Category: 7. Science

A new study finds just 6% of clinical trials used to approve new drugs in the U.S. reflect the country’s racial and ethnic makeup, with an increasing trend of trials underrepresenting Black and Hispanic individuals.

The findings…

Stanford researchers are bringing a sci-fi vision to life aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

They have become the first to demonstrate that AI-based control can guide a robot autonomously in space. The research focuses on…

Notation and diagrams are essential elements of scientific communication….

Comet C/2025 A6, better known as Comet Lemmon, was one of the latest icy visitors to swing through our neighborhood of the solar system, leaving astronomers and casual skywatchers equally delighted. For observers in Hawaii, the glow of the Milky…

The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most spectacular annual displays,…

Introduction

Acute pancreatitis (AP) refers to an acute inflammatory condition of the pancreas.¹ As one of the most common gastrointestinal diseases today, its incidence is continuously increasing across the world and all age groups.² Systemic…

The Hubble Tension is one of the great mysteries of cosmology. Solving it might require a fundamental change in how we understand the universe – but scientists have to prove it actually exists first. A new paper from a collective of…

On the concrete floor of a greenhouse in rural Kansas stands a neat grid of 100 plastic plant pots, each holding a straggly crown of strappy, grass-like leaves. These plants are perennials – they keep growing, year after year. That single…