[embedded content]China will launch its latest set of crewmembers to Tiangong space station today (April 25), and you can watch the action live.The three-astronaut Shenzhou 18 mission is scheduled to lift off atop a Long March 2F rocket from China's Jiuquan sp... More »
An extinct species of giant salmon called Oncorhynchus rastrosus sported a pair of front teeth that projected out from the sides of its mouth like tusks, according to new research. Oncorhynchus rastrosus: (A) CT model of holotype; (B) holotype in anterior view... More »
Female survivors of breast cancer living in the most deprived areas have a 35% higher risk of developing second, unrelated cancers, compared with those from the most affluent areas, research shows.Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK, ... More »
3 min read Earth planning date: Wednesday April 24, 2024 Here on Earth (in Toronto, specifically), it’s a very typical April which can’t quite make up its mind about whether or not it wants to be spring. On Mars (in Gale Crater), we’re well into spring, and Cu... More »
Scientists have discovered a hitherto unknown space molecule while investigating a relatively nearby region of intense star birth, a cosmic spot about 5,550 light-years away. It's part of the Cat's Paw Nebula, also known as NGC 6334.The team, led by Zachary Fr... More »
Ashley Judd and Aloe Blacc visited the White House on Tuesday to promote the Biden Administration’s newly formed National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and federal action plan, speaking candidly about the deaths of Judd’s mother, country-music star Naomi Jud... More »
NASA announced the winners of the 30th Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC) April 22, with Parish Episcopal School, from Dallas, winning first place in the high school division, and the University of Alabama in Huntsville,capturing the college/university t... More »
Pivmecillinam, which has been used in Europe for decades, will become available next year to women 18 and older.The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the sale of an antibiotic for the treatment of urinary tract infections in women, giving U.S.... More »
A 3.7-billion-year-old record of our planet's ancient magnetism has been unearthed, providing evidence that Earth's magnetic field already existed very early in history. This discovery, however, is quite surprising.Rocks approaching 4 billion years old are har... More »
The magnetic field shields Earth from cosmic radiation and the solar wind that the Sun pelts the planet with. In a new study, researchers found our current magnetic field could be the same to what it was 3.7 billion years ago.The findings published in the Jour... More »
A man's eyelashes grew unusually long and developed a dramatic curl — and it turned out to be a side effect of his cancer treatment.In a report of the man's case, published Wednesday (April 24) in the journal JAMA Dermatology, doctors called the patient's sudd... More »
A series of foot tracks in southeastern China points to the discovery of a giant velociraptor, paleontologists suggest in a new study.Thanks to their reign of terror in “Jurassic Park,” Velociraptors are infamous prehistoric predators.The sickle-clawed killing... More »