Black Holes Could Help Life Thrive, Not End It - SciTechDaily

Black holes may not be as life-destroying as we thought. A surprising study reveals that the powerful radiation from active galactic nuclei (AGN) – supermassive black holes in their energetic phase – might actually help protect life on nearby planets. By trig…

Legendary U.S. Particle Collider Is About to Perform Its Final Smash - Gizmodo

Brookhaven National Laboratory's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider kicked off its final year of operations this week, marking a quarter century of discoveries in particle physics.

Fossilized fish up to 16 million years old found in Australia, with last meal still intact - CNN

Paleontologists in Australia discovered a remarkably preserved fish species, revealing its last meal and offering new insights into the region’s historic ecosystem.

A protein folding mystery solved: Study explains core packing fractions - Phys.org

In living organisms, every protein—a type of biological polymer consisting of hundreds of amino acids—carries out specific functions, such as catalysis, molecule transport, or DNA repair. To perform these functions, they must fold up into specific shapes. It'…

SpaceX Continues Progress on Next Generation Facilities - NASASpaceflight.com

With the downtime between Flight 8 and Flight 9, SpaceX is continuing to build Orbital…

Giant, Ancient Life Form Doesn’t Fit Into Any Known Branch of Life - Gizmodo

Scientists have debated where Prototaxites belong in the tree of life for over a century, but now a new study suggests it might represent a whole new branch.

Scientists uncover 'inside-out, legless, headless wonder' that lived long before the dinosaurs - Livescience.com

Fossils of 444 million-year-old creatures whose bodies were preserved "inside-out" have been discovered in South Africa.

NASA astronaut who gave up seat for Starliner crew takes command of SpaceX Crew-11 flight to ISS - Space.com

Zena Cardman will command the Crew-11 mission to the ISS, which could launch as soon as July.

The Incredible Shrinking Man would need to eat his body weight daily just to survive - Boing Boing

When King Kong climbs the Empire State Building or a giant octopus pulls down the Golden Gate Bridge, they're not just breaking box office records — they're breaking the laws…

'Woolly devil' flowers in Texas desert are the 1st new plant genus discovered in a US national park in almost 50 years - Livescience.com

A newly discovered plant found by a national park volunteer in the Texas desert is a small, fuzzy flower that pokes up between rocks. With its limited range, this species could be threatened by climate change.

US develops copper alloy that withstands 1,472°F, resists deformation - Interesting Engineering

Researchers in the US have developed a new copper alloy that shows minimal loss of yield strength even at temperatures near its melting point.

Scientists redid an experiment that showed how life on Earth could have started. They found a new possibility - AOL

New research suggests “microlightning” exchanges among water droplets in Earth’s early atmosphere may have sparked the building blocks of life.

Pain Relief Without Addiction: Researchers Develop New Oxytocin-Based Oral Drug - SciTechDaily

Researchers have developed a new type of oral painkiller for chronic abdominal pain, inspired by the peptide hormone oxytocin, which is known for triggering contractions during childbirth. Researchers at the University of Queensland have developed a new type …

Artemis II on Track, But NASA Awaits Starship Milestones for Artemis III - SpacePolicyOnline.com

Posted: March 27, 2025 10:08 pm ET | Last Updated: March 27, 2025 10:11 pm ET | Lori Glaze, acting head of Exploration Systems Development at NASA, is optimistic that Artemis II will launch in April 2026, but SpaceX needs to achieve a number of Starship miles…

Scientists Discover Simple Way To Boost Students’ Math Scores - SciTechDaily

Researchers from Penn’s Behavior Change for Good Initiative, along with their collaborators, carried out am megastudy to explore whether low-cost, behaviorally-informed nudges could support teachers in boosting students' progress in math. American students ha…

Researchers Discover Brain Growth Trigger Found Only in Humans - SciTechDaily

New insights have emerged into how the human brain develops. Two genes that are unique to humans work together to influence the development of the cerebrum, according to a recent study by researchers at the German Primate Center – Leibniz Institute for Primat…