Science & Technology

Vaccines for mpox are finally reaching Africa. But questions about the virus remain

When the virus that causes mpox jumped onto the international stage in 2022, countries around the world, including the United…

Ants changed the architecture of their nests when exposed to a pathogen

If an infection takes hold in an ants’ nest, it could spell disaster for the whole colony. But some worker…

Fossils of an extinct animal may have inspired this cave art drawing

African rock art depicting a mythical tusked creature may mirror the look of fossils of real-life ancient mammal relatives called…

Some healthy fish have bacteria in their brains

Some fish have bacteria on the brain. Wild and lab-grown members of the salmon family including European rainbow trout, Chinook…

Meet Porphyrion, the largest pair of black hole jets ever seen

Opposing fountains of plasma and particles spanning 23 million light-years are the longest pair of black hole jets ever seen.…

The Large Hadron Collider exposes quarks’ quantum entanglement

Quantum entanglement has made its way to the top. Scientists have measured the strange quantum phenomenon of entanglement in top…

Mitochondria can sneak DNA into the nuclei of brain cells

Scientists have found DNA in the nucleus of brain cells, where it shouldn’t be. Bits of genes that typically reside…

How to spot tiny black holes that might pass through the solar system 

Black holes about the size of a hydrogen atom could be careening through the solar system unnoticed. But their days…

The Most Profound Industrial Revolution Is Underway In Low-Earth Orbit

By Tom ViceChief Executive Officer, Sierra Space While the exploration of deep space is critical to advancing our understanding of…

Projectile pollen helps this flower edge out reproductive competition

Some flowers may be using their pollinators as sexual battlegrounds. Red, Brazilian flowers called Hypenea macranthause projectile blasts of pollen…