Science Guy Literally Sneezed Out His Guts, Somehow Turned Out Fine The man's forceful sneezing and coughing caused a rare case of evisceration through his reopened surgical wounds. By Ed Cara Published July 5, 2024 | Comments (0)
Science Bezos vs. Musk: Blue Origin Files Complaint Over SpaceX’s Florida Launch Plans The company wants to limit the number of Starship rockets SpaceX can launch from Kennedy Space Center. By Passant Rabie Updated July 5, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight How Small Teams at Intuitive Machines Are Solving Big Lunar Challenges Intuitive Machines CTO Tim Crain spoke to Gizmodo about the new space race and what it will take to return to the Moon. By George Dvorsky Published July 5, 2024 | Comments (0)
Science This Is the Most Difficult Maze, According to Physicists The labyrinthine fractal is based on movements in chess and strange crystal structures found in the physical world. By Isaac Schultz Published July 5, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Ozempic and Other GLP-1 Drugs May Cut Cancer Risk New research suggests GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic can help prevent up to 10 different obesity-related cancers in people with type 2 diabetes. By Ed Cara Updated July 5, 2024 | Comments (0)
SciencePhysics Most Precise Atomic Clock Ever Built Will Only Lose a Second Every 30 Billion Years The device, which traps thousands of atoms to keep time, is "pushing the boundaries of what's possible with timekeeping." By Isaac Schultz Updated July 4, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth FDA Pulls Food Additive in Citrus Sodas Over Health Risks The Food and Drug Administration has revoked its authorization allowing brominated vegetable oil (BVO) to be used in food, following new data. By Ed Cara Published July 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
SciencePhysics We’ll Have to Wait a Bit Longer for the World’s Biggest Fusion Reactor The long-anticipated experiment will have a revised schedule and a different approach to reaching its eventual reactions. By Isaac Schultz Updated July 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Ozempic and Wegovy Linked to Rare Blindness Risk, Study Finds New research has found a potential link between semaglutide use and a rare eye condition called NAION, though more work is needed to prove causation. By Ed Cara Published July 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceAnimals Stop Your Cat From Scratching Furniture With These Science-Backed Strategies New research has revealed several key factors tied to unwanted cat scratching, as well as some practical tips to keep it at bay. By Ed Cara Published July 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Boeing Would Like Everyone to Please Stop Saying the Starliner ISS Test Is a Bust NASA and its commercial partner insist the Starliner crew is not stranded in space, while openly expressing frustration with the media's negative coverage. By Passant Rabie Published July 2, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Chinese Rocket Accidentally Launches During Test, Crashes Dramatically Space Pioneer's Tianlong-3 rocket somehow escaped its restraints during a static fire test on Sunday. By Passant Rabie Published July 1, 2024 | Comments (0)
SciencePhysics Huge, Faltering Fusion Reactor Project Finally Completes Its Magnet System ITER, the largest testing bed for nuclear fusion on Earth, could prove the viability of the power source—if it ever turns on. By Isaac Schultz Published July 1, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth White Fat Cells Morphed Into Calorie-Burning Beige Fat Cells in New Experiment The discovery could lead to new treatments for obesity, the scientists say. By Ed Cara Published July 1, 2024 | Comments (0)
Science Gizmodo Monday Puzzle: How to Solve a Diabolical Hat Trick Plus, some important news from your favorite puzzler. By Jack Murtagh Published July 1, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceArchaeology X-Rays Reveal Gnarled Remains of Ancient Roman Military Sandal The shoe — discovered at a nearly 2,000-year-old fort near a Bavarian village — consists of a sole with iron nails for traversing "rough terrain" By Harri Weber Published June 29, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpace NASA Probe Spies Plumes Above Jupiter Moon’s Lava Lakes Infrared mapping tech aboard the spacecraft sheds light on the volcanic activity of Io, Jupiter's second-smallest Galilean moon By Harri Weber Published June 29, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Man Gets Easiest Kidney Transplant Ever, Goes Home a Day Later 28-year-old John Nicholas of Chicago is the first person to have undergone an awake kidney transplant, according to doctors at Northwestern Medicine. By Ed Cara Published June 28, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpace Wild Theory Suggests Dark Matter Could Make Stars Immortal We take it for granted that all stars eventually die, but a quirk involving dark matter suggests those near the galactic core may last forever. By Isaac Schultz Published June 28, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Millions Have Rosacea, So Why Is It Still So Mysterious? Over 5% of adults are thought to have the chronic skin condition, but far fewer than that ever seek treatment for it. By Ed Cara Updated June 28, 2024 | Comments (0)
