The Amazon molly — a sex-skipping fish — hacks evolution
The Amazon molly reproduces without sex. A genomic copy-and-paste trick called gene conversion may explain how it avoids evolutionary meltdown.
Read MoreA strange ‘chirp’ in a brilliant stellar blast points to a magnetar
Superluminous supernovas are the brightest stellar explosions in the universe. Astronomers may have found a mechanism that can trigger these events.
Read More‘Easter comet’ could be visible in daytime skies this April — if it survives a fiery dive past the sun
A newly discovered comet is rapidly brightening and could become visible from Earth — if it survives an extreme close encounter with the sun on April 4.
Read MoreInterstellar Comet 3I/Atlas Has Another Surprise: It’s Full of Alcohol
Analysis of the tail of 3I/Atlas reveals that it contains an anomalous proportion of methanol, a class of alcohol used in fuels.
Read MoreHow does early pregnancy lower breast cancer risk? Odd cells could offer clues
Suspicious cells build up in mice that haven’t given birth, a new study finds. They could help explain a longstanding mystery of breast cancer biology.
Read MoreLakes are growing in Alaska. That’s not entirely a bad thing
Alaska’s glacial lakes are growing as glaciers retreat out of basins. These lakes will change desolate glacial rivers into thriving salmon habitat.
Read MoreCongress wants the International Space Station to keep flying until 2032. Here’s why
Congress is pushing to extend the International Space Station’s life by two years, to give commercial outposts more time to step into its shoes.
Read MoreFuture spacecraft could fix their own damage using ‘self-healing’ materials
Spacecraft of the future may be able to detect and repair their own structural damage in orbit, a capability that could make long-duration missions and reusable launch vehicles more resilient.
Read More‘Project Hail Mary”s final teaser trailer is ‘Amaze! Amaze! Amaze!’
‘I really wanted this incredible friendship to be true to the book.’
Read MoreSpaceX springs forward with another Starlink launch from California (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
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