Dwarf planet Makemake sports the most remote gas in the solar system More than 2 billion kilometers farther from the sun than Pluto, a frigid world named Makemake sports the most distant gas ever seen in our solar system, new observations reveal. “By surprise, we found evidence of gas” on Makemake, even though it currently […]

What Is Leucovorin, the Unproven Autism Drug Backed by Trump Officials? According to Martin Makary, head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the drug leucovorin will help “hundreds of thousands of kids” with autism. But a day after Makary praised leucovorin’s powers at a White House event, some specialists are warning that the […]

5,000-year-old stone tomb discovered in Spain is 43 feet long — and it holds many prehistoric burials Archaeologists in Spain have discovered a 5,000-year-old stone monument that holds multiple burials and many grave goods, including weapons. These prehistoric stone monuments, known as dolmens, are often found in European countries like Spain, France and the U.K., […]

‘Groundbreaking’ gene therapy is first treatment for Huntington’s disease to slow the condition In a groundbreaking first, a gene therapy in clinical trials has slowed the progression of Huntington’s disease, a rare genetic disorder in which toxic bits of protein cause brain cells to malfunction and die. To date, approved treatments for Huntington’s disease aim […]

James Webb telescope discovers ‘The Cliff’ — a potentially new type of cosmic object called a black hole star Astronomers have discovered a new object that could help shed light on mysterious “little red dots” that were first spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in 2022. The newfound object, dubbed “the Cliff,” suggests […]

Microscopic baby sea urchin crawling with tubed feet is among video winners of Nikon Small World in Motion competition Stunning microscopic footage has captured the moment a translucent baby sea urchin crawled across a bed of red algae. The video earned fifth place in the annual Nikon Small World in Motion competition. Alvaro Migotto, a […]

Scientists spot a baby planet being born in real time (photo) Protoplanets are celestial objects in the act of forming into full planets within the gas and dust disks surrounding hot, young stars. These objects, often several times the mass of Jupiter, are still embedded in their birth environments, actively feeding on surrounding material through […]

Two of Greece’s most dangerous volcanoes share an underground link An intense swarm of earthquakes around Greece’s Santorini Island in January has revealed a fiery underground link between two neighboring and historically explosive volcanoes. Analyses of seismic activity from June 2024 through February 2025, along with changes in the island’s surface elevation, suggest that the […]

In ‘Secrets of the Brain,’ Jim Al-Khalili explores 600 million years of brain evolution to understand what makes us human The first hint of a brain developed on Earth around 600 million years ago, and now, some version of the organ can be found in nearly every animal in the world. Humans have the largest […]

Scientists discover 85 ‘active’ lakes buried beneath Antarctica’s ice Scientists have identified 85 previously unknown lakes hidden beneath Antarctica‘s ice using a decade’s worth of satellite data. The newfound lakes are “active,” meaning they periodically drain and refill, changing size and shape over months and years, the researchers said. This subglacial activity affects the stability […]