TL;DR A magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands on July 16 drew scientific attention not for its damage, which was minimal, but because it was the fifth major quake in that region since 2020....

MANCHESTER, UK – A woman who detected her husband’s Parkinson’s disease through smell, 12 years before his diagnosis, has played a crucial role in developing a groundbreaking early test for the condition. Joy Milne, now...

July 9, July 22, and August 5 Expected to See Record-Breaking Rotational Speeds Earth is set to experience its shortest day ever recorded on Wednesday, July 9, with similar shortened days expected later this month...

The AI Drug Revolution Is Here In a landmark moment for medicine, Google DeepMind’s drug discovery arm, Isomorphic Labs, is preparing to launch human trials for its AI-designed drugs. The company, born from the groundbreaking...

Upcoming Close Encounters: Apophis and YR4 2024 In the coming seven years, Earth is expected to experience close brushes with two massive asteroids—99942 Apophis and 2024 YR4. Scientists are closely monitoring these space rocks, both...

How did rice end up on a remote Pacific island? In a remote cave on Guam, archaeologists have uncovered what may be one of the most compelling pieces of evidence for humanity’s early seafaring prowess:...

Vera C. Rubin Observatory poised to transform astronomy The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, home to the most powerful survey telescope on Earth, is preparing to unveil its first images on June 23, 2025. Located in...

Neuralink’s ‘Blindsight’ chip stimulates vision in the brain Elon Musk’s Neuralink Corp has taken a step closer toward restoring vision in blind individuals. The company used a brain implant in a monkey to simulate the...

Strange upward-traveling pulses leave scientists baffled In a startling discovery that could reshape our understanding of the cosmos, scientists have detected bizarre radio signals rising up through the Earth’s crust in Antarctica—and they may be...

Zosurabalpin targets drug-resistant bacteria behind sepsis and pneumonia A potential game-changer in the fight against deadly hospital infections is entering the final stage of human trials. Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche announced it is moving forward...