Ryan Gosling and ‘Rocky’ team up to save the galaxy in new ‘Project Hail Mary’ trailer (video)
“His planet’s dying, too. We’re here for the same reason.”
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CT scans reveal hidden details of ancient copper smelting in early Iran
About 5,000 years ago, people living in what is now Iran began extracting copper from rock by processing ore, an activity known as smelting. This monumental shift gave them a powerful new technology and may have marked the birth of…
The James Webb Space Telescope may have finally found the 1st stars in the universe
“We really needed the sensitivity of JWST. We also needed the 100 times magnification from gravitational lensing from a galaxy cluster between us and LAP1-B.”
Disputed Jordan codices reveal age variations under ion-beam scrutiny
Scientists have delivered the most detailed assessment yet of a set of disputed lead books known as the Jordan codices. With debate centered on whether they could date back to the early Christian period, a study led by the University…
Do the cores of dead stars exist forever?
Regular stars collapse and die once they run out of fuel for their nuclear reactions, but the white dwarfs just sit there, hanging out, for eternity.
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4716-4722: Drilling Success at Nevado Sajama
Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity…
Toilets can make Africa’s roads safer, according to this new study
Traveling on Africa’s roads comes with many challenges. The biggest is arriving at your destination safely. The continent is one of the hotspots of global road trauma. Its traffic deaths account for about one-quarter of the global number of victims,…
What teenagers want adults to know about their digital lives
Teenagers all over the world use social media and messaging apps as part of their daily lives. This is accompanied by growing concerns about negative effects of social media on youth mental health—and ongoing debates around limiting screen time and…
Many displaced girls in Uganda trapped in cycles of sexual, physical violence
Nearly 36% of forcibly displaced adolescent girls and young women living in urban informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda, reported that their first sexual experience was nonconsensual—which, for many, marked the beginning of a cycle of sexual and physical violence perpetrated…
Black student unions are under pressure. Here’s what they do and how they help Black students find community
Black student unions have been a vital part of many Black college students’ lives for more than 60 years. But since 2024, Black student unions have lost their institutional support, campus space and funding with the rise of anti-diversity, equity…