Science

This quiz invites you to journey into the depths of these gravitational giants.

New research has found that more than a third of children don’t play outdoors after school and 1 in 5 don’t during weekends, raising concerns about children’s physical and mental health.

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Magnetic fields can replace bulky centrifuges in space oxygen systems, making them lighter, more efficient and better suited for deep-space missions, a new study finds.

Aboard the International Space Station, astronauts use creativity and culture to make life in orbit feel a little more like home.

“Since I landed in Lucknow around 7:30 this morning, I must have clicked about 2,000 selfies.”

Its surface is the most densely cratered in the Solar System — but what’s inside?

Scientists are racing to improve weight loss treatments beyond drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, which are effective but plagued by nausea, bone loss, and weight regain. Tufts University chemists have created a new multi-target compound that goes beyond the usual…

Researchers have uncovered why smell often fades early in Alzheimer’s: the brain’s immune cells dismantle key nerve connections between the olfactory bulb and brainstem. Membrane changes in neurons send an “eat-me” signal to microglia, which mistakenly destroy them. Evidence from…

A single RSV vaccine dose is proving to be a powerful shield for older adults, significantly reducing hospitalizations and severe illness over two consecutive RSV seasons. While protection is strongest in the first year and declines somewhat in the second,…