NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, and Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler, left, pose for a photo after signing a Memorandum of Agreement Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA…
Proteins stand up to nerve cell regression
Fruit fly studies reveal proteins that promote healthy nervous system development by preventing the reversal of nerve cell differentiation. A study by Duke-NUS Medical School has found that members of themultiprotein ‘Integrator complex’, known for…
New concept for hybrid heavy-duty trucks
Long-haul trucks with electric motors combined with gas-alcohol engines could slash pollution levels and greenhouse gases. Heavy-duty trucks, such as the 18-wheelers that transport many of the world’s goods from farm or factory to market,…
Astronomers capture first image of a black hole
National Science Foundation and Event Horizon Telescope contribute to paradigm-shifting observations of the gargantuan black hole at the heart of distant galaxy Messier 87 First Image of Black hole, Event Horizon Telescope collaboration et al.…
Dark matter experiment finds no evidence of axions
MIT News CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Physicists from MIT and elsewhere have performed the first run of a new experiment to detect axions — hypothetical particles that are predicted to be among the lightest particles in…