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Are mushroom-growing kits seeding a biodiversity crisis across Europe?

What began as a seemingly harmless and delicious hobby may have released an invasive species across the continent.

Researchers get two genetic codes to work at the same time

Messing with the genetic code might have gotten a bit easier to do.

Nanoparticles ease Alzheimer’s by making neurons from other cells

A drug made up of a cage of nanoparticles and antibodies created neurons from another type of brain cell, which relieved…

Doctors are finally learning to manage antidepressant withdrawal

Withdrawal symptoms following long-term SSRI use appear far more pervasive and serious than previously realised.

Take a Tour of SLAC

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory offers free on-site tours guided by staff members to explore the lab's facilities…

A glacier collapse is most likely cause of the Nepal disaster

Melting snow appears to have weakened a steep glacier at an altitude of 5 kilometres, causing it to plummet around a…

15,000 years of solar wind in four hours? A Seattle company gives it a go.

"We're living in this world of scarcity with the Moon."

A Citation to Asimov

Isaac Asimov criticized high-IQ societies like Mensa in his memoirs, noting that despite their intelligence, members…

Psychiatry’s diagnostic bible is finally getting a biological upgrade

Biology is coming to psychiatry’s diagnostic manual, even as reliable biomarkers remain rare.

Access to Urban Woodlands Linked with Lower Use of Antidepressants

A Scottish study tracking over 129,000 people found that living within a 10-minute walk of an accessible urban woodland…

A Man Who Saw Humanity from Two Billion Years Away

11,000-year-old sculpture of man riding a leopard found in Turkey

Hot weather in the UK is now almost as deadly as a cold snap

Cold weather has always killed more people than hot weather in England and Wales – that's about to change  

Radiation link in flight attendant's breast cancer, French court finds

Former Air France stewardess Sophie Lainault has had her cancer recognised as an occupational disease.

Workout patch delivers some of the benefits of exercise with no exertion

Injecting muscle cells beneath the skin of mice led to a patch of self-contracting cells that boosted their muscle mass,…

Shingles vaccine may lower risk of stroke and heart failure

Being vaccinated against shingles has been linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease before, but now a study…

More than half of adults in U.S. say they lack basic statistical understanding

A Penn State-led study found that 62% of U.S.

Musk's SpaceX to build $100bn launch facility in Louisiana

It will be the firm's biggest site yet and aims to send rockets to space in 2029.

The brain may be about to have its Ozempic moment

See the stunning contenders for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year

These images of nature in action are just some of the highly commended shots in the running for the prestigious nature…

The world's busiest spaceport is about to get a lot quieter, at least for now

SpaceX aims to launch Starship from Florida by the end of the year. 2027 seems more likely.

FDA Authorizes First Wearable Device That Monitors Ketone and Glucose Levels

The FDA has authorized the Libre Duo 10 Day, the first wearable device that continuously monitors both ketone and…

Preserving glow-in-the-dark art and fashion for future generations

Understanding unique photochemistry of such materials will help in conservation, storage, and exhibition.

SpaceX will build a second, $100B ‘Starbase’ spaceport in Louisiana

The company says it will start construction in 2027 and that a Starship rocket could take flight as soon as 2029.

Two unvaccinated people die from measles in Pennsylvania, officials confirm

"[P]eople are not familiar with this disease and don’t fully understand the potential severity."

SpaceX intends to invest up to $100 billion in massive Louisiana spaceport

"This will be a project like no other."

Black hole singularity is a surface not a point

Researchers argue that black hole singularities are two-dimensional surfaces rather than points, as observers falling…

A new ceiling for Λ: the de Bruijn–Newman constant

Researchers have established a new upper bound of 0.178785 for the de Bruijn-Newman constant (Λ), a value that would…

Starbase, LA