ScienceSpaceflight NASA Says It Accidentally Broadcast an ISS Distress Message The space agency was running through simulations for a spacewalk, which was later postponed. By Passant Rabie Updated June 13, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Understanding ‘Stiff Person Syndrome’: The Rare Condition Affecting Celine Dion Dion has provided new details into her nearly 20-year struggle with the still barely understood neurological condition. By Ed Cara Published June 12, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Boeing’s Starliner Now Has 5 Leaks While Parked Outside the ISS Starliner teams detected a helium leak before launch, two more after liftoff, and now a fourth and fifth leak with the vehicle docked at the ISS. Oh my. By Passant Rabie Published June 12, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceArchaeology At Least 64 Boys, Including Twins, Sacrificed in Ancient Maya Underground Chamber Ancient DNA recovered from 64 individuals whose remains sat underground for centuries is shedding light on their family lineages and exposure to disease. By Isaac Schultz Published June 12, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth A New Health Nightmare Emerges for 9/11 First Responders New research finds that 9/11 responders exposed to high levels of dust are more likely to suffer early dementia than those with low exposure or who wore masks. By Ed Cara Updated June 12, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Recent Solar Outbursts Trigger Dramatic Auroras on Mars During a recent solar storm, NASA's Curiosity rover detected its highest-ever level of radiation reaching the surface of Mars. By Passant Rabie Published June 11, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Emerging Psychedelic Mushroom Alternative More Toxic Than Fentanyl, New Research Suggests Researchers are urging the public to be cautious of misleading supplements that contain Amanita muscaria instead of the expected psilocybin. By Ed Cara Updated June 11, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceArchaeology Discoveries Shed Light on How Pompeii Survivors Resumed Life After the Volcanic Eruption Pompeii is often viewed as a city eternally locked in its final moments, but recent archaeological findings reveal how its few survivors got back on their feet. Steven L. Tuck, The Conversation Published June 11, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpace Astronomers Spot Cataclysmic Collision of Giant Asteroids in Nearby Star System Webb data suggests a massive dust cloud observed 20 years ago around Beta Pictoris was caused by a cataclysmic asteroid collision. By Passant Rabie Published June 10, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpace Interstellar Space Clouds Triggered the Ice Ages, Research Suggests A disruption of the solar system's heliosphere by an interstellar cloud could have severely impacted life on our planet, according to scientists. By Isaac Schultz Published June 10, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth The Terror of Toxic Shock Once Ruled Headlines—So Why Did It Fizzle Out? The crisis of toxic shock syndrome in the early 1980s changed our understanding of certain bacteria as well as how women should use tampons while menstruating. By Ed Cara Published June 10, 2024 | Comments (0)
Science Gizmodo Monday Puzzle: Our Most Controversial Problem Revamped Can you correctly guess which card comes after the ace? By Jack Murtagh Published June 10, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceArtificial Intelligence Paleontologists Are Fuming Over AI Depictions of Prehistoric Animals As AI technology advances, scientists and illustrators are grappling with the future of visual communication. By Isaac Schultz Updated June 8, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Everything We Noticed During SpaceX’s Thrilling Fourth Test of Starship The megarocket broke new ground, with the Super Heavy booster landing in the Gulf of Mexico and the upper stage surviving reentry, but just barely. By Passant Rabie Published June 7, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Can Taping Your Mouth Shut at Night Improve Your Sleep? The latest social media health trend asks people to force their mouths shut while sleeping so they can breathe through their nose. But does it actually work? By Ed Cara Published June 7, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceAnimals Stressed-Out Tiger Shark Spits Up Fully Intact Echidna The famously omnivorous fish probably found the monotreme too spiky to digest, researchers said. By Isaac Schultz Published June 7, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpace Recent Cosmic Collision Shakes Up Milky Way History The last galactic fling was billions of years later than previously thought, indicating our galaxy may have more surprises in store. By Isaac Schultz Published June 6, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth A Bird Flu Virus Has Killed Its First Human Mexico and WHO health officials have reported the first known human case and death tied to H5N2 avian influenza. No further cases have been detected yet. By Ed Cara Published June 6, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Boeing’s Starliner Spouts Fresh Helium Leaks During Trek to ISS Before the crew capsule's launch, Starliner teams detected a helium leak on the ground but decided not to resolve the issue. By Passant Rabie Published June 6, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Boeing’s Starliner Docks at ISS After Five Thrusters Unexpectedly Shut Off Controllers scrambled to restore four of the five thrusters, causing Starliner to dock more than an hour later than planned. By Passant Rabie Updated June 6, 2024 | Comments (0)
