Science
Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Princeton University have produced the first complete wiring map of the central nervous system of an adult fruit fly. The work reconstructs every neuron and synaptic connection, creating a unified view of around 160,000 neurons. The dataset reveals that motor......
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has instructed astronauts aboard the International Space Station to take shelter inside docked spacecraft after a worsening air leak in the Russian segment raised safety concerns. Five crew members were directed to enter the SpaceX Crew Dragon “Freedom”......
Astronomers have identified a long-sought wind flowing from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. The finding resolves a decades-long question about whether the relatively quiet black hole still interacts with its surroundings through energetic outflows. The research......
Researchers at NYU Langone Health have identified a small group of neurons in the hippocampus that acts as a biological switchboard, enabling the brain to create new memories without disrupting those already stored. The findings, published in Nature on May 13, 2026, offer a new explanation for a long-standing......
Bean plants have developed a molecular defense system that detects chemical traces left by caterpillars and triggers airborne signals that attract predatory wasps. The mechanism relies on the plant’s ability to recognize a specific peptide found in insect saliva and translate that detection into......
Astronomers have identified methane in the atmosphere of a temperate gas giant outside the solar system for the first time. The discovery comes from observations of TOI-199b, a Saturn-sized exoplanet located more than 330 light years from Earth. The planet sits in a rare temperature range of about 79......
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found evidence that Nereid, one of Neptune’s most distant moons, likely formed alongside the planet rather than being captured from deep space. The findings support the idea that Nereid may be the final surviving member of Neptune’s original......
Scientists have demonstrated that environmental DNA floating in seawater can reveal both the presence of dolphin species and the genetic health of their populations. The finding marks a major step in marine conservation, offering a non-invasive way to monitor cetaceans without capturing or physically......
An asteroid newly identified as 2026 JH2 is set to pass close to Earth on 18 May, reaching a distance of about 90,000 kilometers from the planet’s surface. That brings it closer than some satellites in higher Earth orbits, though scientists confirm there is no risk of impact. The object was detected......
SpaceX is aiming for 19 May to conduct the first flight of Starship Version 3 from its Starbase facility in Texas. The mission, identified as Flight 12, will mark the debut of the upgraded launch system and the first use of the newly constructed Launch Pad 2, representing a major milestone in the company’s......
NASA has unveiled a new collection of images captured by the Mars rover Perseverance, including a sweeping panorama of a region known as Arbot and the rover’s sixth selfie since landing on the Red Planet in 2021. The visuals were taken during the rover’s farthest westward journey beyond the......
An international consortium of more than 60 researchers has identified 1,785 previously unknown microproteins embedded in segments of human DNA long assumed to be functionally inert. The discovery, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, could expand the known human proteome by nearly 10 percent,......
Primitive microbes were using molybdenum, a metal that was extremely scarce in the oxygen-poor oceans of early Earth, billions of years before it became widely available, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. The finding challenges a long-standing assumption that life first depended......
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