FDA: Do Not Seek the Blood of the Young
The Food and Drug Administration is officially not a fan of Elizabeth Báthory. On Tuesday, the agency sent out an…
Enormous Stream of Stars Discovered in Southern Sky
Scientists have discovered a nearby “stellar stream” containing thousands of stars spanning the southern sky. They made…
Trump’s Space Force Now Planned as a Division of the Air Force
Earlier today, President Donald Trump signed a directive to create the Space Force, what will become the sixth branch…
Newly Decoded Great White Shark Genome Hints at Why They're So Indestructible
The great white shark is impressively terrifying (though not actually much of a threat to humans). But a new study…
Scientists Produce Rigorous Study of Why Grapes Spark in the Microwave
A paper published Monday in a well-known science journal begins with the following sentence: “It is a truth universally…
Gene Therapy for the Most Common Form of Blindness Gets Its First Human Test
An 80-year-old woman from the United Kingdom is the first patient to undergo gene therapy to treat age-related macular…
136 People Have Died in Measles Outbreak in the Philippines Linked to Vaccination Fears, Official Says
Thousands of people have been infected in a measles outbreak that has been linked to the deaths of 136 people,…
Tokyo Is Testing a New System to Detect 'Guerilla' Rain and Tornadoes Up to 30 Minutes in Advance
Officials in Tokyo are testing a new technology that utilizes weather radar and terrestrial digital radio waves to…
63 New Illnesses Reported in Ongoing Turkey Salmonella Outbreak That's Sickened Hundreds
Hundreds have fallen ill in a Salmonella outbreak tied to raw turkey, with the Centers for Disease Control and…
In Hindsight Maybe This Pro-Fentanyl Rap Video Made by a Pharma Company Wasn't the Best Look
That drug companies have fueled the opioid crisis by flooding the market with deceptively advertised, highly addictive…
The Sheer Distance Opportunity Roved Across Mars Still Has Us in Awe
As we remember the now-officially-dead Opportunity rover this week, one fact keeps sticking out to me: That machine…
Space Harpoon Successfully Snatches Floating Hunk of Space Junk
A small satellite has captured a piece of space debris using a claw-tipped harpoon. The test represents an important…
This Year's Flu Vaccine Is Actually Pretty Effective—and It's Not Too Late to Get It
This winter’s U.S. flu season hasn’t been and won’t be anywhere near as devastating as the historic season that killed…
Neutron Star Collisions Could Reveal Mysterious Quark Matter
Scientists are dreaming up ways to probe the nature of the Universe’s smallest bits—quarks—by observing ultra-dense…
The Enduring Mystery of the Martian 'Blueberries' Discovered by Opportunity Rover
NASA has officially called an end to the historic Opportunity rover mission, ending a spectacular, 14-year adventure on…
New NASA Mission Will Look Back at Billions of Years of Cosmic History
A newly approved NASA mission, called SPHEREx, will use a space-based observatory to study the early conditions of the…
New Research Could Help Keep Stink Bugs Out of Your House
You don’t just see one stink bug. You see seemingly infinite stink bugs: in the couch, among the dishes, somehow under…
Remote-Controlled Probe Picks up Radioactive Debris at Fukushima for the First Time
Tepco, the state-owned operator of the badly damaged Fukushima nuclear plant, has conducted an important test in which…
This Walking Robot Navigates Using the Sun, No GPS Required
Researchers in France are calling their six-legged creation the “AntBot.” This 9-inch robot doesn’t just skitter around…
Rare Spider Fossil Preserves 100-Million-Year-Old Glowing Eyes
A new spider fossil discovery included a surprising find: remnants of reflective eye tissue.