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Artemis II crew prepares for historic lunar flyby
NASA’s Artemis II astronauts have passed the mission’s halfway point and are gearing up for a five‑hour lunar flyby on April 6, during which they will photograph the Moon’s far side. Orion has completed the trans‑lunar injection burn, placing the crew on a free‑return trajectory for the flyby.
British billionaire Alex Gerko is financing MOTHRA, a distributed‑aperture telescope built from 1,140 high‑end Canon telephoto lenses that together provide a 4.7 meter effective aperture. The array is being assembled at the Obstech‑El Sauce Observatory in Chile, with construction started in 2025 and full scientific operations slated for late 2026. By digitally stitching images and employing ultra‑narrowband filters, MOTHRA will detect the faint hydrogen glow that traces the universe’s cosmic web. The project expands the Dragonfly Telephoto Array concept and introduces a startup‑style research model for astronomy.
The post examines BPC‑157, a synthetic peptide derived from human gastric juice, highlighting personal anecdotes of accelerated healing for shoulder, ankle, hip and frost‑bitten fingers. It outlines the compound’s 30‑year research history, including early Croatian clinical trials that demonstrated safety...
University of Delaware researchers, using TACC’s Stampede3 supercomputer, have computationally designed peptide fragments called bundlemers that self‑assemble into ordered structures under extreme pH conditions. Molecular simulations on Stampede3 revealed how precise surface charge patterns stabilize the barrel‑shaped four‑peptide units, enabling...
A new study of the Lake Constance region shows that medieval farms created a mosaic of fields, pastures, and forests that drove a steady rise in plant diversity from 500 AD to around 1000 AD. The research, based on fossil pollen, archaeological...
Alex Berenson announces a live interview at 3 p.m. ET with Jim Haslam, a longtime investigator of COVID‑19 origins. Haslam will discuss his new theory involving virologist Ralph Baric, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and the Rocky Mountain National Laboratory. The session follows Berenson’s recent exposé on...
MSC Cruises is launching its inaugural Alaska season in summer 2026 with a science‑led partnership with marine‑conservation group ORCA. A dedicated Marine Mammal Observer will be stationed on the upgraded MSC Poesia to identify whales in real time, guide navigation,...
In March 1989 a series of intense solar flares—including an X4.5 on March 10 and an M7.3 on March 12—produced coronal mass ejections that struck Earth on March 13, triggering a massive geomagnetic storm. The storm drove aurorae visible as far south as...
NASA’s Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has started building and testing the Dragonfly rotorcraft, a nuclear‑powered drone destined for a 2028 launch to Saturn’s moon Titan. The car‑sized craft will use a radioisotope power system, marking a shift from solar‑driven...
Researchers at Rice University confirmed that Thomas Edison’s 1879 carbon‑filament bulb unintentionally produced graphene when a 110 V current was applied for 20 seconds. Building on James Tour’s Flash Joule Heating method, they replicated the process, showing a cheap, rapid route...
The Institut quantique at Université de Sherbrooke has become a Qblox Excellence Center, integrating Qblox’s modular control electronics into its Quantum FabLab. The partnership targets distributed heterogeneous quantum computing, aiming to build scalable, fault‑tolerant architectures across superconducting, spin and hybrid...
Parkinson’s research has entered a pivotal phase, driven by deeper disease insights and advanced models such as patient‑derived iPSCs. Despite a pipeline of potential disease‑modifying therapies, funding shortfalls and outdated trial endpoints continue to impede progress. Parkinson’s UK’s Virtual Biotech...
Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä used GPU‑accelerated simulations on the LUMI supercomputer to explore how chiral gold nanoclusters bind small chiral biomolecules. Nearly 100 cluster‑biomolecule pairings and 300 simulation runs revealed that only specific combinations trigger a measurable change...
I teach medical students that fatty liver disease (MASLD) affects 1 in 3 adults and has limited approved drug treatments. That may be changing. Hebrew University researchers found CBD and CBG -- two non-psychoactive cannabis compounds -- reversed fatty liver in mice...
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University of Jyväskylä researchers used a new constant inner potential density functional theory to model semiconductor electrochemistry, revealing that lowering the electrode potential creates polarons on TiO₂ surfaces that activate the hydrogen evolution reaction. State‑of‑the‑art Raman, electron resonance and photoelectron...
Demis Hassabis told world leaders: AGI will be 10x the impact of the industrial revolution at 10x the speed. There's no way around it besides taking action now.
Argonne National Laboratory’s team unveiled an AI “adviser” that monitors and optimizes machine‑learning algorithms during autonomous experiments, dramatically speeding the discovery of mixed ion‑electron conducting polymers. Integrated with the Polybot robotic lab, the adviser reduced the experimental space from over...
Lake Champlain in northern Vermont, once frozen almost every winter, now freezes only sporadically, reflecting the region’s rapid warming. A July 2025 study in *Nature Human Behaviour* found that presenting climate data as binary (freeze vs. no‑freeze) makes people perceive change...
Researchers at Tohoku University have introduced a digital materials ecosystem that integrates databases, AI models, and closed-loop experimental workflows to accelerate material discovery. The platform automates candidate screening, prediction, and experimental planning, enabling rapid iteration across domains such as solid‑state...
Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University employed electroluminescence‑detected magnetic resonance (ELDMR) to directly observe fleeting electron‑hole pairs inside operating polymer light‑emitting electrochemical cells (LECs). Their measurements showed that mobile‑ion migration continuously reshapes the internal electric field, and that a lower, more...
Australian biotech Immutep saw its ASX shares tumble more than 88% after the independent data monitoring committee recommended halting its pivotal phase‑3 TACTI‑004 trial of the LAG‑3 inhibitor eftilagimod alfa (efti) in first‑line non‑small cell lung cancer. The trial, which...
Researchers at National Taiwan University introduced single‑atom bismuth and lead layers on gold electrodes to isolate the electronic contribution of the metal‑molecule interface. By measuring the interfacial hopping integral, they linked orbital overlap and molecular tilt directly to single‑molecule conductance....
U.S. researchers at Colorado University introduced an economic framework that evaluates how wider spacing between solar photovoltaic (PV) rows can make agrivoltaic systems viable for large‑scale, mechanized farming. Simulations on a 160‑acre Colorado site across potatoes, onions, sugar beets and...
Researchers at St Olavs Hospital in Trondheim equipped one half of a psychiatric intensive‑care ward with blue‑depleted evening lighting while the other half kept standard lighting. In a randomized trial of 476 short‑stay patients, the circadian‑adapted ward showed greater clinical improvement...
China resumed orbital launches after a month‑long pause, lifting off a Long March 8A carrying the 20th batch of Guowang internet satellites and a Long March 2D launching the Shiyan‑30 technology demonstrators. The Guowang batch adds to a constellation targeting 13,000 satellites,...
A recent Neuroscience Insights review highlights citicoline, a CDP‑choline derivative, as a potent neuroprotective agent. Clinical data show consistent improvements in memory, concentration, and visual‑motor coordination for patients with mild cognitive impairment, especially of vascular origin. The bioactive also benefits...
Researchers have created an ultrathin, stretchable, 3D‑printable composite that combines single‑walled carbon nanotubes and boron nitride nanotubes to simultaneously block electromagnetic interference and absorb neutron radiation. The hybrid films achieve over 50 dB EMI shielding at micrometer thicknesses, while a 2:8...
Researchers published in *Animal Behaviour* found that captive raccoons will continue to manipulate a multi‑access puzzle box even after receiving a food reward, demonstrating intrinsic motivation they label “information foraging.” The study presented clear marshmallow treats but observed the animals...
Researchers used genetic code expansion to insert the oxidation product 5‑hydroxytryptophan into a critical tryptophan site of human γS‑crystallin, creating a controlled model of early cataract chemistry. The modified protein showed reduced thermal stability and a heightened tendency to aggregate,...
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Professor Sir Nicholas White, a pioneering pharmacologist and tropical‑medicine clinician, led the development and global adoption of artemisinin‑based combination therapies (ACTs) that transformed malaria treatment. His early trials in the 1990s demonstrated ACTs’ safety and efficacy, prompting a WHO guideline...
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Sickle cell disease affects roughly 8 million people worldwide, with deaths climbing 18.4% between 2000 and 2023. The burden falls hardest on sub‑Saharan Africa, where three‑quarters of infants are born with the condition and child mortality exceeds one in 20. Although...
A longitudinal study of U.S. adults aged 65 and older found that 45.15% improved either cognitive performance or walking speed over a 12‑year span. Researchers used a measure capable of detecting upward trajectories, contrary to typical aging metrics that only...
PsiQuantum has signed a research agreement with Japan's National Cancer Center to explore utility‑scale quantum computing for oncology drug discovery. The partnership will focus on developing fault‑tolerant quantum algorithms and clinically relevant applications using PsiQuantum's Construct platform. It also brings...
A landslide in Ethiopia’s southern Gamo region after days of torrential rain led to the deaths of at least 65 people, according to a government agency https://t.co/XLqySClq1s
Pilatus Biosciences has begun dosing the first patient in a Phase I, open‑label trial of PLT012, its first‑in‑class anti‑CD36 monoclonal antibody, at Next Oncology in Houston. The FDA recently issued IND clearance along with orphan‑drug status for hepatocellular carcinoma and fast‑track...
A meta‑analysis of 34 studies involving 1.23 million participants found that autistic females exhibit markedly larger deviations in empathy and systemizing scores compared with neurotypical females than the analogous gaps observed in males. The empathy deficit in autistic women was three‑to‑five...
A 2021 high‑intensity fire razed 300 acres of the Redwood Mountain Grove, sparking a massive natural regeneration of giant sequoia seedlings—estimated at 4,000 to 20,000 per acre. Scientists and park managers disagree on whether to let this surge mature naturally...
Archaeologists have identified cinnabar, a mercury‑sulfide pigment, in a 1,900‑year‑old double burial of two Scythian women at the Chervony Mayak site in southern Ukraine. The red mineral, known for its vivid vermilion hue, may have been applied for ritual coloration,...
Abbott announced that its FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring system outperformed traditional finger‑stick testing in the FreeDM2 randomised trial involving 303 UK patients with type 2 diabetes on basal insulin. After four months, CGM users achieved a larger reduction in HbA1c...
The Kardashev Scale ranks civilizations by energy use but neglects the material foundations required to capture that energy. The article introduces the “Mineral Imperative,” arguing that mineral availability sets the true limits on technological progress and on ambitious energy‑transition scenarios....
A new population‑based case‑control study of 12,370 Parkinson’s patients and over 1.2 million controls links groundwater characteristics to disease risk. Participants drinking from carbonate aquifers faced a 24% higher odds of Parkinson’s, while older, Pleistocene‑aged water lowered risk by about 6.5%...
A recent study in Heliyon found that digital puzzle games significantly improve memory and concentration in adults aged 60 and older, narrowing the gap with 20‑year‑olds who do not play such games. Participants who engaged with puzzle‑type games outperformed peers...
CATL filed a new WIPO patent detailing a sulfide‑based solid‑state battery architecture that promises 500 Wh/kg energy density. The company has begun pilot production and reports technology maturity at level 4, aiming for automotive‑grade cells by 2027. To support scaling, CATL reserved...
Posco Future M, the battery materials arm of South Korea’s Posco Holdings, has signed a strategic agreement with U.S.‑based Sila Nanotechnologies to co‑develop next‑generation silicon‑based anodes. Sila’s Titan Silicon anode, built from nano‑engineered silicon particles, promises substantially higher energy density...
Hawkeye Bio announced that the USPTO granted U.S. Patent No. 12,461,102 for its pristine graphene‑based biosensor platform. The patent covers a technology that uses functionalized graphene particles and optical reporters to detect protease biomarkers with high sensitivity. The company is focusing...
A new report argues that climate and ecological crises demand a pragmatic "Plan B" rather than endless debate. It labels discussions such as degrowth as unwinnable, urging focus on adaptive strategies that work across political divides. The authors propose concrete community...
Astronomy Magazine unveiled a composite image of the Andromeda Galaxy’s spiral arms, assembled from 400 hours of total exposure using narrow‑band Hα, SII and OIII filters. The 215.6‑hour Hα exposure maps ionized hydrogen, while 46.6‑hour SII and 132.8‑hour OIII exposures...
PRISM BioLab has teamed with Receptor.AI to build an AI‑driven, physics‑guided platform for discovering orally available small molecules that target intracellular protein‑protein interactions, membrane proteins, and complex receptor systems. The collaboration fuses PRISM’s PepMetics technology—3‑dimensional scaffolds that mimic α‑helix and...
On 14 March 1986 the ESA Giotto spacecraft passed within 600 km of Halley’s comet, delivering the first close‑up images and in‑situ measurements of a comet nucleus. Irish astrophysicist Prof. Susan McKenna‑Lawlor served as Principal Investigator for the Energetic Particle Analyser (EPONA),...
The Owl Nebula (M97) in Ursa Major lies 2.3° southeast of the Pointer Star Merak and appears as a faint, 10th‑magnitude planetary nebula about three arcminutes across. Visible in small telescopes, it reveals more detail—including its characteristic “eyes”—with 6‑inch apertures or...
