Life New Study Identifies Potential Water Locations on the Moon A recent study indicates that lunar water has accumulated over billions of years, offering critical insights for future exploration missions. Editorial Staff Apr 7
Life NASA's Artemis Lunar Flyby: Astronauts Provide Critical Data from the Moon NASA's Artemis mission marks a significant advancement in lunar exploration as astronauts conduct a flyby, sending back detailed observations from unprecedented distances. Editorial Staff Apr 7
Life Artemis II Astronauts Conclude Lunar Flyby, Begin Return Journey The Artemis II mission has successfully completed its lunar flyby, with astronauts now en route back to Earth, having gathered significant celestial data. Editorial Staff Apr 7
Life Artemis Mission Proposes Lunar Crater Naming in Honor of Commander Wiseman's Late Wife During the Artemis mission, astronauts proposed naming a lunar crater after Reid Wiseman's deceased wife, highlighting the emotional and symbolic significance of this gesture. Editorial Staff Apr 7
Life Earth’s most powerful ocean current didn’t form the way we thought Infrastructure lens: A colossal ocean current encircling Antarctica—stronger than all the world’s rivers combined—played a far more complex role in shaping Earth’s climate than scientists once thought. New research shows it didn’t form just Editorial Staff Apr 7
Life Drought Parches Florida Infrastructure lens: The state was unusually dry for much of 2025, but the intensity of the drought has ratcheted up since January 2026. Editorial Staff Apr 7
Life GMO pictures may reinforce existing views, deepening the divide of attitudes towards them Infrastructure lens: Images have long played a powerful role in shaping public perceptions of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), often reinforcing emotional reactions more than scientific understanding. A new experimental study published Editorial Staff Apr 7
Life Scientists found a “lost world” of animals that shouldn’t exist yet Infrastructure lens: A remarkable fossil discovery in southwest China is rewriting the story of how complex animal life began, showing that many key animal groups appeared millions of years earlier than scientists once believed. Dating back Editorial Staff Apr 7
Life Scientists discover the “Goldilocks” secret behind life on Earth Infrastructure lens: Earth may have won a cosmic chemistry lottery. Researchers found that during the planet’s earliest formation, oxygen had to be in an extremely narrow “Goldilocks zone” for two life-essential elements, phosphorus and nitr Editorial Staff Apr 7
Life This “forbidden” exoplanet has an atmosphere scientists can’t explain Infrastructure lens: A strange “forbidden” planet spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope is turning planetary science on its head. TOI-5205 b, a Jupiter-sized world orbiting a small, cool star, has an atmosphere surprisingly poor in heavy Editorial Staff Apr 7
Life New method rapidly analyzes cell proteins and metabolites Infrastructure lens: Researchers at Cedars-Sinai have developed a fast, new technique for analyzing cells, described in the journal Angewandte Chemie. The approach, called single-injection multi-omics analysis by direct infusion (SMAD), can Editorial Staff Apr 7
Life Artemis 2 swings around the moon Infrastructure lens: Four astronauts from the United States and Canada became the humans to travel the furthest from the Earth April 6 as they went around the moon on the Artemis 2 mission. The post Artemis 2 swings around the moon appeared Editorial Staff Apr 7
Life How an eye physician who translated classical Greek medicine into Arabic helped form Western medical thought Infrastructure lens: A medieval ophthalmologist who translated Greek works by Galen, Hippocrates, and Plato into Arabic played a pivotal role in shaping Western medical scholarship, according to a study published in the journal Cogent Arts a Editorial Staff Apr 7
Life By age 7, most children quickly spot individuals' social biases toward social groups, study finds Infrastructure lens: Most elementary school-aged children have a surprising cognitive ability: they can detect—nearly as well as adults—when someone treats people from one social group differently than another. The study, "Children's and adu Editorial Staff Apr 7
Life The brain might not create consciousness after all Infrastructure lens: Is consciousness something the brain produces, or is it woven into the fabric of reality itself? Renowned neuroscientist Christof Koch is challenging long-held scientific assumptions by confronting the “hard problem” of Editorial Staff Apr 6
Life 3D-printed 'spanlastics' could change how cancer drugs reach tumors Infrastructure lens: University of Mississippi research offers hope that cancer drug therapies packaged in 3D-printed carriers could deliver medication directly to tumors while reducing many of the side effects that cancer patients endure. I Editorial Staff Apr 6
Life Scientists discover hidden brain switch that tells you to stop eating Infrastructure lens: Your brain’s “stop eating” signal may come from an unexpected source. Researchers found that astrocytes—once thought to just support neurons—actually play a key role in controlling appetite. After a meal, glucose trigger Editorial Staff Apr 6
Life Study finds 70% of remediated Los Angeles yards still exceed lead limit Infrastructure lens: Even after one of the largest environmental remediation efforts in California history, dangerous levels of lead persist in residential neighborhoods surrounding a former battery smelter in Southeast Los Angeles, accordin Editorial Staff Apr 6
Life Review details photocatalyst–biocatalyst systems for semi-artificial photosynthesis Infrastructure lens: A new review from Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) summarizes the biocatalysts involved in semi-artificial photosynthesis, an exciting research field that combines natural photosynthesis with artificial technology to Editorial Staff Apr 6
Life Global warming may be a boon for this aggressive prairie plant Infrastructure lens: Climate change may reduce yields of crops like corn and soybeans, but it can also give some plants an edge. That's one of the takeaways of a recent study of tall goldenrod, a common wildflower that runs rampant in fields Editorial Staff Apr 6