Did the hot summer make more people worry about climate change?

This summer broke records around the U.K. for maximum temperatures and dry weather. According to the U.K.'s Met Office, while ...

Stem cells survive unexpectedly rough space travel

In early 2024, laboratory-grown neurospheres (i.e. clusters of neural stem cells) were sent to the International Space Station (ISS) to be exposed to microgravity. The return trip was delayed several ...

Unusual stars may not owe their origins to hypernovae after all

Evidence for hypernovae, theorized to be the most powerful explosions in the universe, has been disputed in two papers by ...

Noncompetes suppress worker mobility and earnings without protecting trade secrets

Findings recently published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics provide, according to the study's authors, the clearest ...

Striking new images of unique supernova remnant reveal pearl-like chains

The only known supernova remnant of its kind in the Milky Way has an unexpectedly intricate structure: chains of gas knots ...