Category: Science & Engineering

For Star Wars Day, May 4th (‘May the 4th be with you’) Lego has dropped what might just become one of the best Lego Star Wars sets of all-time. The incredibly detailed Jango Fett Starship set (75409) is out now at Lego, and is the first new Star Wars UCS sets of 2025. The all-new […]

If you often feel exhausted in the morning, you might be one of the millions worldwide experiencing chronic sleep deprivation. A new study highlights something that could add extra pep to your morning: 20 minutes of sunlight exposure before you wake up. We know the effects of inadequate sleep can be dangerous. But simply getting […]

A new type of computer that combines regular silicon-based hardware with human neurons is now available for purchase. The CL1, released March 2 by Melbourne-based startup Cortical Labs, is “the world’s first code deployable biological computer,” according to the company’s website. The shoebox-sized system could find applications in disease modeling and drug discovery, representatives say. […]

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have detected the first planet seen orbiting a dead star, offering new insights into how planets evolve during the final stages of a star’s life. The James Webb Space Telescope’s observations of the exoplanet, named WD 1856+534 b, also confirm it is the coldest exoplanet to date, […]

To survive on this wild planet we call home, humans need to adapt. That’s not just a feat of strength of will, but of the body. To deal with different environmental pressures, our bodies change over generations, tweaking the traits that will optimize our ability to not just live, but to thrive. We see it […]

QUICK FACTS Name: Cerro El Cone, Also Known As “Conical Mountain” Location: Sierra del Divisor, Peruvian Amazon rainforest Coordinates: -7.963010971488621, -73.78224313086483 Why it’s incredible: El Cono stands alone in the rainforest and has a mysterious pyramidal shape. Cerro El Cono is a 1,310-foot-tall (400 meters), pyramid-like formation in the Amazon rainforest. It rises steeply from […]

SpaceX has launched another Starlink mission, keeping a steady pace of adding to the satellite megaconstellation every few days. A Falcon 9 rocket launched SpaceX’s Starlink 6-75 mission Thursday night (May 1) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) in Florida. The Space Coast liftoff occurred at 9:51 p.m. EDT (0151 GMT on May 2) […]

Tiny pieces of plastic are an increasingly big problem. Known as microplastics, they originate from clothing, kitchen utensils, personal care products, and countless other everyday objects. Their durability makes them persistent in the environment – including in human bodies. Not only are many people on Earth already contaminated by microplastics, but we’re also still being […]

An ancient meteorite strike hit what is now Scotland significantly later than previously thought, scientists say. The finding will rewrite the region’s geological history and change what researchers thought they knew about some of the U.K.’s earliest land life. Researchers initially believed the unnamed meteorite hit Earth 1.17 billion years ago, creating the Stac Fada […]

Two NASA astronauts will conduct the fifth all-female spacewalk in history today (May 1), and you can watch the action live. Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain will head outside the International Space Station (ISS) today at 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT), kicking off a spacewalk expected to last about 6.5 hours. You can watch the […]