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Artemis II crew reaches lunar halfway point, streams new Earth images
NASA’s Orion spacecraft on the Artemis II mission passed the halfway mark to the Moon, about 192,000 km from Earth, on Friday. The four astronauts transmitted high‑resolution photographs of Earth’s cloud‑covered surface, underscoring the mission’s scientific and public‑relations goals.
A Simon Fraser University study of British Columbia's threatened‑species list found that only 14 of the 1,726 assessed species showed genuine status improvement between 2008 and 2025, while another 14 worsened. The majority of species remained unchanged, and the overall number of listed species rose 25 percent, driven largely by new additions rather than recoveries. Researchers highlighted that just 1 percent of the province’s land is covered by the federal Species at Risk Act, leaving most habitats under the provincial Wildlife Act, which lacks clear recovery mandates. The report calls for stronger, proactive legislation to halt further declines.
Researchers at the Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester, published a Nature paper showing that glutathione supplementation can rescue cancer cell survival and promote tumor growth under cystine‑deficient conditions. The finding challenges the long‑standing view of glutathione as a universally...
Scientists from KLE Academy of Higher Education and CSIR‑CDRI reported that time‑restricted feeding (TRF) prevented fat accumulation and enhanced glucose clearance by 26% in a mouse model of menopause. The study, published in the Journal of Nutrition, suggests meal timing...
Neuroscientist Eamon McCrory, CEO of Anna Freud, told the Mpowering Minds Summit in Bengaluru that supporting mothers yields benefits that ripple across generations. He highlighted emerging research on stress, attachment and epigenetics, and urged policymakers to scale relational early‑support programmes....
A team of neuroscientists used 7‑tesla fMRI to chart how visual cues become the subjective sense of time, publishing the findings in PLOS Biology. The work identifies a three‑stage cortical relay—from occipital visual areas to parietal‑premotor zones and finally frontal‑insula...
Exercise scientist Anthony Blazevich highlighted research indicating cycling may be up to four times more efficient than walking for cardiovascular health. The findings, published on April 4, 2026, suggest a simple shift in daily activity could dramatically improve aerobic fitness.
Wake Forest School of Medicine has started a five‑year, $5.7 million NIH‑funded MORPH trial to evaluate a low‑impact “movement medicine” protocol for seniors with osteoarthritis. The remote program uses wearables, mobile apps and weekly video groups to encourage frequent, gentle activity...
Semaglutide and tirzepatide have shown a 20% drop in major cardiovascular events, a 24% slowdown in kidney disease progression, and a 33% lower Alzheimer’s diagnosis rate. The FDA’s expanded Wegovy label and a wave of new brain‑health trials are turning...
California‑based AstroForge announced plans to launch a second asteroid‑targeting spacecraft later in 2026, hoping to achieve the first commercial asteroid landing. The move has investors eyeing the venture as a potential trillion‑dollar play alongside SpaceX’s looming $1.5 trillion IPO.
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V 551 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on April 4, deploying 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites – the most ever on a single Atlas mission. The launch brings Amazon’s total to 241 satellites, but the...
Researchers at Lund University unveiled ProtAIDe‑Dx, an AI system that analyzes blood‑based protein patterns to diagnose six neurodegenerative conditions at once. The model achieved up to 95% balanced accuracy for ALS and 92% for Parkinson’s, signaling a potential shift in...
Pushing perovskite solar cells to the ultimate thickness limit #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/I1mdkL0yWo
A team of University of Chicago undergraduates, guided by assistant professor Alexander Ji, identified the most chemically pristine star ever observed, SDSS J0715‑7334, 80,000 light‑years from Earth. The star’s near‑pure hydrogen‑helium composition dates it to more than 13 billion years ago,...
Researchers published in the journal Nutrients report that body‑mass index (BMI) misclassifies more than one‑third of adults when compared with DXA‑derived body‑fat measurements. The findings, based on a sample of over 1,000 participants, challenge the long‑standing reliance on BMI as...
The Questa Hydrogen Project in New Mexico secured $231 million to build a 50 MW solar array for long‑duration hydrogen storage, while the Villeta Green Fertilizer Project in Paraguay received a $50 million junior loan that will mobilise over $500 million for the world’s first...
