm of male octopuses has a specialised role in mating, and the ...

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