2025-06-23

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory shares first images from planned decade-long survey of the sky

The National Science Foundation just shared the first images captured by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a sample of the footage it'll capture as part of a planned decade-long survey that's s [...]

2025-06-23

Researchers get viable mice by editing DNA from two sperm

Altering chemical modifications of DNA lets the DNA from two sperm make a mouse. [...]

2025-06-23

This archaeologist built a replica boat to sail like the Vikings

Greer Jarrett has identified four possible small ports, or "havens," used by Vikings along the Norwegian coast. [...]

2025-06-23

Scientists Are Sending Cannabis Seeds to Space

The versatile cannabis plant could, some scientists think, one day be useful for lunar and Martian colonists. For now, researchers will subject its seeds to radiation in orbit and see what happens. [...]

2025-06-23

How a grad student got LHC data to play nice with quantum interference

New approach is already having an impact on the experiment’s plans for future work. [...]

2025-06-22

How the Universe and Its Mirrored Version Are Different

From living matter to molecules to elementary particles, the world is made of “chiral” objects that differ from their reflected forms. [...]

2025-06-21

How a data center company uses stranded renewable energy

Some companies are paying low rates for renewable energy that would otherwise go unused. [...]

2025-06-21

Eli Lilly’s Obesity Pill Appears to Work as Well as Injected GLP-1s

New data from a Phase 3 trial show that the daily anti-obesity pill may be as safe and effective as drugs like Mounjaro and Ozempic for weight loss and lowering blood sugar. [...]

2025-06-21

How to Beat Jet Lag

As ultra-long-haul routes take flight, plane-lighting hacks and meal planning could help passengers recover faster. [...]