A mRNA Shot for Every Ebola?
One mouse. One lipid nanoparticle. Three deadly viruses.
The Bundibugyo strain is currently moving through the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over 600 infections. Two confirmed...
Aging in Space: Why Astronauts Age Faster
Einstein had a thing about twins. Specifically, what happens if one leaves Earth. Travel near light speed, wait a few years, come back. The...
The Lumpy Truth About NGC 1514
Maunakea sees it best. At 8.1 meters, the Gemini North telescope doesn’t just take pictures; it strips away the haze to reveal something oddly...
A 10-Cent Fix for Heart Failure
Three studies from the UMCG just turned things sideways. For decades, heart failure treatment relied on a specific quartet. The “Fantastic Four,” as researchers...
The Stratos Project Is Too Big for Utah
Utah just signed away forty thousand acres for the largest data center in history. It is a massive deal. Also, it might be a...
The Myth of the Man Who Mistook His Hat
A science book usually goes cold because the facts change. New data comes along, knocks out the thesis, leaves the old attitudes looking like...
Deep Water Giant
China just bolted the world's largest floating wind turbine onto the ocean floor.
Or at least the floating platform attached to the turbine did. It’s...
SpaceX goes public for $1.75 trillion
SpaceX dropped the filing. Finally.
On Wednesday they laid out the blueprint for a Nasdaq debut. Ticker symbol? SPCX. Expected date? Likely June 12. The...
The Butterfly That Opens the Quantum Zoo
Cold. Big. Weird.
Imagine a molecule that looks like a butterfly. Its wings? Pure electrons. Herwig Ott at RPTU in Germany and his team actually...
Colossal Wants Back The Moa. Here’s Their First Step.
3 metres tall. Over 200 kilos. Gone.
The moa was a New Zealand giant, a bird so big its eggs dwarfed anything hatched today. Now...
Four tiny tigers change everything
History gets written in small, fluffy packages sometimes. 🐯
Howletts Wild Animal Park is calling it a conservation milestone. Not because they say it is,...
Gasps and Cookies: Artemis II’s Real Moon Log
Otta was full of gasps. Literally. Or at least the story of them. Artemis II astronauts took the stage in Ottawa on May 13...
Glow in the dark, rot in prison
Illegal wildlife trade is messy. It’s dirty money, corrupt politicians, and biodiversity burning up while we look away. Prosecutions are almost nonexistent.
Alexandra Thomas and...
New Blood Group MAL Solves 50-Year Mystery
For half a century, scientists looked at this specific blood type and just shrugged. It was a ghost. A puzzle piece that fit nowhere....
Hantavirus Hits BC
First case in Canada.
It happened in British Columbia. Four travelers returned from the cruise ship MV Hondius earlier this week. They were quarantined. One...
Super El Niño Warning: Rapid Ocean Warming Sets Stage for Extreme 2026-2027
Global ocean temperatures hit near-record highs in April, signaling a critical shift in Earth’s climate systems. Meteorological agencies are now warning that the world...
Common Supplement Shows Promise in Preventing Alzheimer’s Protein Clumping
A naturally occurring amino acid, widely available as a dietary supplement, may offer a novel strategy for preventing the brain damage associated with Alzheimer’s...
Smallville at 15: The Imperfect Series That Defined Clark Kent
On May 13, 2011, Smallville concluded its decade-long run with a moment of cinematic triumph. As John Williams’ iconic score swelled, Tom Welling’s Clark...
Artemis 2’s Visual Legacy: A Timelapse of Earth from the Edge of Space
A stunning new timelapse video offers a rare perspective of our planet, captured by the crew of Artemis 2 during their historic lunar flyby...
Pluto’s Tiny Neighbor May Have an Atmosphere, Challenging Assumptions About Deep Space
A small, icy world lurking in the outer reaches of our solar system may be wrapped in a thin atmosphere—a finding that, if confirmed,...
