Science in Space July 2025 When astronauts began spending six months and more aboard the International Space Station, they started to notice changes in their vision. For example, many found that, as their mission progressed, they needed stronger reading glasses. Researchers studying this phenomenon identified swelling in the optic disc, which is where the optic [...]
China is telling its 1.4 billion people to abandon the nearly universal practice of “stand right, walk left” on escalators. Instead, authorities say they offer a safer and better alternative.
Hyuk and Seok fled North Korea separately as teenagers. Now, after intense K-pop training, they are making their debut as members of the boy band 1VERSE. Speaking to CNN at a cafe in Seoul, they share their excitement and their dreams.
A regional jet made an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday evening after a passenger tried to open an emergency exit door and got into an altercation with a flight attendant.
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Japan has worked hard to attract foreigners to boost its sluggish economy but now the perception there are too many has prompted the creation of a new task force, as competition for votes heats up ahead of Sunday’s national election.
Blue Origin has confirmed that a NASA Mars smallsat mission, bumped from the inaugural launch of the New Glenn rocket, will be on the vehicle’s second flight later this year.The post ESCAPADE to launch on second New Glenn appeared first on SpaceNews.
In a quiet corner of Seoul’s Hyuga Cafe, a warm, honey-toned space nestled inside what once served as the dormitory for K-pop superband BTS, two young men sip iced americanos, sketching out their own dreams of superstardom. A table away, tourists murmur over lattes, unaware that they’re seated beside what could be the future of K-pop.
Argonne hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate Aurora, one of the world's most powerful supercomputers, now driving breakthroughs across science and engineering through its advanced AI, simulation and data analysis capabilities.
The Computer Design Research and Learning Center is a 135,000-square-foot building, organized around a five-story, light-filled atrium, that will provide much-needed research and learning spaces for the College of Engineering's growing UIC Department of Computer Science, the academic home of approximately 2,100 undergraduate students.
In a shocking move, CBS is ending “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” next year, potentially exiting the late-night television business altogether. CNN’s chief media analyst Brian Stelter reports.
A collection of letters gifted to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003 included a note bearing Donald Trump’s name and an outline of a naked woman, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Thursday.
Today, scientists work to develop synthetic cells that mimic living cells, hoping to uncover clues that will help answer the question: how did life on Earth begin? In the past, researchers have focused on compartmentalization, but not on metabolism. Yet this cycle of building up and breaking down molecules is a critical aspect of how living cells respond to environmental stimuli, replicate and evolve.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a letter with President Donald Trump’s name and what appears to be a lewd hand-drawn image of a woman was sent to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday. President Trump denies that he wrote the letter or drew the picture saying, “I never wrote a picture in my life. I don’t draw pictures of women. It’s not my language. It’s not my words.” CNN Senior White House Correspondent Kristen Holmes reports.
House Republican leaders are preparing for a late night in the chamber as they try to jam through President Donald Trump’s $9 billion package of cuts to federal funding — after a day of intense talks with GOP holdouts demanding a vote on a Jeffrey Epstein-related measure.
The Department of Homeland Security announced an expansion of Transportation Security Administration checkpoints for families traveling with children and military members on Thursday.
A prominent human rights group critical of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has suspended operations in the country, citing the government’s harassment, repression and persecution of human rights defenders.
Heavy fermion materials are heavy because their electrons are entangled and slowed down by magnetic ions. These interactions among electrons are associated with superconductivity. Until now, all known heavy fermions had a 3D crystal structure, but researchers made these materials in 2D form.
In a shocking move, CBS is ending “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” next year, potentially exiting the late-night television business altogether.
President Trump surprised a lot of people Wednesday when he announced that Coca-Cola will go back to using cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup as a sweetener. The company has yet to confirm, though the Guardian reports that Coke took pains on Thursday to defend corn syrup: "The name...
Super Bowl-winning linebacker Bryan Braman, who played for two teams across seven seasons in the NFL, has died aged 38 after a battle with a “very rare form of cancer,” his agent confirmed to CNN Sports on Thursday.
A resonance effect can significantly affect how a three-atom molecule cools down when excited, RIKEN physicists have found. The study, published in Physical Review A, highlights the complexity of the relaxation dynamics of even simple molecules.
New University of Georgia research found wild pigs to be a startling cause of damage on farms and crops.
The banana-loving ape’s long-awaited new 3D platformer is out now. Rick Damigella reports.
The members of alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction filed dueling lawsuits Wednesday over singer Perry Farrell’s onstage scuffle with guitarist Dave Navarro at a Boston concert last year, prompting the cancellation of the rest of their reunion tour and a planned album.
The Esports World Cup officially kicked off last week with its second annual tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, drawing over 2,000 competitors from 84 different countries. CEO of the Esports World Cup Foundation, Ralf Reichert, described the event’s $70 million prize pool as “by far the largest prize pool in the industry, and probably in almost all of sports”. And while in Riyadh last week, CNN’s Eleni Giokos caught up with Reichert, to hear more of his observations about this expanding industry.
As urban populations grow, some cities are redefining what it means to live in the future. The most futuristic cities are more than just skylines; they're powered by renewable energy, connected through IoT technology, and built around sustainability.
Former Arsenal and Manchester City star Bacary Sagna has urged Liverpool players to properly process the death of Diogo Jota by speaking to someone about their grief. Liverpool striker Jota died in a car crash on July 3. He was 28. His brother, André Silva – who was also a professional soccer player – also died in the car accident at the age of 25. Sagna, who played 65 times for the France national team, knows more than most how a death of a loved one can impact the ability to focus on soccer. Early into his spell at Arsenal, Sagna’s brother died in 2008. He’s been telling CNN’s Senior Sports Analyst, Darren Lewis, how he learned to live with grief.
If a student asks you, "Where are tornadoes most common?" you may be able to answer their question in the scope of the U.S., but the global answer depends on geography, climate, and the collision of air masses.
Planet-forming pebbles reveal the birth of a Solar System Tech ExploristBirth of a solar system: Astronomers observe early planet formation for 1st time CBCRefractory solid condensation detected in an embedded protoplanetary disk NatureVideo: Cosmic first: Scientists spy the birth of planets outside solar system The Globe and MailFor the first time, astronomers witness the dawn of a new solar system ESO.org
The investigation into last month's Air India crash is now zeroing in on the actions of the senior pilot, Sumeet Sabharwal, following the release of new information from the cockpit voice recorder. Sabharwal, the captain, appears to have been the one who turned off the switches controlling fuel supply to...
In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss is joined by Matthew Weinzierl, Senior Associate Dean at Harvard Business School, and Brendan Rosseau, Strategy Manager at Blue Origin, for a deep dive into the forces reshaping the global space economy as outlined in their book Space to Grow.The post Fact or fiction on the future of the space economy appeared first on SpaceNews.
The award recognizes Conway's influential contributions to the design and analysis of algorithms, particularly for data storage systems.
President Trump is not going to name a special prosecutor to investigate his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, says White House press chief Karoline Leavitt. "The president would not recommend [a] special prosecutor in the Epstein case," she told reporters on Thursday, reports Politico . "That's how he feels....
The first teaser for the popular show’s fifth and final season, ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ returns to theaters, and ‘Superman’ spurs interest in dog adoption. David Daniel reports. (CNN and Warner Bros. Pictures share the same parent company, Warner Brothers Discovery.)
On 23 June 2025, the public got its first look at images from the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory — and the discoveries are already starting to roll in. Trifid and Lagoon One of the first-look images from Rubin features two photogenic star-forming regions in the Milky Way: the Trifid Nebula (Messier 20) and the [...]The post Possible Proplyd Disk Discovered In Rubin Observatory’s First-Look Image appeared first on Astrobiology.
Australia's love affair with avocados is undeniable—but our brunch habits are at the mercy of a finicky fruit. If you've ever wondered why the price of an avocado can swing wildly from one year to the next, the answer lies deep in the roots of the tree itself.
Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed a process to turn food waste into biodegradable plastic.
Despite the apparent brilliance of display screens that light up the world, deep blue hues are hard to come by. Now a team of scientists led by Rutgers University that includes researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has developed an approach for manufacturing light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that emit deep blue light with a wavelength of about 450 nanometers.
New Applied Science Project will house cutting-edge research addressing new frontiers in energy, air quality and physics and astronomy while expanding undergraduate STEM education capacity.
The world has been enriching uranium for many decades, primarily beginning in the Cold War era. As a result, there are stockpiles of depleted uranium hexafluoride (UF6), or nuclear waste.
University of Florida team develops new tool that could help conservationists monitor vulnerable animal populations more precisely
Three current or former Louisiana police chiefs were arrested following a federal investigation into an alleged scheme that involved false police reports being sold to immigrants lacking permanent legal status and used to try to secure a visa, authorities say. The forged police reports would indicate that the immigrant was...
The researchers focused on Hurricane Hunter missions conducted with NOAA's Gulfstream IV during recent Atlantic hurricane seasons.
Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches US$5.3-million at auction, but young dinosaur steals the show The Globe and MailWorld’s biggest Mars rock sells for $5.3 million at auction CNNLargest piece of Mars on Earth sells for over $5m at New York auction The GuardianLargest Mars rock ever found on Earth sells for $4.3m at auction BBCWant a big piece of Mars? It could be yours — for $4M US CBC
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a complex chain of molecular chatter by which cancer cells, exploiting ordinary metabolic processes, program one set of noncancerous cells to manipulate another set of such cells to support their growth and survival.
In a new commentary, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign crop scientists dive into the world of agricultural products known as biologicals and biostimulants, concluding that the product categories should be regulated independently.
Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches $5.3 million at auction, but young dinosaur steals the show Sault Michigan NewsWorld’s biggest Mars rock sells for $5.3 million at auction CNNLargest piece of Mars on Earth sells for over $5m at New York auction The GuardianLargest Mars rock ever found on Earth sells for $4.3m at auction BBCWant a big piece of Mars? It could be yours — for $4M US CBC
Twenty-one children are in the custody of a California child-welfare agency while authorities, including the FBI, investigate a Los Angeles-area couple and whether they misled surrogate mothers around the country, the AP reports. Fifteen children were removed from the couple's opulent home in Arcadia after an abuse allegation in May,...
The discovery of antibiotics revolutionized medicine in the 20th century, saving countless lives. However, the emergence of resistant bacteria has quickly become a new challenge. One key factor in tackling this issue is being able to pinpoint the bacteria causing an infection. This would enable health care providers to use targeted and effective antibiotics and reduce the risk of new forms of resistance development.
Astronomers use the colors of trans-Neptunian objects to track an ancient stellar flyby Phys.org
Trans-Neptunian objects (TNO) are some of our solar system's lesser-known objects. They number in the thousands, and they get their name from their orbits. These dwarf planets orbit the sun at a greater average distance than Neptune does. Pluto is the group's most well-known member, having been demoted from planet to TNO in recent years.
Is it wizardry? Physicists at the University of Konstanz have succeeded in changing the properties of a material in a non-thermal way with the help of light and magnons. The new process is not only promising for information technology, but possibly for quantum research, too—at room temperature.
Donald Trump entered his current term in the White House touting ambitions to be a "peacemaker" president, pledging an end to America's often drawn-out conflicts. Yet within his first six months, the Independent reports that Trump's administration has launched at least 529 airstrikes across Africa, the Middle East, and Central...
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have solved a long-standing mystery involving the first steps of photosynthesis, the fundamental process in which plants, algae, and some bacteria trap energy from sunlight to produce oxygen and chemical energy.
Interstellar objects are visitors from solar systems beyond our own, and the third ever such object, known as 3I/ATLAS, has just been discovered. Using the Gemini North telescope, astronomers have captured 3I/ATLAS as it makes its temporary passage through our cosmic neighborhood. These observations will help scientists study the characteristics of this rare object's origin, orbit, and composition.
A research team in South Korea has developed a cutting-edge catalytic and separation process that enables the simultaneous production of xylonic acid and xylitol from xylose under ambient conditions, without the need for external hydrogen or oxygen supply.
Stargazers' delight: When and where to view July's major meteor showers. USA TodayThe Perseid meteor shower kicks off summer 'shooting star' season this week. Here's how to see it SpaceThe Perseids, considered the best meteor shower of the year, are about to begin ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosOne of 2025’s best meteor showers is about to begin: It can be seen across the US AL.comThree Epic Meteor Showers Are About to Light Up July – Here's Your Guide ScienceAlert
New brain-hijacking ‘zombie virus’ species that inspired ‘Last of Us’ found The Weather NetworkFour fungi related to species that hijack brains of insects discovered in Thailand Phys.org
Increased collaboration between zoos and sound researchers could open new frontiers in bioacoustics, according to a new paper.
Jane's Addiction canceled the remainder of its reunion tour last year after an onstage fight between frontman Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro—and it doesn't look like the band will be getting back together anywhere outside a courtroom. Navarro is suing Farrell for assault and battery in a lawsuit...
The presence of the invasive emerald ash borer, EAB, has been confirmed in Jack, Navarro, Somervell, Bell and Rockwall counties. Bell County's confirmation makes it the southernmost confirmed location of the pest in the nation, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
Video: Earth views from Cupola during Ignis mission Phys.org
After baffling scholars for over a century, Cambridge researchers have reinterpreted the long-lost Song of Wade, revealing it to be a chivalric romance rather than a monster-filled myth. The twist came when “elves” in a medieval sermon were correctly identified as “wolves,” dramatically altering the legend’s tone and context.
View of Earth as seen by ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski inside the seven-windowed cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world."
Doing NASA Science brings many rewards. But can taking part in NASA citizen science help your career? To find out, we asked participants in NASA’s Exoplanet Watch project about their experiences. In this project, amateur astronomers work together with professionals to track planets around other stars.
In his genre-defining collection of science fiction short stories, titled "I, Robot," author Isaac Asimov laid out the three laws or robotics. Respectively, the laws forbid a robot from harming a human being in any way order a robot to obey human instructions, and direct a robot to protect its own existence — as long as those efforts don't interfere with the prior two laws. But considering the sheer mayhem large language models and agentic artificial intelligence agents have unleashed so far, even the current crop of AIs is completely flunking all three of Asimov's laws of robotics. Case in [...]
Taylor Borth tells The National about the moment she snapped a photo of an unusually 'fat' marmot while walking through a park in Kamloops, B.C.
Macquarie University astronomers have tracked an extreme planet's orbital decay, confirming it is spiraling toward its star in a cosmic death dance that could end in three possible ways. It could cross the Roche line and be torn apart, it could plunge to destruction in its star, or it could be stripped all the way down to a rocky core.
This Planet's Death Spiral Could Teach Us A Lesson About Rocky Exoplanets Universe TodayUltra-hot Jupiter's death spiral could reveal stellar secrets Phys.orgAstronomers Monitor a Planet's Plunge Toward Its Star Labroots
President Trump hailed billions of dollars in new investment in energy and tech innovation at an event in Pennsylvania Tuesday, convened amid Pittsburgh's plans to become an AI and tech hotspot.
A DeepMind study finds LLMs are both stubborn and easily swayed. This confidence paradox has key implications for building AI applications.
Former UNC student selected as commander for upcoming mission to International Space Station WRAL.comZena Cardman: UNC graduate selected as mission commander for SpaceX crew ABC11NASA, SpaceX target July 31 for Crew-11 launch to the ISS Spaceflight NowNASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 to Support Health Studies for Deep Space Travel NASA (.gov)NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Gears Up for Space Station Research NASA (.gov)
IndiQube Spaces, a leading player in India’s flexible workspace space, is going to raise INR 850 crore through its upcoming IPO. With an asset-light model, strong presence in Bengaluru and growing pan-India presence, the company is looking to ride the hybrid work and workspace decentralisation wave. But despite rapid revenue and area under management growth, [...]
Interstellar objects are visitors from solar systems beyond our own, and the third ever such object, known as 3I/ATLAS, has just been discovered. Using the Gemini North telescope, astronomers have captured 3I/ATLAS as it makes its temporary passage through our cosmic neighborhood. These observations will help scientists study the characteristics of this rare object's origin, orbit, and composition.
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Off the coast of Miami, a team of scientists is attempting something extraordinary: giving struggling coral reefs a fighting chance against climate change. In partnership with the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium, and Tela Marine in Honduras, researchers are transplanting crossbred coral fragments onto a reef decimated by [...]The post Crossbreeding corals to save Miami’s reefs first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.
A man indicted Tuesday on charges he fatally shot the Democratic leader in the Minnesota state House and her husband, and wounded another lawmaker and his wife, confessed to the crimes in a rambling handwritten letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, but didn't say why he targeted the couples, prosecutors...
16 July 2025 - Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC, a US-based specialty biopharmaceutical company and manufacturer of the branded oral non-GLP-1 weight loss medication brand Contrave (naltrexone HCl/bupropion...
16 July 2025 - French healthcare company Sanofi S.A. (Euronext Paris:SAN) (Nasdaq:SNY) said on Wednesday that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to SAR446597,...
The Port of Los Angeles recorded its busiest June ever, processing over 892,000 shipping containers as importers scrambled to outpace incoming tariffs on Chinese goods. The new record, an 8% jump from last year, was propelled by companies accelerating shipments ahead of a looming August 12 deadline for tariff...
Radiation damage remains the principal limitation in achieving higher resolution in cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), despite advances in cryoprotection and low-dose imaging. Researchers have proposed that using pulsed electron beams could allow relaxation between energy deposition events, potentially reducing damage. However, the actual existence of such a mitigation effect remains unclear.
Researchers have developed a new formula to allow urban farmers to design their own "light recipe"—a combination of different colors of lighting that could help increase crop yields in vertical farms.
A new satellite-based method developed by Chinese researchers improves the accuracy of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission estimates from coal-fired power plants, according to a study published in Environmental Science & Technology.
Researchers develop satellite-based method to boost accuracy of coal plant CO2 emission estimates Phys.org
UC Berkeley researchers say large language models have gained "metalinguistic ability," a hallmark of human language and cognition no other animal has displayed.
For thousands of years, humans have combined metals to collectively harness properties found in individual components, producing such practical materials as bronze, brass and, more recently, steel. However, predicting the exact microstructures underpinning these alloys to understand how specific properties of the constituent materials may manifest across scales is still a complex mystery researchers are working to solve. Now, thanks to a team based in Japan, that work could take minutes instead of years.
Five women scientists from Germany, Indonesia, and Wales have discovered two new species of wart sea slugs from North Sulawesi, Indonesia—Phyllidia ovata and Phyllidia fontjei. The discovery has been published in the journal ZooKeys.
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When Samantha Muñoz was a second grader at Fancher Creek Elementary in Clovis, her teacher told her she “wasn’t that bright” and needed extra help with schoolwork. He’d make her stay in the classroom at recess, or tell her to sit on his [...]The post Heinous, Heartbreaking, Expensive: California Schools Face Avalanche of Sex Abuse Claims appeared first on GV Wire.
Once upon a time—way back in the twentieth century—people got their laughs from reading comics in the newspaper. Today, many of us get our chuckles by seeing (and sharing) humorous memes online.
People have been getting drunk for millennia. Historical records show that alcohol was an integral part of many early civilizations, from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to ancient Greece, China, and the Mayan and Inca empires.
We're just a few months into US president Donald Trump's second term but his rule has already been repeatedly compared to tyranny.
Heavy rain swept across parts of the US Northeast on Monday night, inundating parts of New York and New Jersey with flash flooding that stranded vehicles in roadways, closed subway lines, and led to the declaration of a state of emergency. Flash flood watches and warnings were in place in...
Crew Dragon capsule will parachute into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on TuesdayNasa retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson and three crew mates from India, Poland and Hungary departed the International Space Station early on Monday and embarked on their return flight to Earth.A Crew Dragon capsule carrying the quartet undocked from the orbital laboratory at 7.15am ET, ending the latest ISS visit organized by Texas-based startup Axiom Space in partnership with Elon Musk’s California-headquartered rocket venture SpaceX. Continue reading...
The source of Earth's water is one of the most compelling questions facing scientists. Earth's habitability depends on multiple factors, but water is the basis for life, and it had to come from somewhere. Did comets and meteorites deliver it after Earth formed? Or did water become part of our planet as it formed?
Waters has projected the combined company would double its total addressable market (TAM) to approximately $40 billion, with more than 70% of the revenue expected to recur annually. Over half of the Waters-BD combination’s instrument revenue is expected to recur within a typical five- to ten-year replacement cycle, the companies said.The post $17.5B Deal Combines Waters with BD’s Biosciences and Diagnostics Business appeared first on GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News.
Earth Was Born With Water; No Delivery Needed Universe TodayWhere did Earth’s water come from? BBC
Beyonce wrapped up a series of Atlanta performances Monday night as part of her Cowboy Carter tour, but her time in the city wasn't all good: Police say someone broke in to her choreographer's rental car last Tuesday and stole unreleased music and other items. Christopher Grant and Diandre Blue,...
A research team has discovered an electrochemical method that allows highly selective para-position single-carbon insertion into polysubstituted pyrroles. Their approach has important applications in synthetic organic chemistry, especially in the field of pharmaceuticals.
Tea Leoni and Tim Daly are husband and wife, 11 years after they got together while playing a husband and wife on the television series Madam Secretary . A rep for the actress confirmed the nuptials after sources first reported it to TMZ . The couple had an intimate ceremony with only...
99-million-year-old 'zombie' fungi found preserved in amber, scientists say ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos'Zombie' fungus that lived almost 100 million years ago found preserved in amber Earth.com