Today's Science Pulse
UK-led study reveals hidden massive star clusters deep within nearby galaxies
Astronomers using the VLA and ALMA uncovered previously unseen giant star clusters embedded deep inside nearby galaxies. The findings show that young stellar activity drives the evolution of these galaxies, reshaping their interstellar environments. Multiple observations confirm the clusters act as hidden “ring factories” of star formation.
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By the numbers: Foundation Alloy raises $22M Series A
Matters of the Heart: Aussie Cardiologist on the Role of Ubiquinol and Mitochondria
Australian cardiologist Dr. Ross Walker, a NutraChampion award winner, highlighted the central role of mitochondria in cardiac function, noting each heart cell houses 5,000‑8,000 mitochondria and that mitochondrial efficiency wanes with age. He emphasized ubiquinol, the reduced form of CoQ10, as a key supplement that supports the electron transport chain and acts as an antioxidant, with production naturally declining over time. Walker will present these insights at the inaugural Global Mitochondrial Health Summit in Sydney on June 26, an event sponsored by Kaneka Ubiquinol and featuring a multidisciplinary speaker lineup. He also called for more research into how common medications affect mitochondrial health across the lifespan.
Do Genes Dictate How Lifestyle Choices Impact Aging?
An international study of over 13,000 Canadians shows that genetics shape how lifestyle and socioeconomic factors influence healthy aging, measured by intrinsic capacity. Better diet, physical activity, education, employment and social engagement boost intrinsic capacity, while smoking and abnormal sleep...
New Zealand Study Finds a Significant Rise in Sepsis Cases
A University of Otago study shows sepsis hospitalizations in New Zealand surged 78% from 2000 to 2019, reaching 386 admissions per 100,000 people and totaling about 260,000 cases. Māori and Pacific peoples faced 1.7‑ and 2.3‑fold higher admission risks, and those...
Structured Longevity Training Boosts Physician Confidence, Needs Policy Support
Upskilling in Healthy Longevity Medicine and Its Association With Physicians’ Implementation Intent and Self-Reported Clinical Confidence: Cross-Sectional Observational Study 👉 "These findings underscore the critical role of structured HLM curricula in bridging the translational gap between geroscience and everyday medical practice......
Artemis II Successfully Launches for Historic Moon Mission
NASA launched Artemis II from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center at 6:35 p.m. ET, marking the first crewed flight of the Orion capsule and the second launch of the Space Launch System. The four‑person crew—NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen—will...
Fluvoxamine Cuts Long COVID Fatigue Risk by 99% in International Trial
Researchers from Canada, Brazil and the United States reported that fluvoxamine dramatically reduced fatigue in long COVID patients, achieving a 99% probability of benefit in the 399‑person REVIVE‑TOGETHER trial. The low‑cost antidepressant could become a first‑line option for a condition...
NASA's Artemis II Set for Wednesday Launch as Weather Looks Favorable
NASA is poised to launch Artemis II on Wednesday evening, with an 80% probability of favorable weather after resolving fuel‑leak issues. The four‑person crew will fly the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft on a nine‑day lunar flyby, the first crewed...
UMass Researchers Unveil Fabric Panels That Slash Building Heating Use by 23%
A team at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has engineered low‑cost, removable fabric panels that act like a sweater for buildings, reducing heating energy use by as much as 23%. The solution targets renters and owners seeking quick, affordable upgrades...
UCT Neuroscience Institute Launches Interdisciplinary Mindfulness and Brain Health Program
The University of Cape Town's Neuroscience Institute announced a new interdisciplinary program that will study mindfulness practices and their impact on brain health. The initiative brings together neuroscientists, psychologists, and meditation experts to generate data-driven insights, positioning South Africa at...
Airplane Window Captures Artemis II’s Moon‑bound Rocket Trail
Wild shot from an airplane window during today’s Artemis II launch... that massive white trail climbing high while the plane cruises along. First humans heading around the Moon since the 1970s, and someone caught it mid-flight. Pretty cool reminder of...
Polish QNA Technology Inks US Deal to Authenticate Packaging with Quantum‑dot Ink
QNA Technology, a Wrocław‑based nanotech company, has signed a six‑month exclusive agreement with U.S. firm Reborn Materials to develop a UV ink containing quantum‑dot nanomaterials for authenticating disposable food packaging. The partnership aims to complete testing by 2026 and lay...
Artemis II Highlights NASA Funding Shortfall and Trade‑offs
Today's Artemis II launch is super bittersweet. For NASA to have a super ambitious human space program they need to cut back their other programs or get more funding. NASA is not getting more funding. We discuss the new Artemis plan in...
Bioelectric Reprogramming Repairs Birth Defects, Sparks Rejuvenation Hope
Fixing Birth Defects With Bioelectrical Reprogramming (Featuring Michael Levin, PhD) Aging and rejuvenation next? https://t.co/CHaRqozCph
The Neuroscience of Hypocrisy Points to a Communication Breakdown in the Brain
A new Cell Reports study reveals that moral hypocrisy stems from reduced activity and connectivity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC). Researchers used fMRI while participants chose to lie for profit or judged others' honesty, finding inconsistent individuals showed mismatched...
Watch History: First Crew Moon Mission in 53 Years
Now that is truly the way to watch the first crew mission to the moon in over 53 years.
Artemis 2 Launch
LAUNCH at 2235:12 UTC of SLS flight 2 with Artemis 2 from Kennedy Space Center. Artemis 2 has now manuevered to a -2 x 70385 km x 28.3deg orbit
Adenoidectomy, Tonsillectomy in Childhood Tied to Risk for Adult Chronic Rhinosinusitis
A new multicenter retrospective study of over 100 U.S. health‑care organizations links pediatric adenotonsillectomy performed for infectious indications to higher rates of adult chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Children who underwent adenoidectomy alone showed a 55% increased hazard of CRSsNP, while combined...
Celebrating Restored Lunar Orbiter Images From NASA Ames
1966. thank you to the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project at NASA Ames Research Center. the Keene family. @Kodak https://t.co/spfxSlpdId
Artemis II Sends First Woman, Black Astronaut, Canadian to Moon
Artemis II crew includes first woman, Black astronaut and Canadian ever flown to moon https://t.co/1vqNCYsJyp
Molecular Regulatory Mechanisms of Schizophrenia-Associated Functional Non-Coding Variants
The Molecular Psychiatry study leveraged functional genomics to pinpoint 249 non‑coding SNPs that alter transcription‑factor binding across 99 schizophrenia risk loci. By integrating ChIP‑Seq, position‑weight‑matrix data and brain eQTL resources, the authors linked 207 of these variants to gene‑expression changes...
NASA Launches First Crewed Lunar Mission in 50 Years
NASA launches four astronauts on world's first crewed lunar mission in half a century https://t.co/Vex2kJzSLV
Excitement for Moon Mission, but Space Weather Threatens
Thrilling to watch our compatriots leave this Earth on the way to the Moon. Beware space weather our spacefaring friends.
Why some Cancer-Fighting Immune Cells Lose Their Strength Inside Tumours
Scientists discovered that dendritic cells lose their anti‑tumor potency because their mitochondria become damaged inside the tumor microenvironment. In mouse melanoma models, injecting dendritic cells with robust mitochondria dramatically slowed tumor growth. The work, published in Science, highlights mitochondrial health...
Picosecond-Scale Coherent Toggle Switching of Topological Spin Helicity
Researchers have experimentally achieved coherent toggle switching of magnetic vortex helicity in nanoscale disks within a few hundred picoseconds. The transition is triggered by a single femtosecond laser pulse combined with an out‑of‑plane magnetic field, leveraging photothermal demagnetization and subsequent...
Mix-and-Match Synthesis of 3D Small Molecules
A new chemistry reported in Nature enables modular, iterative construction of C_sp³–C_sp³ bonds while precisely controlling the three‑dimensional arrangement of attached atoms. The approach leverages interchangeable building blocks to assemble 3D small‑molecule scaffolds, a bond type that is pervasive in...
New Approach Methodologies for Drug Discovery
Traditional animal‑based drug discovery suffers a 90 % failure rate, prompting regulators and scientists to adopt human‑centric new approach methodologies (NAMs). Recent policy shifts—including the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 that removes mandatory animal testing and the NIH’s 2025 Organoid Development Center—create...
‘Treasure Trove’ of Antiviral Proteins Could Inspire Powerful Molecular Tools
Two independent studies published in Science used deep‑learning models to scan thousands of bacterial genomes, uncovering a massive pool of previously unknown antiviral proteins. The analyses estimate that about 1.5% of bacterial genes encode immunity functions—three times higher than earlier...
Neural Representations of Dynamical State and Trait Impulsivity in Individuals at Risk for Internet Gaming Disorder
Researchers used fMRI and a modified card‑guessing task to examine state and trait impulsivity in 87 college students at risk for internet gaming disorder (IGD). State impulsivity was captured as loss‑chasing behavior, which intensified with consecutive losses, while trait impulsivity...
NASA Launches Four Astronauts on Lunar Return Mission
🚀🌕 🇺🇸 NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration has successfully launched a rocket with 4 astronauts back up to the Moon. Archive of the livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/Tf_UjBMIzNo?si=7taPgLngqlrhwFBi Godspeed to the humans hurtling into space Bearing “straight into the moonrise” Until they splash...
28‑Million‑Year‑Old French Fossil Conf
An exceptionally well-preserved 28–34 million-year-old butterfly fossil from France provides the earliest definitive evidence for the emperor butterfly lineage, offering a crucial anchor point for understanding butterfly evolution. paleontology
NIST Forensic Genetic Reference Material Helps Crime Lab Analysis
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched forensic DNA reference material RM 8043, featuring degraded DNA and mixtures from up to three individuals across eight vials. The new material mirrors the complex, low‑quantity samples that modern crime labs...
Long COVID Sharply Raises Heart Disease Risk, Even Mild Cases
Individuals with long COVID face a significantly higher risk of developing cardiovascular conditions, including cardiac arrhythmias and coronary artery disease, even if they were not hospitalized during their initial infection. longcovid
Excelsior Sciences: Automating Small Molecule Chemistry
Excelsior Sciences, backed by Deerfield, unveiled an automated platform for small‑molecule discovery that leverages modular "smart blocs" and generative AI. The system integrates iterative carbon‑carbon bond formation, robotic synthesis, and in‑vitro assays into a continuous make‑test‑learn loop. By translating chemical...
World's Largest Quantum Circuit Simulation for Quantum Chemistry Achieved on 1,024 GPUs
A joint team from the University of Osaka and Fixstars Corporation used 1,024 NVIDIA H100 GPUs to run the chemqulacs‑gpu simulator, breaking the 40‑qubit barrier with a 42‑spin‑orbital water calculation and a 41‑qubit iron‑sulfur benchmark. The effort introduced a new...
Moon Mission and War Collide: History Repeats
NASA sending astronauts back too the moon AND a widely unpopular war at the same time. Time is a flat circle
Artemis II Blasts Off: Humans Are on Their Way Back to the Moon
NASA’s Artemis II launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, sending a four‑person crew on a ten‑day lunar flyby—the first human mission beyond low‑Earth orbit in more than five decades. Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialists Christina Koch and...
From Black‑White TV to 4K: Mom Witnesses Artemis
My mom was a little kid when Apollo launched, and she saw it live on a tiny black and white TV in her village. Now she gets to see us return to the Moon with Artemis in glorious 4K. Wish...
Choosing Hard Challenges Drives Our Greatest Achievements
"We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and...
NASA Countdown Begins: T‑9 to Historic Moon Mission
This is happening T-9 and counting down. It is a gooooooo nasa @youtube @youtubecreators #nasa #goingtothemoom #space #stem #makinghistory
NASA Shifts Post-Launch Briefing to 8 Pm ET
They've moved the post-launch briefing up. Now at 8:00 pm ET, in just about 5 minutes. On NASA's YouTube channel: https://t.co/3y6Tm3VF4k
First Wild Photos Capture Newborn California Giant Salamanders
Cool: "In Point Reyes, a National Park Service scientist has made an incredibly rare find." Michael Reichmuth "photographed a group of newly hatched California giant salamanders in the wild for the first time." https://t.co/wV0cKOGs5U via @SFGate
ICPS Completes Perigee Boost; Apogee Burn Imminent
The ICPS has completed a planned perigee raise burn. Another burn in about an hour will raise the apogee.
Apollo 8’s Earthrise Photo Ignites Environmental Awareness
NASA Apollo 8 spacecraft became the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon. The crew captured this iconic “Earthrise” photo that shows Earth rising over the horizon of the Moon, and is thought to have sparked the environmental movement. (12/24/1968) https://t.co/SEhC4SfiRR
NEJM Review Overlooks Inflammation in GLP‑1 Drugs
A new review of the GLP-1 receptor drugs @NEJM https://t.co/PK03jApZWB surprisingly, the word inflammation only appears once, in this diagram https://t.co/1PeBakBAQb
Humans Return to Moon After 54-Year Hiatus
MECO: It's 2026 and four humans are beginning their journey to the Moon for the first time in 54 years. https://t.co/PBzuDhungQ
NASA’s SLS‑Orion Launch Shines Bright in Daylight
Epic launch of SLS and Orion. So much better in the daytime to observe. Congratulations to NASA and everyone involved. Y’all made us proud.
SLS Launches Orion Crew, First Moon‑bound Flight Since 1972
The SLS rocket lifts off with the Orion spacecraft and a crew of four on a mission to the vicinity of the Moon for the first time since the Apollo-17 expedition in 1972: https://t.co/biWISWldtE https://t.co/3pTosP7Qwk
Human Purpose: Learn, Explore—Artemis II Launches Us Forward
I believe in physicist David Deutsch's vision for our purpose (in "The Beginning of Infinity"). We are here to learn and explore. So excited for Artemis II and humans starting the next journey. https://t.co/7iErXCltdt
Artemis II Mirrors Apollo 8: Saturn V Launch History
As we get ready for the Artemis II launch, I can't help thinking back about the Apollo program. Here's a chart showing all the Saturn V launches, including the Apollo 8 launch that most closely resembles this mission. Link below....
Artemis II Crew Cleared for Launch, Fans Go Full Send
From the final countdown poll minutes before NASA's Artemis II crew launches to the moon: "Artemis 2 crew is go for launch. full send."