These Companies Kept Silent About 'Forever Chemicals' For Decades

Secretly held documents from the two most prominent manufacturers of 'forever chemicals' show that industry leaders knew of the harmful health effects of some per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) long before they told the public.

Researchers discover that plants can clean toxic chemicals from the air

 According to a new study, some plants can clean toxic chemicals from the air, helping clear out cancer-causing toxins in a matter of hours.

Scientists Beam Solar Power to Earth from Space for First Time Ever

The MAPLE experiment was able to wirelessly transfer collected solar power to receivers in space and direct energy to Earth

Scientists Are Looking For Alien Signals From The Heart of The Milky Way

The Breakthrough Listen Investigation for Periodic Spectral Signals (BLIPSS) project is designed to seek and amplify strangely pulsed radio emission from the galactic center that may be messages from extraterrestrial intelligences.

Disappearing Y chromosomes may pave way for new human species

A new study found that the Y chromosomes are degenerating gradually across many species of mammals.

What are mysterious "structures" found in the Milky Way

A survey of the galaxy has revealed hundreds of mysterious cosmic threads pointing towards the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way. The filaments stretch five to ten light years through space.

Earth breaches "safe and just" planet boundaries

In a recent study, more than 40 international scientists assessed the planet’s capacity to provide a safe future. What they concluded is that  Earth would fail in 7 of the 8 boundaries for a safe planet.

Saturn's Moon Blasting Water Hundreds of Miles into Space

This plume is larger than any previously observed on the moon and may contain the necessary chemicals for life coming from below its icy surface.

A Compact Fusion Reactor Has Hit a Huge Milestone

Ions inside a compact fusion reactor barely a meter across have been heated to the magic figure of 100 million degrees Celsius for the first time in a monumental step towards making nuclear fusion energy a practical reality.

This is the first X-ray taken of a single atom

Now we have the first X-ray taken of a single atom, courtesy of scientists from the US, according to a new paper published in the journal Nature. 

Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain implant firm cleared for human trials

Neuralink said on Thursday that it received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first human clinical study of implants which are intended to let the brain interface directly with computers.

This Star Exploded So Hard, It Sent Its Core Whizzing Across The Galaxy

Astronomers studying black holes have serendipitously found another rarity: a dead star rocketing away from its birth supernova, leaving a comet-like trail of radio emission in its wake.

Scientists Unravel the Mystery Behind Jupiter's Colour-Changing Stripes

Recent research shows that the changes in Jupiter's magnetic field are causing these mysterious colour shifts. 

Scientists have found a way of making electricity from thin air

Scientists in the US have developed a device that can harvest humidity in the air to create a clean electricity supply. According to the researchers “nearly any material can be turned into a device that harvests electricity from air”.

NASA Scientists Make First Observation of a Polar Cyclone on Uranus

The cyclone on Uranus, compactly shaped with warm and dry air at its core, is much like those spotted at Saturn. Now,cyclones have been identified at the poles on every planet in our solar system except for Mercury.