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A high-fat diet does more than overload the liver with fat. New research from MIT shows that prolonged exposure to fatty foods can push liver cells into a survival mode that quietly raises the risk of cancer. Faced with ongoing…
A major update to how obesity is defined could push U.S. obesity rates to nearly 70%, according to a large new study. The change comes from adding waist and body fat measurements to BMI, capturing people who were previously considered…
The Champagne Cluster is a rare and beautiful example of two galaxy clusters smashing together. Its festive name comes from both its New Year’s Eve discovery and its bubbly appearance in space. Images reveal superheated gas and galaxies spread across…
“It’s really not a question of robotic exploration or human exploration,” Ehlmann said. “It is an ‘and’ — it’s robotic and human exploration and how we do these best together.”
From Grogu to the Death Star, we look back over the Lego Star Wars sets released over the course of 2025.
As we age, our immune system quietly loses its edge, and scientists have uncovered a surprising reason why. A protein called platelet factor 4 naturally declines over time, allowing blood stem cells to multiply too freely and drift toward unhealthy,…
The power of Grayskull, Superman’s cousin, and the return of a certain galaxy far, far away are among 2026’s big-screen wonders.
A strange little snake fossil found on England’s south coast has finally revealed its secrets—more than 40 years after it was discovered. The newly named Paradoxophidion richardoweni lived around 37 million years ago, during a time when Britain was warmer…
An impressive display piece for Lego-loving space fans who want to commemorate the legacy of this iconic post-Space Race vessel.
NASA’s new chief Jared Isaacman said controversial proposal to move the space shuttle Discovery to Texas from its current home in a Smithsonian Air and Space Museum hangar in Virginia, may end with a different spacecraft entirely landing in Houston.