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Technicians prepare the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory spacecraft before its 2004 launch at Cape Canaveral

NASA’s Swift Observatory Re-enters Over Indonesia After Nearly 22 Years in Space

NASA confirmed Swift’s atmospheric re-entry over North Sumatra on November 4, ending a mission that observed more than 2,000 gamma-ray bursts.

November 5, 2026

by Amanda Graham

Amelia Earhart's red Lockheed Vega 5B monoplane on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Earhart Search Team Says Lagoon Object Was Likely Trees, Not Her Plane

The Purdue-backed team that called its evidence "very strong" says the Taraia Object in Nikumaroro's lagoon was most likely a collection of large trees, not Amelia Earhart's Electra. Its steel-tube find and castaway theory survive, but no outside specialist is

October 19, 2026

by Dilnaz Shaikh

Image accompanying Euronews reporting on the end of leap seconds in 2027

Leap Seconds End in May 2027, but Your Clock Won’t Jump an Hour

Global timekeepers have voted to end leap-second adjustments from May 20, 2027. The new rule allows

Portrait of Stephen Cash, a smiling man in a dark suit and red-and-blue striped tie against a gray background

NASA Hands Marshall Center to a Shuttle-Era Safety Chief After 13 Months

NASA named retired Marshall engineer Steve Cash director of its Huntsville center, effective Monday, ending 13

Artist renderings of Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines, and Firefly lunar landers on the Moon

NASA Awards $590 Million in New Lunar Lander Contracts as Moon Base Race Intensifies

NASA awarded nearly $600 million to Astrobotic, Firefly and Intuitive Machines for lunar landers destined for the Moon's south pole, accelerating a $20 billion drive for a permanent base. The awards leave

July 2, 2026

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Dr. Randy Carney uses a Raman microscope to study nanoplastics at UC Davis

U.C. Davis Wins $4 Million to Measure Nanoplastics’ Threat to the Brain

A $4 million NIEHS grant to UC Davis will produce the first standardized framework for measuring airborne nanoplastic exposure and neurological harm. Nanoplastics, 1,000 times smaller than microplastics, can cross the blood-brain

July 2, 2026

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University of Colorado Boulder researchers working on the ARPA-H NITRO-funded single injection therapy to reverse osteoarthritis

A Single Injection Reversed Osteoarthritis in Animals. Human Trials Are 18 Months Away.

UC Boulder researchers say a single injection reversed osteoarthritis in animal models in four to eight weeks. The ARPA-H-funded therapy is not yet peer-reviewed, but human clinical trials could start within 18

July 2, 2026

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CDC infographic showing heart disease facts including cardiovascular risk factors and mortality statistics in the United States

Statins and Blood Pressure Drugs Are Closing the Heart-Risk Gap Between Obese and Normal-Weight Adults, Study Finds

A Lancet study tracking nearly one million people across seven countries found that obese adults over 60 now show blood pressure and cholesterol profiles nearly identical to normal-weight peers, driven by widespread

July 2, 2026

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An adult female Aedes aegypti mosquito feeding on human skin, one of two primary Aedes species targeted by Wolbachia biocontrol programs in the United States

Washington Is Getting 600,000 Bacteria-Infected Mosquitoes This Summer, on Purpose

A Maryland company is flooding the Washington, DC metropolitan area with 600,000 Wolbachia-infected male mosquitoes to suppress the invasive Asian tiger mosquito, a species that can carry dengue, Zika, and chikungunya —

July 2, 2026

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Creatine supplement powder in a container, long used by athletes and now studied for depression

Creatine Shows Promise for Depression in Two Trials but Fails in Three, Researchers Find

A University of Ottawa systematic review of five clinical trials found creatine improved depression outcomes in two studies targeting women with major depressive disorder but showed no benefit in three others. Safety

July 2, 2026

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Illustration of neural brain network connectivity and vitamin C effect on gray matter in older adults

Low Vitamin C Levels Linked to Brain Atrophy and Memory Network Decline in Older Adults

A Hirosaki University study of 2,044 older Japanese adults found lower plasma vitamin C linked to reduced gray matter and weaker default mode network connectivity. The observational finding adds precision to evidence

July 2, 2026

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Merino lambs curled up next to their mother at CSIRO Chiswick Research Station where the ImmuneDEX sheep resilience research was conducted

CSIRO Develops Genomic Test Revealing Which Merino Sheep Cope Best Under Stress

CSIRO has developed ImmuneDEX, a genomic tool measuring Merino sheep immune competency through a standardized vaccine challenge, confirming that resilience is heritable and genetically independent of wool yields, opening a new selection

July 2, 2026

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The Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning building at McMaster University, home to the health sciences faculty

Glioblastoma Recruits the Immune System to Protect Itself. A New Therapy Targets That Betrayal

McMaster-led researchers engineered a CAR-T therapy that attacks glioblastoma tumor cells and the immune cells the tumor hijacks to protect itself, eliminating detectable tumors in preclinical models. Human trials remain years away.

July 2, 2026

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An artist's concept illustration of a NASA rover exploring the surface of Mars

A Mars Rock Sat in a Toronto Drawer for a Decade. It Just Rewrote Martian Geology

A Brock University researcher cracked open a Martian meteorite held at the Royal Ontario Museum and found andradite garnet, a mineral never before confirmed on Mars, hinting at an unknown geological process

July 2, 2026

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NASA’s Swift Observatory Re-enters Over Indonesia After Nearly 22 Years in Space

Earhart Search Team Says Lagoon Object Was Likely Trees, Not Her Plane

Leap Seconds End in May 2027, but Your Clock Won’t Jump an Hour

NASA Hands Marshall Center to a Shuttle-Era Safety Chief After 13 Months

NASA Awards $590 Million in New Lunar Lander Contracts as Moon Base Race Intensifies

U.C. Davis Wins $4 Million to Measure Nanoplastics’ Threat to the Brain

A Single Injection Reversed Osteoarthritis in Animals. Human Trials Are 18 Months Away.

Statins and Blood Pressure Drugs Are Closing the Heart-Risk Gap Between Obese and Normal-Weight Adults, Study Finds

Washington Is Getting 600,000 Bacteria-Infected Mosquitoes This Summer, on Purpose

Creatine Shows Promise for Depression in Two Trials but Fails in Three, Researchers Find

Low Vitamin C Levels Linked to Brain Atrophy and Memory Network Decline in Older Adults

CSIRO Develops Genomic Test Revealing Which Merino Sheep Cope Best Under Stress

Glioblastoma Recruits the Immune System to Protect Itself. A New Therapy Targets That Betrayal

A Mars Rock Sat in a Toronto Drawer for a Decade. It Just Rewrote Martian Geology

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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