The DNA damage from ionizing radiation (IR) erupting from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 is showing up in the children of those originally exposed, researchers have found – the first time such a transgenerational link has been clearly established. Previous studies have been inconclusive about whether this genetic damage could be passed from parent
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Cannibalism has arisen in several snake lineages throughout evolutionary history. | Credit: VW Pics via Getty Images Cannibalism might seem like a rare and unnatural occurrence, but the behavior has arisen in several snake lineages throughout evolutionary history,
The arrival of 3I/ATLAS in our Solar System spawned multiple proposals for a rendezvous mission to study it up close. As the third interstellar object (ISO) ever detected, the wealth of information direct studies could provide would be groundbreaking in many respects. However, the mission architecture for intercepting an interstellar comet poses numerous significant challenges
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has completed a historic milestone by traveling closer to the Sun than any spacecraft before it. The groundbreaking data it has collected is offering new insights into the solar wind, a stream of charged particles that constantly flows from the Sun and impacts the entire solar system. Since its launch in
The spectral bat has long occupied an awkward space in the scientific literature. Too rare to study systematically, too intimidating to approach casually, it existed for most of the twentieth century as a collection of specimens and a reputation. Natural history guides described a solitary predator with a three foot wingspan, a creature that emerged
WASHINGTON — The formation of a black hole can be quite a violent event, with a massive dying star blowing up and some of its remnants collapsing to form an exceptionally dense object with gravity so strong that not even light can escape. But, as new observations indicate, the process sometimes can be a rather
A California startup will operate its first astronaut mission next year, if all goes according to plan. NASA announced on Thursday (Feb. 12) that it has picked Long Beach-based Vast to conduct the sixth private astronaut flight to the International Space Station (ISS), which will launch no earlier than summer 2027. The selection is a
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The large protocluster JADES-ID1, as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope (background) and Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue). | Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/Á Bogdán; Infrared: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/P. Edmonds and L. Frattare QUICK FACTS What it is: A
For the next nine months, caretakers inside the Canada Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale will tend to something unusual: the walls themselves. The installation, called Picoplanktonics, consists of 3D printed architectural structures embedded with living cyanobacteria that require calibrated light, humidity, and temperature to survive. If the organisms die, the installation fails. Several
A team of scientists has revealed a previously unknown type of visual cell in deep-sea fish larvae, an unexpected finding that reshapes more than 150 years of scientific thinking about vertebrate eyesight. Until now, vision was believed to depend solely on two photoreceptors: cones for bright environments and rods for darkness. The new study uncovers