By Grace Eliza Goodwin 4 days ago Nasa’s powerful next-generation telescope has blasted off into space from its launchpad in Florida, with a mission to explore dark energy, black holes…
Scientists have developed light-activated drugs that restored key visual abilities in animal models of blindness, raising the possibility of a simpler way to help people with diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. Credit: Shutterstock
Featured Neuroscience ·June 1, 2026 Summary: A new study has isolated the foundational cognitive engine driving human creativity and technological advancement. The research demonstrates that our “semantic knowledge”, the internal cognitive…
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) decided to not recommend a protocol that would have made it more difficult for tech companies to use clean energy investments to offset fossil fuel pollution. Mattgush/Getty Images
Humans are overwhelmingly right-handed, but scientists have long struggled to explain why no other primate species shows anything close to the same pattern. Credit: Shutterstock
Promising new fusion research is revealing how plasma can spontaneously generate its magnetic field
Scientists have discovered a way to activate a built-in brain cleanup system that may help counter Alzheimer’s disease. By targeting astrocytes, a widely abundant but often overlooked cell type, the approach enhances the removal of harmful protein buildup and preserves cognitive function in mice. Credit: Shutterstock
Professor Velusamy earned her PhD in Computer Science from Harvard University in 2023
The “artificial sun” HL-3 at the CNNC Southwestern Institute of Physics in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province. Photo: VCG
© South Korea Confirmed the World’s Largest Deposit of a Mineral Found in Batteries, Skin Cream, and Oil Wells. Credit: GettyImages
