MIT’s muscle-powered robot swims on living muscle cells with real force. But the maze run was not autonomous: a person moved the light over the dish by hand.
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Space Radiation Near the Moon: What Artemis I Found
Space radiation near the moon came in lower than expected. What Artemis I’s crystals and mannequins actually measured, and the shield nobody had to build.
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Why the Heart Weakens in Space When Nothing Pushes Back
Why the heart weakens in space comes down to one thing: nothing pushes back. A 2026 study of a dozen astronauts found exercise reversed it within months.
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What Is Mirror Life? The Alarm Came Before the Fire
What is mirror life? It does not exist yet, and may never. Scientists have already designed the test that would catch it, and that order is the real story.
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The Aging Brain May Not Be Declining, Just Changing Jobs
A new framework says the aging brain may not be declining but changing jobs, trading sharp detail for meaning. What it claims, and what it cannot yet prove.
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The First Green Star Ever Found Is a Dead One
The first green star ever found is a white dwarf. It looks green because sodium in its air swallows the orange. Here is what the Warwick team really found.
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First Microblazar in Our Galaxy: A Black Hole Aimed at Us
The first microblazar in our galaxy is a black hole whose jet points almost straight at Earth. It was spotted in 1983, then largely forgotten for decades.
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Too Much RNA Drains a Cell’s Energy: What a New Study Found
Too much RNA can damage the mitochondria that power your cells, a new study found. What it showed, what it did not, and why more input is not always better.
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Mummified Peruvian Hairless Dogs Were Fed Like Children
Mummified Peruvian hairless dogs lay in a Wari royal tomb in Peru, fed maize like the children were. What 340 dog bones show, and what they cannot prove.
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The Indigenous Population of Australia in 1788 Was Over 2 Million. The Old Count Only Saw Who Was Left
The Indigenous population of Australia in 1788 was likely over 2 million, not 300,000, new research says. Why the old count only saw the people who were left.