Catalog of Mitochondria Across Life’s Family Tree Unearths Unusual Functions
A catalog of mitochondrial proteins across plants and five human-pathogenic single-celled organisms reveals unusual functions.
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Research, space, climate and the natural world.
NASA Astronaut Brings 100-Year-Old Pocket Watch From Family Heirloom to the Space Station
Astronaut Joshua Kutryk brings a 100-year-old family pocket watch to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Crew-13 mission.
NASA pushed Treasury, hid its signals in music, and changed how government handles emergencies
A swift observatory, doomed to fall, was rescued by a satellite wrought in nine months — yet the mission was lost unto the heavens.
AI reads brain scans to build rough pictures of what people are seeing
A mind-reading AI tool can reconstruct what a person sees from a brain scan, raising privacy fears over inner thoughts.
Social Media Campaigns by Female Astronauts Are Rethinking How Science Is Presented as Feminine
An astronaut mother dons a bright pink flight jacket, and her daughter's smile proves that science and femininity need not clash.
NRC gives green light to build the first BWRX-300 small modular reactor in the United States
NRC grants first U.S. construction permit for GE Vernova Hitachi's BWRX-300 small modular reactor at TVA's Clinch River site.
Three Secret US Spy Satellites Were Given Names That Sound Like They Came From a Casting Call
A tale of secret satellites named for actresses, whose ears caught the whispers of war from afar, and whose deeds wrought a mighty change.
Swiss Glaciers Lose 5.5% of Their Ice in 2026, Another Record Year of Decline
Swiss glaciers lose 5.5% of ice in 2026, a record pace matching the fastest decline ever measured in the country.
Life may have thrived inside the asteroid crater that killed the dinosaurs
Asteroid strike that killed dinosaurs may have created a hydrothermal refuge beneath the sea, enduring for 8 million years.
Mediterranean Whales Track Their Own Pace: Fin Whales Move Fast, Striped Dolphins Stay Put
A new tracking effort reveals how fin whales and sperm whales move across the Mediterranean, shifting swiftly while others scarcely stir.
CHIME Telescope Measures Dark Energy by Studying How the Universe Stretches Light
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Cloned Fish Raised Together Develop Distinct Personalities As They Grow Up
Genetically identical fish clones diverge in schooling behavior as they mature, challenging the notion of instinctive group coordination.