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United Arab Emirates to launch spacecraft to probe seven asteroids in 2028
The country’s space program is new and ambitious, having already sent a mission into Mars orbit
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 6:30 pm
Astronomers catch dwarf stars gobbling up their orbiting companions
Red and white dwarf stars may be hungrier than we thought
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 5:00 pm
Why the creative brain feeds on movement
Movement and creativity go hand in hand. Scientists are working to discover why
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 3:00 pm
Should you be ‘poop maxxing,’ or ‘fiber maxxing’? Experts explain what’s healthy
Your feces can tell you a lot about your health
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 1:00 pm
An El Niño–driven ocean surge threatens coastal flooding, researchers warn that a plan to loosen vaccine requirements will increase measles risks in Florida, and experts debunk a viral TikTok cold remedy
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 12:00 pm
Karl Deisseroth, Georg Nagel and Peter Hegemann developed optogenetics, which uses light and genetics to control individual cells
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 11:30 am
How attachment theory can help us understand AI relationships
Attachment is the term psychologists use for the most significant relationships that hold people’s lives together
Posted on 4 October 2026 | 12:00 pm
How the brain uses memory to imagine what might have been
Philosopher and 2026 MacArthur “genius grant” recipient Felipe De Brigard explains how our brains use imagination to reconstruct the past
Posted on 3 October 2026 | 1:00 pm
How AI helped bring an ancient tomb dating to before the Roman empire back to life
Pairing artificial intelligence with acoustic technology helped reveal an Erturian tomb in new light
Posted on 3 October 2026 | 12:00 pm
Could a giant iceberg really break off Greenland? Scientists check Tom Cruise’s new movie Digger
In the movie, a giant iceberg from Greenland floats into the sea, imperiling millions—but is that even possible?
Posted on 2 October 2026 | 9:00 pm
2026 has been a record hot year for the U.S.—it can only get worse
So far this year has been ridiculously hot. If it stays that way, 2026 could set a sobering new record
Posted on 2 October 2026 | 8:14 pm
This weird particle may have come from a black hole exploding in another dimension
An unexplained high-energy neutrino detected three years ago could be linked to a primordial black hole, perhaps one more even unusual than previously thought
Posted on 2 October 2026 | 6:30 pm
Can bioengineered bacteria help terraform Mars?
The nonprofit start-up Pioneer Labs claims to have made the first-ever “microbe for Mars.” Other experts aren’t so sure
Posted on 2 October 2026 | 5:30 pm
How to see rainbows on exoplanets
A future NASA telescope could spot atmospheric phenomena on planets orbiting other stars
Posted on 2 October 2026 | 12:45 pm
How to start foraging for edible plants, according to Black Forager
How foraging can change the way we think about food and nature
Posted on 2 October 2026 | 12:00 pm