1st person to receive a pig kidney transplant has died
Rick Slayman was the first person in the world to receive this pioneering surgery in March 2024.
By Joanna Thompson published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have discovered evidence of a carbon-rich atmosphere around the hellish world 55 Cancri e. This marks the best evidence yet of an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet.
By Anna Gora published
Review Does the eye-catching RabbitAir A3 air purifier live up to its premium price?
By Skyler Ware published
Birman and Burmese cats live the longest, while Sphynx cats die the youngest, a giant new study of U.K. cats found.
By Stephanie Pappas published
Human societies that experience downturns do a better job of recovering from later disasters, new research finds.
By Alexander McNamara published
In a new series of comics, where young, female scientists take center stage, MIT's Ritu Raman explains how the format can inspire the next generation of young people into the world of STEM.
By Paul Sutter published
New research shows how disruptions to binary star systems could be the key to detecting space's most confounding substance — dark matter.
By Sarah Wells published
Infinite mirrors are a fun party trick, but the physics behind this phenomenon explains why it may not be true.
By Paul Sutter published
When there are multiple supernovas in the same galaxy, they can leave enormous voids that tamper with the balance between dark matter and regular matter. Over time, this can throw entire galaxies into chaos.
By Laurel Hamers published
What's the science behind starting a fire with flint and steel?
By Victoria Atkinson published
Goldene is the latest 2D material to be made since graphene was first created in 2004.
By Sam Lemonick published
More than two decades ago, scientists predicted that at ultra-low temperatures, many atoms could undergo 'quantum superchemistry' and chemically react as one. They've finally shown it's real.
By Lloyd Coombes published
Deals The Beats Fit Pro are my favorite earbuds for working out, and you can save on them right now.
By Owen Hughes published
Scientists have developed a method for creating 3D holograms using "incoherent light" emitted from mobile devices — turning iPhone 14 Pro into a projector.
By Rory Bathgate published
Electric cars and laptop batteries could charge up much faster and last longer thanks to a new structure that can be used to make much better capacitors in the future.