2025-05-11

Scientists find lead really can be turned into gold (with help from the Large Hadron Collider)

One of the ultimate goals of medieval alchemy has been realized, but only for a fraction of a second. Scientists with the European Organization for Nuclear Research, better known as CERN, were able to [...]

2025-05-10

Diabetes Is Rising in Africa. Could It Lead to New Breakthroughs?

Growing rates of type 2 diabetes across the African content offer scientists hope of creating new, more inclusive treatments. [...]

2025-05-10

Dismantling NOAA Threatens the World’s Ability to Monitor Carbon Dioxide Levels

The agency maintains the global backbone of measurements of CO2 and other gases, but these are at risk of being curtailed if the foreshadowed cuts to NOAA are realized. [...]

2025-05-10

FDA approves at-home pap smear alternative device for cervical cancer screening

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new device called the Teal Wand, which its creator describes as an "at-home vaginal sample self-collection device for cervical cancer screening.&qu [...]

2025-05-09

The Trump budget cuts that could hurt the economy for a long time

President Donald Trump sent shockwaves through the scientific community with his proposed budget that would slash federal spending on research and development by an unprecedented 23% — or $163 billi [...]

2025-05-09

The Morning After: What we learned from the FTC v. Meta antitrust trial (so far)

Years after the Federal Trade Commission sued Meta in a bid to halt acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, the trial that will shape its future is finally underway. The trial kicked off last month wh [...]

2025-05-09

Spanish company GMV is bringing GPS to the Moon

If you've ever taken a wrong turn at the Sea of Tranquility and ended up lost in the Ocean of Storms, then you're in luck, because the Moon is getting GPS, sort of. GMV, a Spanish capital bu [...]

2025-05-09

A star has been destroyed by a wandering supermassive black hole

Second supermassive black hole is a long way from the galaxy's core. [...]

2025-05-09

Europe launches program to lure scientists away from the US

EU will spend over $500 million to recruit researchers and scientists. [...]