Artemis II Crew Speeds Toward Moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Artemis II crew has completed the mission’s critical translunar injection burn and is now on a free-return path around the Moon after launching this week…
EPA Flags Microplastics, Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water
The EPA proposed adding microplastics and pharmaceuticals to its draft drinking-water contaminant list, launching a federal review that could lead to future limits.
China Fossils Rewrite Animal Evolution Timeline
Fossils from China's Jiangchuan Biota suggest complex animal groups diversified at least four million years earlier than the traditional Cambrian timeline.
Digital Twin Hearts Transform VT Ablation
Johns Hopkins’ TWIN-VT trial found digital-heart-guided ablation left all 10 patients free of sustained ventricular tachycardia after more than a year.
Solar Cell Efficiency Reaches Unprecedented 130 Percent
FUKUOKA, Japan — Scientists have successfully achieved an unprecedented 130% energy conversion efficiency in solar cell technology by utilizing a specialized molybdenum-based “spin-flip” metal complex to multiply energy carriers. This…
North Atlantic Holds 27 Million Tons Nanoplastics
UTRECHT, Netherlands — Researchers analyzing Atlantic Ocean water samples estimate that about 27 million metric tons of plastic exists as nanoplastics—particles smaller than a micrometer—suggesting the tiniest fragments may make…
Artemis II crew arrives for moon launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s four-person Artemis II crew has arrived at Kennedy Space Center for the final stretch of preparations ahead of the first crewed flight of the agency’s…
Rare Video Captures Cooperative Sperm Whale Birth
ROSEAU, Dominica — Researchers analyzing rare drone video and underwater audio of a sperm whale birth off Dominica say the footage shows females from different family lines coordinating to support…
EPA Allows Summer E15 Fuel Sales
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a temporary emergency waiver aimed at keeping E15 gasoline on the market this summer as officials look for ways to ease…
NASA pauses Gateway for $20B moon base
WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA says it will pause the planned Lunar Gateway outpost in lunar orbit and redirect its hardware toward building a $20 billion moon-surface base over the next…