Science

Scientists have found a new way to stop cancer growth without damaging healthy cells. Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute and Vividion Therapeutics discovered a compound that blocks the signal telling cancer cells to grow and divide. The treatment worked…

Both regular and “diet” soft drinks may be far worse for liver health than believed. A massive study of over 120,000 participants found that consuming more than one can a day of either sugar-sweetened or low/no-sugar beverages sharply increased the…

SpaceX will launch its 10,000th Starlink satellite today (Oct. 19) on the record-breaking 31st flight of a Falcon 9 rocket, and you can watch the action live.

Researchers have unveiled a new model for the universe’s birth that replaces cosmic inflation with gravitational waves as the driving force behind creation. Their simulations show that gravity and quantum mechanics may alone explain the structure of the cosmos. This…

Taking greater investment risks with technologies and new lines of business can help lower emissions from the aviation industry, one of the world’s fastest-growing sources of climate pollution, according to new research from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School. The…

The cosmos is getting its own red carpet. The inaugural Global Space Awards will launch later this year with world-renowned physicist and science communicator Brian Greene set as the host.

On Episode 182 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Terry Hart to discuss his career from a fighter jet pilot to a NASA astronaut.

This week, researchers reported the discovery of four Late Bronze Age stone megastructures likely used for trapping herds of wild animals. Physicists have proven that a central law of thermodynamics does not apply to atomic-scale objects that are linked via…

An academic looks at the risks of drone aircraft, from airplanes to civilian attacks and injuries.

Watch this stunning pairing in the pre-dawn sky.