The secret of longevity: scientists carefully studied a 117-year-old woman
Scientists from the Josep Carreras Institute for Leukemia Research in Spain have analyzed the factors that helped Catalan resident Maria Branias live to the age of 117.
The clearest images of the first light of the Universe: astronomers saw the light 380 thousand years after the Big Bang
An international team of astronomers has used the Atacama telescope to obtain incredibly clear images of relic radiation that emerged 380 thousand years after the Big Bang.
9 months instead of 8 days: the Boeing Starliner crew finally returned from orbit on a SpaceX ship
Two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who were crew members of the spacecraft Boeing Starliner and had to spend 9 months on the International Space Station instead of the planned 8 days, finally returned to Earth.
Human skin cells communicate almost like neurons — what they «talk about»
American researchers have discovered the ability to epithelial cells human skin exchange signals and warn of danger.
Chewing gum pollutes the environment: manufacturers hide chemical content, scientists sound the alarm
According to David Jones, a researcher at the University of Portsmouth’s Faculty of Environment, popular chewing gum is a source of environmental pollution by plastic.
«Dark oxygen» at the bottom of the ocean revolutionizes the understanding of the origin of life and provokes conflict among scientists
The discovery of metallic minerals in the deep and dark corners of the ocean that can produce oxygen in the absence of sunlight has provoked considerable controversy among scientists.
Scientists have found «secret» UFO galaxies — almost do not emit light
Researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder with the help of of the James Webb telescope discovered large, dust-soaked, ultraviolet galaxies.
Blue Ghost shows lunar eclipse from the Moon — Earth blocks the Sun
The lander of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar vehicle showed the lunar eclipse in all its glory. Although on the Moon, it is a solar eclipse.
Ancient galaxies hint that the Universe originated in a black hole — by repeating the same motion
The latest analysis of deep space images «taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) shows that the vast majority of ancient galaxies rotate in the same direction, and one explanation for this phenomenon — is that the Universe may have already been born rotating, and may be an internal part of a black hole in a larger «parent universe.
Scarce lithium for batteries has been extracted directly from lakes
Lithium has become an extremely necessary and rather scarce metal amid the rapid development of mass production of electronic devices and batteries.
Petabytes on a crystal of a few millimeters: scientists have invented a new way to store data
American researchers have developed a way to store and read data from individual atoms embedded in tiny crystals several millimeters in size.
One minute before the end of the world: scientists link the Doomsday Clock to rising mortality in the US
In a new study, American scientists have linked the approach of the Doomsday Clock to midnight to an unprecedentedly high mortality rate in the United States.
NASA launches SPHEREx space telescope for $488 million — it will show what was hidden from Webb and Hubble's «eyes»
The SPHEREx Space Observatory will offer additional «panoramic» views to the infrared images of the James Webb Space Telescope and help unravel some of the greatest mysteries of the Universe.
A Canadian woman will have a tooth inserted into her eye to restore her vision
Gail Lane will become one of the first patients in Canada to have a tooth with a special lens inserted into her eye to restore her vision.
A breakthrough in the creation of perovskite solar cells — applied to complex surfaces and working 10 times longer
Scientists improved perovskite solar cells, increasing their service life by 10 times compared to their previous counterparts.
128 new satellites discovered at Saturn
Astronomers have discovered 128 new satellites that orbit Saturn.
Neutrinos — former black holes? Scientists find traces of Hawking radiation for the first time
In February 2025, the European project KM3NeT discovered an incredibly powerful neutrinos, which could have arisen from a black hole explosion.
Water was formed almost immediately after the Universe began — the oldest stars «told» scientists about it
The results of new research indicate that water could be formed in the first few hundred million years after the Big Bang.
Curiosity has found a rock on Mars that shouldn't be there — this changes the idea of water on the planet
The Curiosity rover accidentally split one of the rocks on Mars, releasing yellow crystals of pure sulfur.
Traces of a leukemia-causing carcinogen found in La Roche-Posay creams — the entire batch is recalled
Cosmetics company L’Oreal is recalling a batch of Effaclar Duo rash creams sold under the La Roche-Posay brand due to concerns of benzene contamination.
Scientists create super-strong material inspired by sea sponge
Engineers from the Royal Melbourne University of Technology have managed to develop a new surprisingly strong material.
Tibet's lakes are growing and threatening to flood — no one knows why
Scientists are trying to understand the reasons for the rapid rise in water levels in Tibetan lakes, which threatens the region with large-scale flooding.
Strange events are happening in the center of the Milky Way — and this is a hint of a new kind of dark matter
Scientists have probably found a new kind of dark matter — and it is hiding in the very center of the Milky Way. Compared to other candidates, this phenomenon is not only lighter, but also has the ability to self-destruct.
Huge amount of helium found in the Earth's core — scientists are forced to revise the history of the planet
Japanese and Taiwanese researchers have concluded that in the earth’s core may contain large amounts of primary helium.
At what age does the brain start to age and how to prevent it, — research
American scientists from Stony Brook University have identified a critical age at which brain aging begins.
Psychedelic mushrooms restore the brain after concussion — cautious, the study is not yet peer-reviewed
Researchers at Northeastern University in the United States have tested the psychedelic psilocybin in studies to treat mild head injuries.
Starlink Network as a Climate Monitor — Scientists have figured out how to use signals from Musk's satellites
Austrian scientists from the Institute of Geodesy at the Graz University of Technology used satellite signals Starlink for climate change monitoring.
Scientists solve a fundamental mystery of the evolution of the Universe — why gas in galaxies does not cool over time
An international team of researchers has used the X-ray spectrograph XRISM to answer the question of why gas in galaxy clusters never cools.
Hundreds of facial expressions: cats imitate each other's facial expressions to make friends
A group of international researchers has found that cats use hundreds of facial expressions and gestures during social interaction with each other.
How about this, Elon Musk? Rocket Lab to land reusable rocket in the ocean in 2025
The private American space company Rocket Lab plans to launch its own spacecraft in the second half of 2025 the first reusable Neutron rocket.
How does the melting of the Greenland ice sheet threaten humanity, and what should you know about it?
The rise in global temperatures has already reached the level of an unprecedented threat to humanity and the entire ecosystem. Over the next 50-100 years, most coastal areas may be underwater or experience devastating flooding due to rising ocean levels, and the climate will change beyond recognition. A major role in this is played by […]
Researchers: surgeries on Fridays have «more chances of death»
In a new study, American doctors have concluded that the danger of performing surgical operations on Friday.
Upside down: the Athena module landed on the Moon, but not without problems
Intuitive Machines’ second monthly module with Houston’s Athena spacecraft overturned while landing on the surface of the Earth’s satellite.
Light has become solid: a scientific breakthrough in quantum physics
Italian physicists for the first time managed to use the energy of light to create a superfluid solid
It's not that simple: Hubble has discovered a rare example of the three-body problem in the Kuiper belt
Astronomers using a telescope «Hubble»discovered that one of the asteroid systems in the Kuiper belt may not be a double, but a triple.
They wanted mammoths, but got mice: Colossal BioSciences startup has bred woolly rodents
Geneticists and bioengineers at Colossal BioSciences have bred woolly mice as part of a project to revive mammoths.
«The best footage since Apollo»: NASA shows video of historic Blue Ghost landing on the moon
The Blue Ghost lander of the Texas-based Firefly Aerospace sent a video of a soft landing on the Moon on March 2.
NASA will use Drone.UA robots to prepare for lunar exploration — the manufacturer was spotted at CES-2025
The other day, the head of the Ministry of Digital Transformation announced that Ukraine’s Drone.UA had delivered a batch of ground robots to NASA, and now Forbes Ukraine revealed some details of the cooperation.
NASA shows the moment of breaking the sound barrier — in a special image of the XB-1 jet flight
Boom Supersonic and NASA published a special photo taken during the flight of the XB-1 jet aircraft, which demonstrates the moment of breaking the sound barrier.
«Moon dust on your boots»: NASA's Blue Ghost landed on the Moon and took the first photos of the surface
For the second time in history, a private mission delivered cargo to the Moon — the Blue Ghost spacecraft made an almost perfect landing.
Blue Ghost spacecraft low «passed» over the Moon and filmed the sunrise
NASA’s Blue Ghost spacecraft has recorded unique footage of the lunar surface as it prepares for its first lunar landing attempt, scheduled for this weekend.
«Disintegrating before our eyes»: James Webb telescope finds two strange planets that catapult themselves into space
Astronomers have observed for the first time how two worlds outside the solar system eject their outer layers into space — and this data, collected James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)offer an «unprecedented» view of what distant planets hide in their insides (in fact, something that is beyond the reach of even the Earth).
French scientists hold fusion reaction for 22 minutes and break Chinese record
In France, scientists have set a new record for maintaining plasma combustion inside a fusion reactor, surpassing China’s previous achievement by 25%. At the same time, the French WEST fusion reactor broke China’s record set just a few weeks ago. Thus, another small but important step has been taken towards an almost unlimited clean…
Dark theme does not save devices' charge, but even discharges batteries faster, — researchers (yes, British)
Researchers have found that a dark theme for smartphones and laptops can drain their batteries faster than previously thought.
SpaceX engineers have replaced the fired FAA specialists — the agency that authorizes rocket launches for Musk's space company
Sources of the publication WIRED reports that SpaceX engineers have been appointed senior advisors to the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), an organization that, among other things, authorizes space rocket launches (including those of Elon Musk’s company).
«I thought we were under attack»: a piece of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket landed in Poland, some fragments could «fly» to Ukraine
On February 19, a fragment of the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 — rocket crashed near the city of Poznan in Poland, and, according to locals, the landing was quite loud and bright.
Brake dust is more harmful to lungs than exhaust gases, study finds
The microscopic particles produced by brake pad wear can be more toxic than those found in diesel exhaust. This is evidenced by research results Dr. James Parkin from the University of Southampton. The study also shows that even a complete switch to electric vehicles will not completely eliminate pollution from transportation.
Researchers have learned to predict cancer before a person is born
The risk of developing cancer in humans is formed in the early stages of fetal development, scientists have discovered. The study covers two epigenetic states that affect the likelihood of developing the disease during life.
James Webb telescope «urgent» to study asteroid 2024 YR4 — probability of collision with Earth doubled
European Space Agency (ESA) announced about a rare «time-critical» decision that will direct James Webb Space Telescope. At least two missions are planned for the next two months to study the potentially dangerous asteroid 2024 YR4.
The beginning of The Last of Us: Scientists have found a fungus that zombifies spiders and want to treat people with it
Scientists have discovered a new type of fungus that turns cave spiders into zombies. Unlike the events in the «The Last of Us» this species can help treat people, not lead to apocalypse.
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